David Mayall

David has vast experience and has appeared numerous cases dealing in all aspects of commercial law including banking, sale of goods, carriage of goods and insurance. He has particularly extensive experience of litigating cases involving financial derivatives such as CFDs and Spread Bets.

He has regularly dealt with all areas of company law including insolvency, disqualification, directors’ duties and minority shareholder actions.

In property matters he acts regularly for both commercial landlords and tenants. He acts both for and against large commercial lenders in mortgage matters. He has particular expertise in dealing with Party Wall matters.

Further information

Appointments

Recorder – Civil and Criminal jurisdictions
Judge of the Restricted Patients Panel of the MHRT
Judge of the FTT (IAC)

Qualifications

MA (Cantab) Called to the Bar 1979

Interests

Golf, bridge, horseracing

Commercial

David has regularly dealt with all areas of company law including insolvency, disqualification, directors’ duties and minority shareholder actions. He has appeared in numerous cases dealing with all aspects of commercial law including banking, sale of goods, carriage of goods and insurance. In the employment field he has recently acted for a major financial services client in a whistle blowing claim listed for 12 days. He has particularly extensive experience and expertise in all aspects of the law relating to gambling and, in particular, spread betting and CFDs.

Related cases of interest

Quinn v IG Index Ltd [2018] EWHC 2478 (Ch) – Best interests – Breach of duty of care – Financial spread betting – financial traders – Risk assessment

Ehrentreu v IG Index Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 79 – Breach of contract – Causation – Duty of care – Economic harm – Financial spread betting

IG Index Ltd v Cloete [2016] EWHC 2297 (QB) – Confidential information – Costs – Offers – Striking out

IG Index Ltd v Ehrentreu [2015] EWHC 3390 (QB) – Breach of contract – Breach of statutory duty – Causation – Contributory negligence – Counterclaims – Financial spread betting – Mitigation

Dhillon v Sandhu [2014] EWHC 3229 (Ch) – Consent orders – Dissolution – Non-Compliance – Partnership accounts – Relief from sanctions – Unless orders

IG Index Ltd v Cloete [2014] EWCA Civ 1128 – Abuse of process – Confidential information – Delivery up – Disclosure – Implied undertakings – Permission – Retrospective permission – Striking out

IG Index Ltd v Aryeh Ehrentreu (2013) [2013] EWCA Civ 95 – Court of Appeal — Spread Betting – settlement agreement- rights of equitable set off- breach of statutory duty

IG Index plc v James Colley & 15 ors (2013) [2013] EWHC 478 -HC — Breach of fiduciary duty; Dishonest assistance; Employees’ duties; Financial spread betting; Financial traders; Fraud

Quest Advisors Ltd v McFeely (2011) [2011] EWCA Civ 1517; [2012] 1 E.G. 54 – Court of Appeal — Breach of contract; Commercial property; Contribution; Interim payments; Late payments; Payments; Repudiation; Sale of property

IG Index plc v Leung-Cheun (2011) [2011] EWHC 2212 (QB) — Agreements; Contracts for differences; Interpretation; Investment management; Spread betting

Vedalease Ltd v Cascabel Investments Ltd (2009) [2009] 2 E.G.L.R. 51; [2009] 29 E.G. 100; [2009] 20 E.G. 102 (C.S.) — Costs; Costs orders; Legal charges; Mortgagees’ powers and duties

Colpy Ltd v McFeely (2008) [2008] EWHC 3476 (Ch) — Agreements; Contracts for sale of land; Intention to create legal relations; Land register notices; Removal

Alvona Developments Ltd v Manhattan Loft Corp (AC) Ltd (2005) [2005] EWHC 1567 (Ch); [2006] B.C.C. 119 — Appointments; Board of directors; Meetings; Summary judgments

Argyle Crescent Ltd v Definite Finance Ltd (2004) [2004] EWHC 3422 — Abuse of process; Corporate insolvency; Debts; Injunctions; Winding-up petitions

*This barrister is authorised to practice in England & Wales. Click here to search on the Bar Standards Board Barristers’ Register.

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