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Introduction

Sinclair has a commercial and civil practice. He has acted in wide range of employment disputes involving employee competition, directors’ and other fiduciary duties, as well as in related shareholder and commercial contract disputes. He is also acts in professional liability claims usually with a commercial background.
Sinclair has a discrete personal injury practice which includes industrial disease litigation and high value catastrophic injury and fatal claims.

Selected cases

  • Saffron v Hallatt (2017) : claim to enforce post termination restrictions against insurance broker
  • Boston v Nathanson (2016) QBD: claim for share of a Malian gold mine
  • Parmars v Nelson (2016) Ch D: strike out of solictors’ negligence claim on the basis that no duty owed
  • Destine v Muir (2015) Ch D: claim on mortgage relying on estoppel by deed
  • Budgen and Smith v Ministry of Justice [2014] All ER (D) 229: challenge to the terms of the Civil Service Compensation Scheme on the grounds of age discrimination.
  • Vallee v Birchwood [2014] 2WLR 843: successful claim for donatio mortis causa
  • Bradley v Birmingham (2014)QBD: mesothelioma claim by school secretary
  • Wade v Sheffield Hallam University [2013] Eq LR 951: a claim that a failure to redeploy to another role amounted to disability discrimination.

Other information

  • Member of the Professional Conduct Committee of the Bar Standards Board
  • Authorised for Public Access work

Areas of Expertise


Professional Memberships

  • ELBA
  • ELAAS
  • PIBA
  • PNBA

Education

  • University of Leeds LLB (Hons)

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