Hugh Jackson

Hugh's practice is centred on land and finance, trade, business and technology. Hugh has extensive experience in loss recovery in professional negligence and fraud, tracing and asset recovery, as well as computer software and hardware related claims.

He has particular experience of the preparation, presentation and control of multiple claim / multiple defendant managed cases. He acted in both the Bristol & West plc and Paragon Finance plc managed litigation.

In the technology sphere, he has frequently been retained in computer litigation concerning software and systems development. Most recently he acted for insurers in resisting a major claim in the TCC against software developers brought by one of Britain’s largest cash and carry supermarkets.

Year of Call: 1981
Professional memberships: Chancery Bar Association, Professional Negligence Bar Association, Property Bar Association, Society for Computers & Law, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.

Recent and reported cases:

Bishop v Blake [2006] 17 EG 113 (CS) Sir Francis Ferris
(liability of a mortgagee to account on sale of a pub at an undervalue)

Nouri v Razaq and Bank of Scotland [2006] 12 EG 196
(identity theft; forged transfer of land; successfully resisted claim to rectification of charges Register)

Atake v Pavey 20.10.05 HMLR Adjudication
(identity theft; forged transfer of land; factors to be taken into account on exercise of discretion to order rectification of Register)

Marsh v Sofaer [2004] PNLR 24
(No duty upon solicitor to convey conclusions which might have been reached by him as to client's mental capacity)

Scottish Widows plc v Tripipatkul [2004] L&TR 12
(s.178 Insolvency Act 1986 - whether reversion of lease had notional existence capable of passing on assignment after disclaimer)

Martyn Rose Ltd & another v AKG Group Ltd & others [2003] 2 BCLC 102
(Shareholders' agreement - whether offer of payment by installments bound shareholder to sell)

Bradford & Bingley plc v Hayes and Dunphys West London Ltd (25.7.01 QBD)
(Responsibility for individual valuer for valuation report).

Commercial Acceptances Ltd v Shaikh (22.6.01 New Law Online) Ch Div
(Principles applicable to the exercise of discretion to order rectification of the Land Register).

Bank of Ireland v Bell [2001] 3 FLR 134 (CA)
(Principles to be applied in exercising discretion to order sale of a property under sections 14 and 15 Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996).

Struggles v Lloyds TSB (2000) EGCS 17
(Application of mortgagee's duties to the sale of a quarry).

Birmingham Midshires Building Society v Infields [1999] Lloyds Rep PN 874
(Limitation in a lender's claim — whether lender could have discovered claim).

Bristol & West v Fancy & Jackson [1997] 4 All ER 582
(Leading judgement in professional negligence claims brought on behalf of lenders).

Bristol & West v Baden Barnes Groves [2000] Lloyd's Rep PN 788 S
(Whether solicitors acting for lender and borrower were obliged to report to one client information acquired about the other outside the performance of the retainer and whether conflict of interests arose.)

Maes Finance Ltd v A.L. Phillips & Co. The Times 25.3.97

Halifax Mortgage Services Ltd v Stepsky [1996] 2 WLR 230

Banque Bruxelles Lambert SA v Eagle Star and Others [1995] 2 All ER 769

Email: hugh.jackson@selbornechambers.co.uk