Areas of Practice
Track Record
Acting for a defendant company and majority shareholders against an unfair prejudice petition brought by a minority shareholder
Representing a claimant company in respect of their multi-million pound claim for repudiatory breach of contract and claims for unpaid fees and expenses
Acting for a claimant bank to obtain evidence for use in foreign proceedings relating to the default of loans secured by artworks. Advising the bank as to whether it could enforce its lien against artworks which were held as collateral in England
Acting for a high net worth individual in respect of his substantial claim against an art dealer for breach of contract in failing to supply a valuable work of art. Subsequent enforcement of the judgment obtained against the dealer by various means
Representing a successful artist in his claim against a major gallery in respect of payments for artworks and the return of artworks following the gallery going into administration
Acting for a high net worth individual in respect of his claim against a former business partner, and various companies, for the misuse of confidential information, breaches of certain non-solicitation provisions and copyright claims
Representing a Russian individual defending a multi-million pound claim for enforcement of a foreign judgment in the High Court and the Court of Appeal and defending a multi million pound fraud claim in the High Court
Representing both claimants and defendants in title disputes regarding high value works of art
Representing a Claimant vendor in a professional negligence claim against a leading auction house relating to the sale of a painting which was sold as a copy but subsequently attributed to Caravaggio (Thwaytes v Sotheby’s [2015] EWHC 36 (Ch))
Representing Claimant vendors in a professional negligence claim against a leading auction house relating to a painting which was sold as ‘studio of Titian’ and which is now attributed to Titian. The claim settled immediately before trial, but was widely reported in the media
Awards & Rankings
Chambers HNW, Associate to Watch, 2020
Citywealth Future Leaders – Shortlisted, 2017
Publications
Live interview on Ian King Live on Sky News discussing Art exports, August 2020
Memberships
Institute of Art & Law
PAIAM (Professional Advisors to the International Art Market)
London Solicitor Litigation Association
Education & Qualification
University of Warwick
Qualified as a solicitor in 2010
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On 27 August 2020, Senior Associate, Rebecca Foden spoke live on Sky News with news presenter, Ian King.
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