Position

Advocate and advisor specialising in commercial and chancery disputes, particularly those involving civil fraud, company law, insolvency, banking and financial services. Instructed (as sole counsel working with solicitors, or as part of a larger counsel team) in commercial disputes in the English courts and in arbitration, and also in offshore fora including the Dubai International Financial Centre (as a Part 2 Registered Practitioner) and the Abu Dhabi Global Market. Extensive experience of cases involving jurisdictional and conflicts of laws issues, including anti-suit injunctions, cross-border insolvency cases, and disputes involving the interaction between courts and arbitral tribunals.

Notable instructions include: the litigation concerning Banco Santander’s global HQ in the Chancery Division (Maud) and Commercial Court (Marme); the Playboy bank reference litigation in the London Circuit Commercial Court; the Khorafi mis-selling litigation in the Dubai International Financial Centre; and disputes arising from the insolvency of the NMC Healthcare group litigated in fora including the Abu Dhabi Global Market (NMCH v Dubai Islamic Bank).

Education

MA (Oxon)

Mentions

Middle East: The English Bar

Commercial

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