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Angharad
Start specialises in advocacy across a broad range of Commercial
and Chancery work having started in Lincoln's Inn doing more
traditional chancery including work for the Official Solicitor.
She has been ranked as a "Leading Junior" for many
years (Legal 500, Chambers & Partners and Legal Experts):
'According to peers, she has “an
extremely effective courtroom style which means she is unafraid
to take on the judges"' (2008). She specialises
in litigation and asset recovery:"a real insolvency
specialist who's enormously talented” (2008)
(insolvency).
Her clients include all the major clearers, insurers, building
societies, leading professional firms of solicitors, accountants,
construction groups, and range from FTSE listed companies,
foreign governments and charities through to individuals.
She came to the bar from having worked in China for three
years and in banking in the City.
Practice
General
commercial litigation, wide-ranging professional indemnity
work (law, accountancy, financial services, insolvency, and
construction), insurance, corporate and personal insolvency,
company law (incl. disqual), banking and financial services,
POCA, restraint of trade and breach of confidence, property
(including landlord and tenant) and more traditional chancery.
Practice Profile
COMMERCIAL
LITIGATION
- Global Fixed Income Limited (in liquidation) v HSBC
Financial Services (Cayman) Limited.
Euro Fixed Income Limited (in liquidation) v HSBC Financial
Services (Cayman) Limited.
Acting for Claimants in suits alleging serious breach
of custodian agreements.
- Honeywell Control Systems Limited v Multiplex Constructions
(UK) Limited
Acting for major group making commercial claim against Multiplex
Constructions (UK) Limited in relation to the Wembley Stadium
redevelopment.
- The
Independent Insurance Company Limited (in Liquidation)
Advising in relation to substantial inter-group claims.
- Smolenski v Wheeler & Anor
Acting for Claimant in indemnity/warranty dispute over purchase
of TVR.
- Cable & Wireless & Pender Insurance v Valentine
& ors, Commercial Court
Acting w/o leader for two of the principal defendants (2
of 17) in vigorously defended alleged large scale insurance/reinsurance
fraud upon Cable & Wireless and Pender: subject matter
alleged to involve secret profits, knowing assistance and
receipt, procuring breach of contract and fiduciary duty
and conspiracy. Value of claims not capped but alleged to
be in excess of £100m.
- Lattice Group plc v Fisher, Chancery Division
Acting for the claimant group in successfully pursuing funds
diverted from it in sensitive case.
- Samas Group v Cityspace Corporate Limited & ors,
Queens' Bench and Chancery Division, instructed by Dutch
creditor (and later liquidator) in chasing funds fraudulently
diverted through web of companies and off-shore vehicles.
- Re Dubai Aluminium, Chancery Division
Confidential case - heard in chambers - follow on to House
of Lords decision in Dubai Aluminium v Salam & Ors [2002]
UKHL 48.
- Matra Marconi & Ors v Co-Ord 3, Commercial
Court
Acting for Italian defendant in litigation concerning supply
of allegedly defective rocket satellite-system.
- Engineering Medical Systems v Bregas AB, Commercial
Court
Acting for Swedish defendant in series of interlocutory/summary
applications linked to related US litigation arising out
of alleged misuse of licences, patents and wrongful termination
of contract.
- Re Leading Pop Group
Acting for Claimant in large historical royalties claim
HISTORICAL COMPANY/INSOLVENCY
- Instructed by Australian liquidators in the Bond litigation.
- In Re a Debtor (88 of 1991) [1992] 3 W.L.R 1026
V.C. Resisting statutory demand on untaxed solicitor and
own client fees. Gave rise to Law Society recommendation
that solicitors not to use this procedure.
- In Re A Debtor; JP v. A Debtor [1999] BPIR 206.
Individual Voluntary Arrangements: construction of Rules
and Act: Rule 12 creditors not to be prejudiced by IVA which
does not specifically preserve their rights. Appellate decision
of Sir John Vinelott.
- Smith v Ian Simpson & Co & Anor, CA [2001]
Ch 239: First full Court of Appeal decision on change of
carriage orders, in particular whether Insolvency Rules
are ultra vires Section 262 Insolvency Act 1986.
- West Bromwich Building Society v Crammer [2003]
BPIR 783 instructed on appeal to Court of Appeal. Limitation,
appropriation and interest on debt.
- In Re Teletalk Mobil Engros ApS. Acting for foreign
liquidator held entitled to recover English assets notwithstanding
funded by principal creditor foreign revenue. Government
of India v. Taylor, QRS 1 Aps C/A (1999) considered and
distinguished: proceedings in Commercial and Companies Court.
- Re [x] London Borough (identity confidential):
Successful application on behalf of the Borough to strike
winding up petition served on grounds no jurisdiction to
wind-up a London Borough.
RECENT COMPANY/INSOLVENCY
- Global
Fixed Income Limited (in liquidation) v HSBC Financial Services
(Cayman) Limited.
Euro
Fixed Income Limited (in liquidation) v HSBC Financial Services
(Cayman) Limited.
Acting
for Claimants in suits alleging serious breach of custodian
agreements.
- Rock
Financial Services Liquidation (Gibraltar)
Instructed by liquidators of Caymanian creditors in
the Court of Appeal: proprietary claims, disclaimer, approval
of arrangements
- The
Wembley Stadium Redevelopment
Advising major group on insolvency aspects.
- The
Independent Insurance Company Limited (in Liquidation)
Advising professional indemnity insurers in relation to
substantial disputed proofs.
- Smolenski
v Wheeler & Anor
Acting for Claimant in indemnity/warranty dispute over purchase
of TVR.
- Safe
Solutions Accounting Ltd (in liquidation) v Goddard
& ors, ASCIOM Solutions Ltd (in liquidation) v Goddard
& ors. Chancery Division and Court of Appeal
Acting for alleged de facto director in £18m breach
of fiduciary duty claims together with related POCA restraint
orders.
- Re
A Leading Sports Car Company
(confidential - heard in chambers)
Acting for the company in application to strike out winding-up
petition brought against it and related litigation concerning
solicitors' fees/negligence
- The
Gadgetshop, Wilkinson & Anor v Sir Tom Hunter &
Ors
Instructed on behalf of two major city figures in £ms
claim between entrepreneurs concerning Gadgetshop, alleging
fraudulent diversion of a maturing business opportunity
from a JVC. Involves s459 Companies Act 1985, secret profits,
knowing assistance and receipt, procuring breach of contract/fiduciary
duty and conspiracy.
- LA
Gold Group Liquidation
Instructed with junior by liquidator to progress liquidation
and £ms recoveries of LA Gold Group. General asset
recovery, corporate governance and money laundering.
- Re
Dubai Aluminium, Chancery Division
(confidential case - heard in chambers)
Follow on to House of Lords decision in Dubai Aluminium
v Salam & Ors [2002] UKHL 48.
- Samas
Group v CitySpace Corporate Ltd & ors
Instructed by liquidator in recovering assets disseminated
through chain of companies and offshore vehicles: insolvency,
directors' duties, misfeasance, constructive trusts
- Acting
on behalf of far-eastern bank in threatened liquidation
re Quistclose claim for government funds.
RECENT
CIVIL FRAUD/POCA CASES
- Advising various professionals/institutions in relation
to POCA duties
- Lattice Group plc v Fisher, Chancery Division
Instructed w/o leader by the group to pursue £ms fraudulently
diverted from it in sensitive case.
- In Re Safe Solutions And Asciom Solutions 2006
Acting w/o leader in related winding up petitions, provisional
liquidators and later suits brought by liquidators claiming
£18m against directors alleging breach of fiduciary
duty in diverting corporate funds.
together with appearing in Court of Appeal in December
2005
In Re Hill & Ors, Court of Appeal, 20 December 2005.
On related restraint order appeal concerning test for establishing
power to make restraint orders.
- Cable & Wireless & Anor v Valentine, Commercial
Court
Acting w/o leader for two of the principal defendants (2
of 17) in vigorously defended alleged large scale insurance/reinsurance
fraud upon Cable & Wireless and Pender: subject matter
alleged to involve secret profits, knowing assistance and
receipt, procuring breach of contract and fiduciary duty
and conspiracy. Value of claims not capped but alleged to
be in excess of £100m.
- Samas Group v Cityspace Corporate limited & ors,
Queens' Bench Division
Instructed by Dutch Claimant in chasing funds fraudulently
diverted from it.
Value of Claim: £1.8m.
- Re: Dubai Aluminium, Chancery Division
Confidential -heard in chambers.
Instructed w/o leader by creditor in follow on to Dubai
Aluminium v Salam & Ors [2002] UKHL 48 with value approx
£8m.
- LA Gold Group Liquidation
Instructed by liquidator with junior to progress liquidation
and £ms recoveries apparently diverted out of group.
- Gadgetshop, Wilkinson v Sir Tom Hunter & ors,
Warren J, 21.12.05
Instructed in original stages of this leading case on behalf
of two major city figures against two other high profile
'serial entrepreneurs' to advise and seek to recover alleged
fraudulent diversion of maturing business opportunity with
alleged value of £30m.
PROFESSIONAL
NEGLIGENCE (Reported Historical & Recent)
- The
Independent Insurance Company Limited (in Liquidation)
Advising professional indemnity insurers in relation to
group claims.
- Harrison v Bloom Camillin (No.2) [2000] LLR PN
404.
- Harrison v Bloom Camillin [2000] LLR PN 89
Acting for solicitors in leading 'loss of chance' case arising
from HL litigation Harrison v Touche Ross [1995].
- Glaister v Greenwood [2001] PNLR 602
Acting for Defendant pensions' advisor in leading case on
date of damage and constructive knowledge in pension mis-sales.
- Bishop v Lloyds & others: Acting for receivers
and others in £ms negligence case brought against
them and other professionals in relation to large portfolio
of properties due to come to trial 2006 but successfully
struck out.
- Kirit Doshi v Bruce Robinson & ors
Acting for Bruce Robinson and related companies in negligence/breach
of fiduciary duty claim against accountants.
- AB v XY & ors (parties' identity currently
confidential)
Acting for Defendant architect in protocol stage concerning
profile London building.
- Don Millers v Memery Crystal
Acting for property developers in £ms claim for failure
to advise re lease/franchise portfolio.
- CD v VW & ors (parties' identity confidential)
Acting for solicitors in professional negligence claim concerning
draft of commercial lease in favour of clearing bank headquarters.
- EF v JK & ors (parties' identity confidential)
Acting in landlord and tenant dispute concerning County
Hall.
- John Laing Construction Ltd/Laing Construction plc
v XY
Acting on behalf of solicitors in relation to matters arising
from litigation concerning Great Eastern Hotel.
BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES (Reported Historical &
Recent)
- Global
Fixed Income Limited (in liquidation) v HSBC Financial Services
(Cayman) Limited.
Euro
Fixed Income Limited (in liquidation) v HSBC Financial Services
(Cayman) Limited.
Acting for Claimants in suits alleging serious breach
of custodian agreements.
- Greenwich v. Natwest VC 1999(2) Lloyds Law Reports,
308, [1999] International Litigation Procedure 599. Acting
for Bank in relation to purchase of development property,
status of Isle of Man in European law.
- Bishop v Lloyds & others: Acting for major
clearer and receivers in £ms negligence case brought
against them and others successfully struck out but subject
to application for permission to appeal 2006, written permission
refused. Incls. duty of care, reflective loss, limitation.
- Acting on behalf of Hesketh Trust in relation to banking
failures.
- Acting on behalf of major clearer on clearance procedure
subject to challenge pre-action.
- Acting on behalf of Royal Bank of Scotland successfully
resisting application by account-holder for £ms transfer
out of joint account where notice received that joint account-holder
lost capacity.
- Acting on behalf of far-eastern bank in threatened liquidation
in Quistclose claim for government funds.
Publications
and Articles
Various
Articles for New Law Journal, the Insolvency Bulletin, and Insolvency
Intelligence.
Memberships
COMBAR
Chancery
Bar Association
Insolvency
Lawyers Association
Professional
Negligence Bar Association
International
Law Association
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