Commercial
A seat with James Sharpe during pupillage exposed Bradley to a wide range of general commercial work. As part of his LLM, Bradley wrote a dissertation on the Supreme Court’s developing view of contractual construction and so he has a particular interest in matters of interpretation.
Recent examples of Bradley’s own work in the commercial and insolvency fields include:
- Advising a construction client in respect of a “genuine dispute” raised by a company in response to a Statutory Demand and as a defence to a winding-up petition.
- Drafting a defence and counterclaim for a large poultry processer in a breach of contract claim brought against it by a former supplier of broilers.
- Advising severally on questions of offer and acceptance and whether binding agreements have been formed between parties.
- When acting on behalf of a salvage dealer in a sale of goods matter, securing strike-out of a claimant’s claim for damages.
- Advising a claimant on the merits of a claim in contract against the installer of a gas boiler, the installation of which was alleged to have caused a water pump to fail.
- Being instructed severally on wind-up petitions listed in the Chancery Division.
- Being instructed on behalf of a Premier League football club to file a bankruptcy petition in respect of one of the club’s debtors.
Examples of his general commercial work during pupillage included:
- Advising on matters of interpretation and the effect of exclusion clauses in respect of a contract for the hire equipment for use in warehousing (during pupillage).
- Drafting a skeleton argument for the respondent to a summary judgment application in a claim involving high-value commercial leases (during pupillage).
- Conducting in-depth research on the effect of shareholder authorisation on a director’s breach of duty in respect of a complex and high-value claim brought by a company against its former directors (during pupillage).
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- Queen Mother Scholarship, Middle Temple (2020)
- Winner, Cardiff University Undergraduate/GDL Moot (2020)
- Arteaga Prize for best performance in Spanish Language & Literature, Oxford University (2004)
- Various academic scholarships, Merton College (2001-2004)
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Qualifications
- BA, Modern Languages & Literature (French & Spanish – First Class), Merton College, University of Oxford
- GDL (Distinction), Cardiff University
- BTC & LLM (Outstanding, with Distinction in LLM), Cardiff University
