Rowan Stennett

Assisted in director disqualification proceedings brought by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade against the former Directors of Carillion, on behalf of the former Finance Director. The case raised allegations of fraud and settled before trial (assisting Harry Adamson).

Assisted in the phone hacking litigation brought by the Duke of Sussex and other claimants, on behalf of the Mirror Group (assisting Harry Adamson).

Assisted in bringing a challenge to an arbitral award under sections 67 and 68 of the Arbitration Act (assisting Celia Rooney). The case settled.

Assisted in bringing claims for unlawful means conspiracy and inducing breach of contract in a commercial dispute arising from conduct carried out across five jurisdictions (assisting Celia Rooney). The case raised various issues concerning private international law, competition law and civil fraud.

Advised a bank in relation to proposed negligence claims being brought against it (assisting Celia Rooney). The case raised issues concerning the SAAMCO ‘scope of duty’ principle.

Acted in proceedings brought by the Premier League against Everton Football Club alleging a breach of the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability (FFP) Rules, on behalf of the club (assisting James Segan KC and Celia Rooney).

Advised Chelsea Football Club in relation to a private commercial dispute raising issues of unjust enrichment and contract law (assisting Celia Rooney).

Advised a private company in relation to the impact of the domestic sanctions regime on various commercial transactions and, in particular, on contractual ‘force majeure’ clauses (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Assisted in a speedy arbitration to enforce post-termination restrictive covenants (assisting Paul Goulding KC and Craig Rajgopaul). The case raised various issues relating to both employment law and the international enforcement of arbitral awards.

Acted for the claimant in a royalty dispute concerning the song “Power” by Kanye West (assisting Celia Rooney). The case raised various preliminary issues concerning the application of foreign law and admission of expert evidence.

Acted successfully for the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs in the Court of Appeal proceedings concerned with whether certain provisions of the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964 and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961 were incompatible with Article 3 of the ECHR (assistingJason Pobjoy).

Acted for the claimants in a challenge to the wait times for access to treatment for children seeking gender identity development services and adults seeking gender identity disorder services (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Acted for the Respondent in response to two habeas corpus applications brought by individuals detained in North-East Syria (assisting Jason Pobjoy). The Divisional Court dismissed the applications.

Advised on various issues of domestic and public international law arising under the Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act 1987 and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Advised on the scope of parliamentary privilege and Article 9 of the Bill of Rights during an inquiry by the Commissioner for Standards into whether a member of the House of Lords had breached the Code of Conduct for Members of the House (assisting Gemma White KC and Celia Rooney).

Advised a Government department concerning the application of the Carltona principle to various functions (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Acted in proceedings brought by the Premier League against Everton Football Club alleging a breach of the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability (FFP) Rules, on behalf of the club (assisting James Segan KC and Celia Rooney).

Assisted in the successful appeal against a decision of a Regulatory Commission of The FA to impose a seventeen month suspension on the former manager of Crawley Town FC, John Yems (assisting Celia Rooney). The Appeal Board accepted that the sanction imposed was so unduly lenient as to be unreasonable and increased the sanction to a three-year suspension.

Assisted in an appeal against a decision of a Regulatory Commission to impose a two-match touchline suspension on Fulham FC’s manager and an eight-match suspension on one of its players (assisting Celia Rooney).

Advised Chelsea Football Club in relation to a private commercial dispute raising issues of unjust enrichment and contract law (assisting Celia Rooney).

Assisted in the successful appeal against a sanction imposed on a coach by a Disciplinary Committee of British Ice Skating (assisting Celia Rooney).

Acted successfully for Visa in the ongoing interchange fee litigation at a CMC addressing the significance of the CJEU’s decision on limitation in Volvo (Case C-267/20) (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Advised a proposed class representative in proceedings to be brought under s.47B of the Competition Act 1998 alleging abuse of dominance by a large corporation (assisting Jason Pobjoy). Advised on the prospects of certification and on the merits of the underlying claim.

Advised the FCDO on legal issues relating to the process by which decisions to designate individuals under the sanctions regime are made (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Advised a professional body concerning the reporting obligations under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and various other sanctions law issues (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Advised the FCDO on legal issues relating to the process by which decisions to designate individuals under the sanctions regime are made (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Advised a private company in relation to the impact of the domestic sanctions regime on various commercial transactions and, in particular, on contractual ‘force majeure’ clauses (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Assisted in advising OFSI in relation to various sanctions law matters (assisting Harry Adamson).

Acted on behalf of Ukraine in an inter-State case before the ECtHR concerning the Ukrainian Government's allegations of human rights violations committed by the Russian Federation in its military operations on the territory of Ukraine since 24 February 2022 (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Acted successfully for the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs in the Court of Appeal proceedings concerned with whether certain provisions of the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964 and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961 were incompatible with Article 3 of the ECHR (assistingJason Pobjoy).

Acted for the Respondent in response to two habeas corpus applications brought by individuals detained in North-East Syria (assisting Jason Pobjoy). The Divisional Court dismissed the applications.

Assisted in advising the Government of Mauritius and making submissions to the UN Human Rights Committee in relation to the compliance of Mauritius’ National Identity Card scheme with Article 17 of the ICCPR (assisting Celia Rooney).

Acted on behalf of the United Kingdom in ECtHR proceedings brought following the decision of the Supreme Court in Serafin v Malkiewicz [2020] 1 WLR 2455 (assisting Jason Pobjoy). The proceedings raise various issues concerning the compatibility of English defamation law with Articles 6 and 10 of the ECHR.

Acted on behalf of the United Kingdom in proceedings concerned with the compatibility of English costs law with Article 10 of the ECHR (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Acted on behalf of the United Kingdom in proceedings issued in the ECtHR by ANL concerning whether the recoverability of success fees and ATE premium violates Article 10 of the ECHR (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Assisted in the phone hacking litigation brought by the Duke of Sussex and other claimants, on behalf of the Mirror Group (assisting Harry Adamson).

Acted for the claimant in a royalty dispute concerning the song “Power” by Kanye West (assisting Celia Rooney). The case raised various preliminary issues concerning the application of foreign law and admission of expert evidence.

Advised a popular singer-songwriter involved in a copyright dispute with her former record label (assisting Celia Rooney).

Acted on behalf of the United Kingdom in ECtHR proceedings brought following the decision of the Supreme Court in Serafin v Malkiewicz [2020] 1 WLR 2455 (assisting Jason Pobjoy). The proceedings raise various issues concerning the compatibility of English defamation law with Articles 6 and 10 of the ECHR.

Acted on behalf of the United Kingdom in proceedings concerned with the compatibility of English costs law with Article 10 of the ECHR (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Acted on behalf of the United Kingdom in proceedings issued in the ECtHR by ANL concerning whether the recoverability of success fees and ATE premium violates Article 10 of the ECHR (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Acted on behalf of Ukraine in an inter-State case before the ECtHR concerning the Ukrainian Government's allegations of human rights violations committed by the Russian Federation in its military operations on the territory of Ukraine since 24 February 2022 (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Acted successfully for the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs in the Court of Appeal proceedings concerned with whether certain provisions of the Diplomatic Privileges Act 1964 and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961 were incompatible with Article 3 of the ECHR (assistingJason Pobjoy).

Assisted in advising the Government of Mauritius and making submissions to the UN Human Rights Committee in relation to the compliance of Mauritius’ National Identity Card scheme with Article 17 of the ICCPR (assisting Celia Rooney).

Advised on various issues of domestic and public international law arising under the Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act 1987 and the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (assisting Jason Pobjoy).

Assisted in a speedy arbitration to enforce post-termination restrictive covenants (assisting Paul Goulding KC and Craig Rajgopaul). The case raised various issues relating to both employment law and the international enforcement of arbitral awards.

Assisted Craig Rajgopaul in acting for the claimant in claims of unfair dismissal, race discrimination, whistleblowing, harassment and victimisation brought against the defendant law firm. Successfully resisted an application for strike out made after the claim had not been progressed for over two years.

Assisted in conducting an internal investigation at a major international corporation, where allegations of discrimination, victimisation and harassment had been made against various employees (assisting Craig Rajgopaul).

Assisted in bringing an appeal in the Employment Appeal Tribunal against a refusal to grant an anonymity order in a disability discrimination claim brought by an employee against a university (assisting Craig Rajgopaul).

Advised corporate and individual defendants in claims of discrimination and harassment raising issues under sections 109 and 110 of the Equality Act 2010 (assisting Craig Rajgopaul).

Advised a recruitment company concerning the recovery of termination payments paid to a Commercial Director upon his exit from the company and concerning the enforcement of post-termination restrictive covenants (assisting Craig Rajgopaul).

Assisted Craig Rajgopaul in acting for a law firm defending claims of discrimination and constructive dismissal brought by a former employee.