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Joseph Curl
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Joseph was called to the Bar in 2007. He joined 9 Stone Buildings in October 2008 following completion of his pupillage in these Chambers.
He has a broad practice comprising general civil litigation alongside traditional and commercial Chancery work. Joseph has experience of drafting, advisory and court work in the following areas:
- Personal and corporate insolvency
- Company and contractual disputes
- Partnership
- Wills and probate
- Real property
- Landlord and tenant
- Professional discipline and regulation
He regularly undertakes trials in the County Court and High Court and has appeared in the Court of Appeal. He has also appeared in the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal, Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and Social Security Appeals Tribunal.
Joseph has written for Insolvency Intelligence and Trust Quarterly Review and is a standing contributor to Wills and Trusts Law Reports. He is a student member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners and is currently reading for the STEP professional examinations.
He is also a tutor in Equity & Trusts at the University of London.
Between 2001 and 2007, Joseph worked full-time in the insolvency department of DLA Piper UK LLP while carrying out both his B.A. and LL.B. degrees by part-time evening study.
Reported cases
- Parkinson Engineering Services PLC (in liquidation) v Swan The Times 13 January 2010, [2009] All ER (D) 232 (Dec) - Joseph was led by Peter Shaw in this Court of Appeal decision concerning whether a negligence claim brought by a company in liquidation against its former administrators should be permitted to be amended to show the claimant as the company's liquidator rather than the company itself where the limitation period had expired.
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- New v Gromore [2009] All ER (D) 81 (Nov) - trespass to land and wrongful interference claim arising from the unauthorised demolition of a distinguished sculptor's garage containing valuable works of art.
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- Louise Penfold v Tommy Fuller [2009] All ER (D) 312 (Oct) Determined the correct interpretation of "the claimant" for the purposes of the Civil Proceedings Fees Order 2008 and CPR rule 3.7.
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- Relfo Limited (in liquidation) v Varsani [2009] All ER (D) 30 (Oct) - Joseph was led by Guy Newey QC (now Mr Justice Newey) and Peter Shaw in this cross-border claim by a liquidator to recovered monies paid away in breach of trust. The decision concerned both the correct interpretation of "usual or last known residence" for the purposes of the revised CPR Rule 6.9 and whether or not a matter previously litigated in Singapore was res judicata.
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- Coke-Wallis v Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales [2009] CP Rep 46, All ER (D) 147 (Jul) - Court of Appeal decision concerning a professional regulator's internal disciplinary proceedings. Dealt with autrefois acquit, res judicata, legitimate expectation and abuse of process and how these doctrines relate to professional discipline and regulation.
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Publications
- Who can apply to rescind a winding-up order? Insolvency Intelligence 2009, 22(10), 145-147
- A round-up of recent wills and trust cases Trust Quarterly Review 2009, 7(4), 31-34
- Review article: Drafting Trusts and Will Trusts by James Kessler Trust Quarterly Review 2009, 7(2), 43-44
Qualifications
- LL.B. (1st Class Honours) (London) - Law - 2006
- B.A. (1st Class Honours) (London) - Politics, Philosophy & History - 2003
Scholarships and Prizes
- Wolfson Pupillage Scholarship (Lincoln's Inn) - 2007
- Lord Denning Major Scholarship (Lincoln's Inn) - 2006
- Hardwicke Entrance Scholarship (Lincoln's Inn) - 2005
- Cavendish Prize for Best Law Degree (Birkbeck, University of London) - 2006
- Helena Kennedy Prize for Best Dissertation (Birkbeck, University of London) - 2006
- Wildy's Bookshop Prize for Tort (Birkbeck, University of London) - 2005
- Pearson Publication Prize for Contract (Birkbeck, University of London) - 2004
- Ede & Ravenscroft Prize (Birkbeck, University of London) - 2002
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