Close Brothers v Ridsdale [2012] EWHC 3090 (QB) Enforcement of guarantees The facts of this case are all too familiar. Mr Ridsdale had been a successful property developer. He was the first defendant and his wife was the second defendant. Mr Ridsdale carried out his property development through a company, the third defendant. Close […]
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Leading Legal Directory Recognises Gibson & Co’s Achievements
The 2013 edition of the leading independent directory of top lawyers, Chambers and Partners, has now been released. This has resulted in two firsts for Gibson & Co: (i) for the first time the Private Client department of Gibson & Co. has been ranked by the directory; and (ii) the litigation department has gone straight […]
SPREADEX LTD V COCHRANE [2012] EWHC 1290
This is a victory for David over Goliath, and the facts are intriguing. As its name suggests, the claimant is a spread betting bookmaker. It offered to accept bets on the movements in prices of various commodities including gold, silver and crude oil. Mr Cochrane visited the claimant’s website in October 2010. He provided brief […]