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Commercial disputes
Leading silk2Edward Davies KC – Erskine Chambers ‘Edward is extremely commercial, and has an exceptional ability to distill to the smallest detail on which the case often rests.'
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Edward Davies KC
Erskine Chambers, London
- Phone020 7242 5532
- Email[email protected]
- Profilewww.erskinechambers.com
Position
Edward Davies KC is an experienced commercial litigator, with a strong grounding in company law and corporate insolvency.
He has acted in some of the most significant recent actions in these areas, including ClientEarth v Shell Plc (an application for permission to continue a derivative claim against the directors of Shell plc on grounds of failure to manage climate change risks); Autonomy Corporation Ltd v Lynch (claims concerning the US$11 billion takeover of Autonomy by Hewlett Packard); BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana, (the leading case on the duties of directors in the context of insolvent companies); and Re Coroin Ltd (unfair prejudice and conspiracy claims concerning the Barclay brothers and control of Claridge’s, The Connaught and The Berkeley).
Edward has particular expertise in shareholder disputes, including unfair prejudice petitions and derivative claims. Edward also regularly advises on non-contentious and transactional matters, including schemes of arrangement, reductions of capital, transfers under Part VII FSMA 2000 and company meetings. He appeared on the contested scheme in respect of Dee Valley plc.
Edward frequently acts in overseas matters, including in Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and Jersey; he is called to the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Bar. In the case of IsZo v Nam Tai, Edward recently represented a US investor in successfully reversing a $170m placement in a BVI company and, in the insolvency context, he appeared in the leading case on the operation of the segregated accounts regime in Bermuda, Re Northstar Financial Services.
A list of Edward’s reported cases is at www.erskinechambers.com.
Career
Called 1998; Silk 2017.
PUBLICATIONS:
Company Directors: Law and Liability; PLC Law: Freezing injunctions case study; FromCounsel.com
Memberships
COMBAR. Chancery Bar Association.
Mentions
London Bar
Commercial litigation
Leading silk5Edward Davies KC –Erskine Chambers ‘Edward is incredibly good on his feet and is robust and adaptable. He's very commercial.'
London Bar
Company
Leading silk2Edward Davies KC – Erskine Chambers ‘His advocacy is robust and effective, and his cross-examination is first-class, putting the client on the front foot throughout.’