An interesting recent Court of Appeal case (Kynaston-Mainwaring v. GVE London Limited [2022] EWCA Civ 1339) with a perhaps unwelcome outcome for car dealers when presented with an issue arising from…
Wilmots are proud to sponsor DK Engineering’s entry into the 2022 Intelligent Money British GT Championships alongside 2Seas Motorsport. Drivers James Cottingham and Lewis Williamson are competing for the coveted title…
In a decision handed down on Thursday 25 November, Master Dagnall refused an application by a defendant to set aside an order which extended time for service of the claim form.…
Wilmots Litigation have successfully acted for Michael Tuke FREng against Derek Hood, the former owner and proprietor of JD Classics Limited (“JDC”), formerly one of the world’s leading classic car dealers.…
Mr Michael Tuke instructed Wilmots to institute multiple proceedings against J D Classics Ltd and Derek Hood the first case of which (against the Company only) was concluded successfully on the…
Wilmots advises Talacrest on acquisition for sale of Ferrari 250 GTO #3387 http://talacrest.com/ferrari-250-gto-3387/
Wilmots have successfully secured the return of a very rare collection of classic Lancia Stratos cars to their owner, an Austrian national. The case concerned the ownership of four Lancia Stratos…
Wilmots acted for Peter Groh in a High Court claim for damages against Jim Stokes Workshops Ltd for work carried out to an Alfa Romeo 6C chassis, to convert it to…
MR FRANKLIN GOODMAN SYTNER v MR THOMAS BOETTCHER 2014 Wilmots Litigation represented Frank Sytner (founder of the Sytner Group) in a claim against Thomas Boettcher. Mr Boettcher was a collector of…
SIR JOHN MADJESKI v M HARRISON This was a similar case to Coys v McDonald. Sir John Madejski consigned 2 cars to Coys auctioneers in different auctions. He wanted to reserve…
MR ROBERT GRESHAM GRAY v MR RICHARD SMITH 2013 This is a brief summary of a case in which Wilmots Litigation represented Richard Smith, defending a claim brought against him by…
“A house and grounds are put on the market. A prospective buyer looks them over and decides to buy. Before contracts are exchanged, the vendor removes valuable fixtures without telling the…
This is a case where the Claimant was initially refused an injunction but granted damages for noise nuisance caused by the activities of a boat racing club. The owner of the…
In May 2010 a claim was brought by the seller of a business against its purchasers. Shortly before trial the 1st Defendant went into voluntary liquidation and the 2nd and 3rd…
This matter, in which Wilmot’s litigation successfully represented Abbahall before the Court of Appeal, involved a rare yet problematic ‘flying freehold’. A flying freehold exists when a freehold overhangs or underlies…
DAVID PIPER v MARK HALES 2013 In 2009, Mark Hales, a well known motoring journalist, persuaded a reluctant David Piper, an ex-racing driver, to lend him his Porsche 917 racing car…
MERCEDES TRAVIS BREWER v STANLEY MANN In this case, Mrs Brewer, an American attorney who had qualified as an English solicitor, took a 1930 Speed Six Bentley on hire purchase for…
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