Barrowfen Properties Ltd v Patel & ors

Wednesday 24 – Thursday 25 July 2024

By an Appellant’s Notice filed on 14 June 2023, the Appellant, Barrowfen Properties Limited appeal the Order dated 24 March 2023 of Leech J sitting in the Business and Property Courts (which was consequent on Judgements dated 21 July 2021 and 22 June 2022) which dealt with the set off of profits from a revised property development against the losses resulting from the Respondents’ breaches. They also appeal, by Appellant’s Notice filed on the 23 November 2023 the consequential costs order made on the 2 November 2023.

By an Appellant’s Notice filed on 14 June 2023, the Appellant, Stevens & Bolton LLP appeal the same Order of 24 March 2023.

The background to this is an attempted fraud by the First Defendant, who was a director of Barrowfen. The fraud concerned an attempt to acquire a development property at an undervalue from Barrowfen. Stevens & Bolton LLP is a firm of solicitors which was instructed by the First Defendant to act on behalf of Barrowfen in relation to a range of matters.

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