Daisy Wetherill

The Claimant alleged that pursuant to an alleged oral contract between him and the First Defendant, he was entitled to an interest in a global billion-dollar bitcoin mining enterprise based outside of England & Wales. Withers acted for the First and Third Defendants and brought a successful jurisdiction challenge in response to the claim. The Defendants were awarded costs and enforcement proceedings in this respect are ongoing. 

We pursued an aggressive enforcement strategy both in the UK and abroad to enforce an Order awarding our client in excess of £60million. This included applying for and obtaining charging orders over UK property, third-party debt orders, and various assignments, as well as a successful application under s39 of the Senior Courts Act in which the Judge signed an assignment on behalf of the respondent. 

Acting for the Defendant in relation to an alleged oral agreement concerning the Claimant's alleged entitlement to commission and earn out compensation in respect of the Defendant's business of providing lab testing services and associated logistics for COVID-19 detection.

 

James Gray v (1) Douglas Smith and (2) Blackmoor Investment Partners Limited [2022] EWHC 1153 (Ch): Successfully acting for the Defendants in relation to a claim for (i) 50% of the profits of the Second Defendant and (ii) unjust enrichment arising from an alleged an oral contract between the Claimant and First Defendant to establish and run an investment fund (the Second Defendant).

CMC Spreadbet plc v Robert Tchenguiz (LM-2020-000107): Acting for Mr Tchenguiz in his defence of a dispute with CMC Spreadbet plc over losses incurred by Mr Tchenguiz on the CMC's spread betting platform. Advising Mr Tchenguiz on various aspects of the CMC's claim in respect of classification as an elective professional client under FCA regulations and in relation to the duty to act in best interests when closing out of an account while in negative balance.

Robert Tchenguiz v Intertrader Limited and Entain PLC (Claim No:2021-ORD-007): Acting for Mr Tchenguiz (alongside Gibraltarian counsel) in a dispute with Intertrader Limited and Entain PLC over losses incurred by Mr Tchenguiz as a result of the Defendants' decisions to close out his positions on their spread betting platform and possible breach of FCA regulations.

Timothy John Webster and Others v WPP Group (UK) Ltd (Claim No: CL-2020-000270): Acting for four management sellers in their dispute with WPP regarding the construction of the payment terms in the share purchase agreement.

Stellantis N.V. (formerly Fiat Chrysler N.V.) and Others v NTN Corporation and Ors (Case 1357/5/7/20 (T)): Acting for the three remaining Defendants in a follow-on damages claim before the Competition Appeal Tribunal following the European Commissions' 2014 Decision, which found liability against all Defendants.