Areas Of Practice
Company and commercial litigation
Insolvency law
Schemes of arrangement, insurance business transfer schemes
Matters in which Jonathan Brettler has recently acted include: successfully defending a major insurer in litigation concerning a joint venture for the sale of its products; successfully challenging jurisdiction in arbitral proceedings relating to an oil extraction joint venture; representing the Secretary of State at trials of contested public interest winding up and disqualification proceedings; advising on whether arrangements constitute collective investment schemes; advising on schemes of arrangement for the estimation of insurance liabilities and for changing the jurisdiction of a group holding company; advising on allegations of misconduct in local government by the Standards Board for England.
Cases Of Interest
Cases of interest include:
Liggins v Lumsden Ltd [1999-2001] MLR 601 (Isle of Man Court of Appeal decision on liability of partnership for partner’s assistance of breach of trust);
Cook v Norlands Ltd [2001] UKPC 52 (Privy Council decision on certainty in the law of contract);
Nel v Kean [2003] P&CR (circumstances in which undue influence to be inferred);
Secretary of State for Trade & Industry v London Citylink Ltd [2005] All ER (D) 188 (public interest winding up of company providing nominee director services);
Re Treasure Traders Corporation Ltd [2005] EWHC 2774 (public interest winding up of lottery);
Re Get Me Tickets Ltd [2006] EWHC 1058 (public interest winding up of secondary ticket agent);
Re Starlight Developers Ltd [2007] EWHC 1660 (court’s power to stay unfair prejudice proceedings pending an application for retrospective rectification of the register of members);
Director of the Assets Recovery Agency v Kean [2007] EWHC 112 (abuse of process principles in the context of a civil recovery claim under POCA).
Overseas Qualifications
Admitted as advocate & attorney in Isle of Man for specific cases.
Professional
Member of COMBAR and the Chancery Bar Association.