Banking & Finance
John advises banks and financial institutions on issues relating to financial contracts and assists with the recovery of debts and assets pursuant to credit facilities, hire-purchase agreements, guarantees, and mortgages. He has substantial experience of dealing with highly litigious individuals and of protecting the lender through strike out, summary judgment, costs, and civil restraint.
Related Cases
M v N: John defended a claim by a legally qualified litigant in person whose written arguments ran to hundreds of pages and who made numerous applications including for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.
F v H: John assisted a society with the recovery of a substantial sum of money paid under a life assurance policy over a period of almost 20 years following the death of the policy holder.
S v O: John obtained a possession order following various breaches of mortgage terms by the mortgagor and subsequently defended numerous applications and claims by the mortgagor, who raised a variety of allegations including fraud and sale at an undervalue.