Court Litigation

John has been involved, mainly as Instructing Solicitor in court cases in several jurisdictions including England and Wales, South Africa, France, Nigeria, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore

Notable reported cases include:

• Gilbert Ash (Northern) Ltd v Modern Engineering (Bristol) Ltd (House of Lords)
• The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of Westminster v J Jarvis and sons limited and Peter Lind (House of Lords)
• Channel Tunnel Group v Balfour Beatty Construction and others (House of Lords)
• J. Leslie v The London Borough of Lewisham (Court of Appeal)
• Martin Grant Ltd v Sir Lindsay Parkinson (Court of Appeal)
• Eames London Estates v Bell and Webster Construction Ltd
• British India Steam Navigation Company v Aptmead
• ICI v Bovis Construction Limited and others
• Ove Arup & Partners (International) Ltd. v Mirant Asia-Pacific Construction (Hong Kong) Ltd
• Fluor Ltd v Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co Ltd
• EMI v Bovis Construction Ltd and others
• J Lyons & Co Ltd v Bovis Construction Ltd.