Glenbrook Capital LP v Hamilton (t/a Hamiltons)

Glenbrook Capital LP v Hamilton (t/a Hamiltons)

The Defendant converted the Claimant's silver and failed to account for or deliver the majority of it. Due to the Defendant's destruction or concealment of evidence, the court applied adverse inferences and awarded damages based on the value of the missing silver at the high market price in April 2011, including a reasonable premium for quality, less the value of silver eventually delivered. The Defendant was not entitled to any profit share.

Parties
Claimant: Glenbrook Capital LP; Defendant: Mark Hamilton trading as Hamiltons
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
11 July 2014
Procedural Posture
Civil / Assessment of Damages Following Default Judgment
Outcome
Judgment for the Claimant
Legal Topics
Conversion, Damages, Contractual Implied Terms, Remedies
Commercial Law Tort Law Conversion Damages Contractual Implied Terms Remedies

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Parties

Glenbrook Capital LP

Claimant

Mark Hamilton trading as Hamiltons

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Civil / Assessment of Damages Following Default Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 What items of silverware were bought by the Defendant for the Claimant between 2006 and 2010?
  2. 2 Which if any of the items had been lawfully disposed of prior to the end of April 2011?
  3. 3 As at the end of April 2011, what was the value of the items, less the value of any Items within (2) above?

Ratio Decidendi

The Defendant converted the Claimant's silver and failed to account for or deliver the majority of it. Due to the Defendant's destruction or concealment of evidence, the court applied adverse inferences and awarded damages based on the value of the missing silver at the high market price in April 2011, including a reasonable premium for quality, less the value of silver eventually delivered. The Defendant was not entitled to any profit share.

Court Disposition

Judgment for the Claimant

Orders

  • Damages awarded to the Claimant in the sum of £406,760.33
  • No profit share awarded to the Defendant