Harry is co-founder of Clerksroom and Head of Chambers.
Harry had a broad commercial and chancery practice. He is an experienced High Court advocate and draftsman of commercial, contractual and property transactions.
Harry has acted in cases of varying sizes and complexity, ranging from high-value commercial actions to smaller trials and applications.
Harry is no longer practising at the Bar as of 1st January 2022 but continues to act as Head of Chambers and his role within Clerksroom as co-founder.
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Harry is married and enjoys being a dad. In his spare time, he paints, goes mountain walking with his dogs, and studies ancient history. He loves opera, baseball and ice hockey.
Ritchie and Ors v Kolah and Ors re: GO DPO EU Compliance [2021] EWHC 1765 (Ch)
Comment:
Liability trial before ICC Judge Jones, s994 petitions, acting for lead petitioner, involving breach of directors' fiduciary duties and unfairly prejudicial conduct to shareholders in the wrongful diversion of business opportunities and secret profits.
Valbonne Estates Ltd v Cityvalue Ltd and United Homes Ltd [2021] EWHC 544 (Ch)
Comment:
Application before Bacon, J to set aside a proprietary injunction on grounds of misrepresentation and non-disclosure.
Hakimzay Ltd v Swailes [2015] EWHC B14 (Ch) (25 February 2015) (Bailii).
Comment:
The effect of serving a notice to complete and making time of the essence of the contract can be misunderstood, as this case illustrates. Service of a notice to complete does not make time of the essence on an ongoing basis. Service of a notice to complete fixes a date for performance. Failure to perform by the date that has been fixed constitutes a repudiatory breach of contract. The innocent party can elect not to accept that repudiation and so the contract continues. The basis of that non-acceptance may be that a new date for completion is agreed. Whether time is of the essence in relation to that new date will depend on the facts and the basis upon which the new date is agreed. The defaulting party cannot unilaterally re-write the terms of the agreement, for example, by offering late performance.