Colin Challenger
Call
Called 1970
Practice groups
Education
LLB - London
MBA - Berkeley
Practice
Wide-ranging common law practice including general commercial, contract, professional negligence and personal injury, commercial landlord and tenant, construction and technology work and civil police actions.
Reported cases include
Annen v Rattee [1985] 17 HLR 323; 266 EG 311
- authority of one joint tenant/tenant in common to devolve interest in land
Javad v Mohammed Aqil [1991] 1 WLR 1007
- nature of tenancy formed by conduct depends upon intention of parties
Lazenby & Co v McNicholas Construction Co Ltd [1995] 1 WLR 615
- discretion to strike out for want of prosecution in commercial arbitration under section 13A of the Act is confined by rule in Birkett v James
Mullen v Conoco [1997] 3 WLR 1032
- application of the principle of res judicata in cases where there has been a default judgement
Gerald v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis
- quantum of damage on Thomson and Hsu principles
Karagozlu v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2006]EWCA Civ 1691, Lawtel 12.12.06, Times 26.12.06 - loss of liberty and further restrictions of liberty sufficient to support claim for misfeasance in public office click for more details
Other examples of Colin's practice include the following notable cases:
Hampstead Garden Suburb Institute v Henrietta Barnett School
- a dispute between voluntary school, landlord charity, LEA and the Department of Education & Science involving the threatened closure of a leading girls' school in North London
Crescent Oil and Shipping Services v Sociedade Nacional de Combustiveis de Angola UEE
- series of disputes between oil traders and Angolan state oil producer with disputes over quality and payment and including Mareva relief
Strongroom Limited v Amek Systems and Controls Limited
- dispute over quality of electronic equipment supplied to well known London Recording Studio
MP White v Gelfands and Michael Caine
- commercial dispute involving allegations of conspiracy to injure
Demolition Services v Castle Vale Housing Trust
- construction dispute involving liability of contractor to deal with removal of unexpected contaminants found during major demolition contract
Additional information
Colin had an academic background in pure and applied mathematics, physics and chemistry. Frequently his contentious work involves disputes where detailed consideration of such areas as mechanical engineering and electronics is involved.
Interests
Music and literature
Food and Drink
Theatre and Cinema
Riding horses and keeping bees
The Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan
