Charles Phipps
Chancery
Charles is regularly instructed to appear in the Chancery Division, in cases which may or may not involve allegations of professional negligence. As the co-author, with Sir Roger Toulson, of Confidentiality (Sweet & Maxwell, 2nd edition, 2006), he takes a particular interest in the equitable principle of confidentiality. Cases in which he has been instructed include:
- partnership disputes;
- applications for minority shareholders' relief;
- trustees' liability claims;
- claims against directors under the Insolvency Act 1986
- contested insolvency proceedings;
- disputes over the validity of deeds;
- an application by a firm of solicitors to restrain the further use of accidentally disclosed privileged information relating to the firm’s clients;
- advice as to obligations of confidentiality arising in the context of disciplinary hearings before the General Medical Council;
- advice as to the confidentiality and data protection obligations arising on the creation of a national database for combating fraud.