What Services can David provide for you?
David has 16+ years experience of assisting clients with various matters including the following:
Publication
Advice and action for defamation (libel and slander), and the misuse of client private information in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. David acts for both claimants and defendants as individuals, businesses and corporate clients based in the UK and overseas.
Recent Instructions: David has advised in matters resulting in pre-action settlements, claims issued, defended and concluded in the High Court, plus appeals in the Court of Appeal and the first appeal in the Supreme Court addressing the Public Interest defence provided in Section 4 of the Defamation Act 2013 (https://davidmagill.co.uk/supreme-court-appeal/). David’s instructions and clients are varied including acting for high net worth individuals and family regarding misuse of private information following significant press interest and paparazzi harassment. Also securing a super-injunction to prevent the publication of an email to a large mailing list concerning our client’s very personal matters. Acting for multiple claimants against an NHS trust relating to radio interviews; acting for a claimant Polish émigré against a well-known Polish publication, acting for an ambulance driver in relation to publications online by multiple regional newspapers, and acting for a charity trustee and businessman concerning allegations and pictures published on Facebook by multiple defendants and which resulted in pre-action settlements including costs, damages and apologies.
Business and Company
David advises on contentious and non-contentious business matters including:
Commercial: Advising clients on simple disputes and risks, through to advice on difficult litigation and commercial situations e.g. high value cross border breach of contract disputes. Also advice and drafting/amending/reviewing contractual terms and settlement agreement, negotiations and disputes;
Corporate: Advising on corporate matters including disputes arising from business and asset & share sales/purchases (pursing warranty and breach of contract), advising on terms of shareholder agreements, articles of association, and disputes between shareholders and partners including negotiating settlements, share valuations and if necessary Court actions including claims and/or petitioning the Court to “wind-up” a company or to resolve unfair prejudice of minority shareholder clients.
Insolvency: Advising on claims against brought by liquidators against ex-directors, shareholders, suppliers etc.;