Brearley takes lawyers to court over JLR site advice

14 June 2021

James Brearley, Pendragon’s former Stratstone managing director and now Inchcape Retail CEO, is suing his former legal team Higgs and Sons.

Brearley and three others are alleging professional negligence over advice surrounding his attempt to set up a JLR dealership in Wolverhampton following his departure from Pendragon in 2015.

The case, which started last week in the High Court, is expected to run for six weeks. Opening statements were heard from each side on Friday with witnesses expected to appear this week.

Mr Brearley’s plans to open an Arch concept Jaguar Land Rover dealership were stopped following legal action by Pendragon in 2016. Pendragon previously operated the franchise in Wolverhampton.

Mr Brearley’s JRB Automotive eventually sold the site for the showroom site to Jardine Motors later in 2016.

Tags: Inchcape, James Brearley, JLR, JRB Automotive, Pendragon, Stratstone

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