Robert Eldon

Experience

Rob has represented a variety of clients across a number of business sectors in relation to a range of commercial disputes, including complex contractual disputes and in particular warranty claims, professional negligence actions against professional advisors, injunctive relief including in relation to harassment claims, as well as defamation and privacy proceedings.

Rob’s recent experience includes:

Advising in relation to business interruption issues and policy coverage in relation to claims arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Acting on behalf of a large utility broker in obtaining interim and final injunctive relief to restrain the misuse of confidential customer information by former employees
Acting in defence of a multi-million pound commercial agency dispute concerning novel arguments around the interpretation and application of the 1993 Commercial Agents Regulations. The claim was settled at mediation
Advising an NHS Trust in relation to High Court proceedings pursued by a former employee, raising a number of different allegations
Settling a long-running shareholder dispute concerning a high-profile family business
Advising a PLC client in relation to defamation proceedings and linked injunctive relief to restrain harassment by a litigant in person
Acting on behalf of various private and public sector clients in relation to issues arising from alleged GDPR infringements and privacy/misuse of private information claims
Advising a multi-national manufacturing company in relation to the termination of a distribution agreement and potential trademark infringement by the distributor

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22.11.2021,

Updates

Data breach litigation – more difficulty for Claimants following Lloyd v Google

Following on from the recent decision in Lloyd -v- Google the High Court in Johnson -v- Eastlight Community Homes Ltd [2021] EWHC 3069 (QB) has dealt another blow to claimants and their lawyers, by holding that a low value data breach claim issued in the High Court was opportunistic and an abuse of process.
10.11.2021,

News

Lloyd v Google LLC

Supreme Court shuts down opt-out representative actions for data breach claims.
27.09.2021,

Updates

Harassment of local authorities, their employees and officers – when is enough, enough?

A local authority has been successful in obtaining a permanent injunction against an individual who had targeted employees and councillors in a longstanding campaign.
24.03.2021,

Updates

Reputation management and the Right to be Forgotten revisited

In an age where anybody's name is searchable at the drop of a hat and a company's online reputation is vital, damaging press or social media coverage can present a serious issue both for individuals and the companies that they work for.
16.03.2021,

Updates

Misuse of private information online

People are increasingly concerned about the unwanted sharing of their private information.
10.03.2021,

Updates

Maximising costs recovery in contractual disputes

Typically the successful party in litigation will expect to recover only around 2/3rds of its legal costs from the other party.
10.03.2021,

Updates

Business interruption insurance: FCA’s final guidance

Over the past year, many businesses have sought to make claims on insurance policies for business interruption arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic.
2.02.2021,

Updates

Security for costs and litigation funding

A recent Court of Appeal decision has provided clarity as to the circumstances in which defendants seeking security for costs from litigation funders will be required to provide a cross-undertaking in damages as a condition of security being granted.
10.06.2020,

Updates

Rejected business interruption insurance claims

Many businesses have sought, in many cases unsuccessfully, to make claims on insurance policies for business interruption or other losses arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Managing Associate | Commercial Litigation

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