Guildhall Chambers Legal Podcasts

Join Guildhall barristers Sophie Walmsley and Alastair Prince as they explore the Intermediate Track in personal injury litigation and how practitioners can maximise its procedural and costs advantages from both a Claimant and Defendant perspective. It will cover how cases are allocated and include practical guidance on identifying when a claim is suitable for the Intermediate Track.The session will also examine complexity banding, explain the different levels, as well as how they affect case management and recoverable costs. Using examples such as credit hire claims, general personal injury (RTA) matters, and employers’ liability/public liability (EL/PL) claims, the session will highlight the types of issues, injuries, or evidential challenges that can move a claim into a higher complexity band. Finally, the session will focus on strategic approaches to making the most of Intermediate Track allocation, including how to deal cases effectively, whether you are representing either Claimants or Defendants.

In this webinar, Richard Ascroft will identify the circumstances in which deadlock can arise and explore what pre-emptive measure may be adopted to avoid it and what potential responses are available when it arises. Among the topics considered are:The efficacy of typical deadlock resolution provisions in shareholder agreementsPotential consensual solutionsStatutory remediesRecent caselaw

Most commercial lawyers are well-versed in advising on directors' duties outlined in the Companies Act 2006. However, this session aims to equip practitioners with the expertise to navigate and litigate some more unusual cases.In this 45-minute webinar, John Churchill and Lottie Mallin-Martin will explore the ways in which these duties differ from ordinary directors' duties and what the consequences might be for bringing and defending claims. Expect to hear about:Directors’ duties following the winding up of a company (following the Supreme Court’s decision in Mitchell and Ors v Al Jaber No.2) [2025] UKSC 43);​Duties owed by members in an LLP;​Obligations owed by directors in a Community Interest Company;Duties owed by senior employees’ to their employer”

James Hannant and Jennifer Edwards will explore the operation of the equity of exoneration, including the circumstances under which it may be successfully invoked, as well as the legal grounds on which it may be defeated.It will also examine alternative defences that may be available to a bankrupt or trustee in bankruptcy proceedings, providing a broader context for understanding the strategic considerations in such cases

Govinder Chambay will discuss:The good faith duty which directors owe under s.172 of the Companies Act 2006;The legal and practical consequences of the Saxon Woods decision, which substantially alters the test that applies when considering whether there has been a breach of the good faith duty.

The Court’s burgeoning jurisdiction to sanction restructuring plans for companies in financial difficulty in the face of creditor dissent – known as the “cross-class cram down” (“CCCD”) power – under Part 26A Companies Act 2006 has now been the subject of analysis in three high-profile Court of Appeal decisions in Adler, Thames Water and Petrofac.Simon Passfield KC. Stefan Ramel, and Zachariah Pullar discuss the practical significance of these (and other recent) decisions (including Waldorf Production in which Stefan appeared for HMRC) for the court’s approach to key issues arising under the CCCD jurisdiction – such as allocation of the benefits preserved by the restructuring surplus, provision of new money, and treatment of ‘out of the money’ creditors – as well as areas for future development”