School: Worsley Wardley Grammar School, Manchester
University: Hertford College, Oxford
Qualifications: First Class Honours Law
MA (Oxon), Gibbs Prize (Law) 1974
Middle Temple.
Chancery Bar Association.
Northern Chancery Bar Association.
Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association.
1980 – 1984 The Renault Motor Company litigation; Renault UK Limited, Renault Loan Limited and NWS Trust Limited v SAB Limited and Clockstone Limited – Contractual and equitable relations between motor companies and franchise dealerships. Enforcement of securities.
1986 – 1992 The Milk Marketing Board withholders litigation; Cricket St Thomas Estate v Milk Marketing Board, reported at [1990] ECR 1 – 1345; [1990] 2 CMLR 800 (Europe) Opinion of Advocate-General, 11-1-90, Judgment of 6th Chamber of European Court of Justice 27-3-90; Cricket St Thomas Estate v Milk Marketing Board [1991] CMLR 123 (English High Court); – Challenging the state milk monopoly in the European Court.
1990 – 1994 The ‘look and feel’ computer copyright litigation; Richardson (John) Computers Limited v Flanders and anr [1992] FSR 391, (No 1) [1993] FSR 497, (No 2) [1994] FSR 144, (No 3) [1994] FSR 153 – The degree to which copyright law protects the ‘look and feel’ of computer programs.
18 St John Street’s Oliver Caplan successfully opposed the above appeal alongside Daniel Lightman KC of Serle Court. The appeal concerned a petition to wind up a liquidated sub-fund of an investment fund located in Luxembourg as…
> Read More ALL ARTICLES18 St John Street’s Oliver Caplan successfully opposed the above appeal alongside Daniel Lightman KC of Serle Court. The appeal concerned a petition…
18 St John Street Chambers is happy to announce that our second six Criminal Law pupil Emily Wilson is now accepting instructions. During…
The members of 18 St John Street Chambers are delighted to welcome two new pupils for 2025-26. Our new pupils are Scarlett Wilson…