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Chiva Samani

Chiva Samani

Athena Law, Isle Of Man

Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Chiva Samani heads Athena Law and specialises in complex corporate, commercial, and trust disputes.

Some examples of Chiva’s work include: Nectrus v Cruz City 1 Mauritius Holdings (2DS 2019/30) judgment 19/06/2020 (appeal - existence of a bare trust re £20m+ corporate entity); IOMFSA v New Earth Recycling and Renewables (CHP 2016/75) judgment 14/01/2019 (directors’ duties to assist liquidator); IOMFSA v The Eco Resources Fund (CHP 2017/28) judgment 14/07/2017 (liquidator’s duty to consider rescue package); Anderson v HMAG (2DS 2015/8) judgment 25/10/2016 (murder appeal); Chancery Trustees v Bricknell (CHP 2017/86) judgment 16/01/2018 (validity of deed of appointment and retirement); Stannard v Harper (CHP 2016/164) judgment 19/06/2018 (strike out); Nectrus v UCP (ORD 2017/27) judgment 09/07/2018 (nominees’ rights/jurisdiction); McNicholas & Power v Reid (ORD 2014/008 and ORD 2014/009) judgments 23/03/2018 an 24/09/2018 (expert evidence), judgment 29/08/2018 (costs); Reid v McNicholas & Power (Appellate Court) (2DS 2018/8) judgment 02/07/2018 (out of time appeal), judgment 24/07/2018 (proceedings in private/anonymised judgments), judgment 24/07/2018 (admissibility of joint expert evidence), judgment 10/09/2018 (costs), judgment 12/10/2018 (time to pay), judgment 17/03/2020 (issue based costs orders).

Chiva regularly writes in various publications and presents on commercial/regulatory litigation.

Career

Called to the Bar of England and Wales (non-practising) 2007; Qualified as an advocate in the Isle of Man 2010; Director – Gough Law 2016; Director – Athena Law 2018.

Languages

English, French, German and Persian

Education

BSC Management (UMIST); Graduate Diploma in Law (BPP); Bar vocational course (Manchester Metropolitan University); International Diploma in Anti-Money Laundering

Mentions

Isle Of Man

Dispute resolution

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