Jade Flint

Recent Work

• Acting for Sub Postmasters and other witnesses in connection with the GLO Compensation scheme and the highly publicised Post Office Inquiry
• Acted for the Liquidators of a private company offering NHS services, which settled at mediation
• Acting for a national retailer in various disputes to protect the brand’s reputation and commercial activities
• Instructed Joanna Smith QC (now the Honourable Mrs Justice Joanna Smith) and successfully defended a breach of warranty claim brought by a group of companies, such claim being for in excess if £10million. The trial was one of the first trials to be heard remotely (April 2020) following the Covid-19 pandemic
• Acting for Defendants in connection with a multi-million pound claim; arising out of indemnities provided in respect of the sale of a financial services business.
• Acting for an international ticketing services company, in connection with a variety of different contractual disputes.
• Acting for the Defendant in proceedings brought seeking an injunction in respect of third party documents. Jade’s client successfully resisted the injunction.
• Acted for a business owner defending a claim for breach of contract arising out of a business sale agreement. The matter settled shortly after mediation and prior to trial.
• Acted for an international aerospace company in connection with a dispute arising out of a recruitment contract. The matter settled on terms favourable to Jade’s client.
• Acted for a majority shareholder in connection with an injunction seeking return of shares said to be held on trust. The matter was heard before HHJ Purle QC and resulted in a successful outcome for Jade’s client.
• Represented the Claimant in connection with a claim for breach of software licensing and development agreement. The Claimant sought damages of £65 million. The matter concluded by way of 17 day trial – Matchbet Ltd v Openbet Retail Ltd [2013] EWHC 3067 (Ch).

Recent Work

• Pursued a claim against firm of solicitors for £10 million resulting in a positive settlement for the clients
• Acted for a Claimant in connection with a professional negligence claim against accountants. The matter settled at mediation shortly before trial.
• Acted in a $4 million professional negligence claim against solicitors who drafted a share purchase agreement which did not comply with the whitewash procedure under s151 of the Companies Act 1985 and was therefore unenforceable. The dispute proceeded to a four day trial.
• Acted in a £1.2 million professional negligence claim, arising out of a failure to advise on a share acquisition. The claim settled at mediation shortly before a 10 day trial.
• Acting for the Claimants in connection with a professional negligence claim against accountants, with damages claimed in excess of £1 million.

Jade has well-rounded experience dealing with the processes involved with contentious insolvency matters; specifically in advising Insolvency Practitioners concerned with the administration and liquidation of companies.

Recent Work

• Acting for liquidators in connection with claims against directors, arising out of the sale of a company’s assets shortly before entering liquidation.
• Acting for the administrators of a company which provided out of hours healthcare services in connection with various matters arising out of the company’s administration.
• Acting for directors in connection with claims brought by liquidators arising out of a directors’ loan account.
• Acted for one of the UK’s leading care home providers, in connection with an appeal in respect of a chairman’s decision made at a creditors’ meeting.
• Acted for liquidators in connection with claims against a director, pursuant to various provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986 pertaining to sums taken from the company by the director. The matter culminated in a three day trial and resulted in a successful outcome for Jade’s client.
• Acted for a German distiller in connection with an application to remove a liquidator from office.