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Post by islington on Aug 19, 2021 22:21:37 GMT
"Adv Felicity Toube QC and Ryan Perkins, instructed by Shoosmiths LLP, for the Applicants." Is this for real? I would imagine that the Administrators ought to know that Lendy's ex general counsel has landed as a partner at Shoosmiths. So did the Head of Recovery until he branched out on his own. It wont be any different to RSM being involved with individual loan recoveries ... he'll be kept well away from anything to do with the case. Big company, chinese walls and all that. I note the large fintech finance provider isnt identified on the personal page - suspect there might of been a few interesting conversations since the hearing/judgment - something along the lines of 'so you were responsible for this pile of legal doo doo' He is a Legal 500 Recommended lawyer 2020-2021!!
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Post by toffeeboy on Aug 23, 2021 18:23:55 GMT
"Adv Felicity Toube QC and Ryan Perkins, instructed by Shoosmiths LLP, for the Applicants." Is this for real? I would imagine that the Administrators ought to know that Lendy's ex general counsel has landed as a partner at Shoosmiths. Many years ago I was involved in a construction contract that went to arbitration. It all came across as a bit of an incestuous mess, given that the QC representing us was the same person who was helping to prosecute us in a different case. Also it didn't appear right that our QC and the opposition man both came from the same chambers, and effectively sat at desks in adjacent offices.
We were always told that these people upheld the highest moral standards, and there was no question of a conflict of interest. However it did make me wonder when I attended a meeting with our junior counsel and an expert witness. Counsel said "I'm not allowed to put words in your mouth, but if I was these are the sort of words that I would have used"
Read the expert witness by Jeffrey Archer. Basically, Toby, a solicitor, is on the golf course with Harry, an expert witness. They’ve been in court together many times, as confederates and as rivals. Several days later, Harry appears as an expert witness for Toby. The week after, Harry is testifying for Toby’s opponent. It shows how the exact same information can be used if you know all the details. An example being that when he is his witness he states that he has a Cambridge degree, when against him he expands it to what does a degree in Geography have to do with a murder trial.
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