Practice encompasses complex commercial cases of every kind, ranging from the fields of banking & finance (including securitisation, investment and regulatory claims and insurance business transfers), company law (including shareholder disputes), and fraud (including conspiracy and unlawful interference claims) on the one hand to trust and fiduciary claims, employment disputes and group litigation on the other.
Has considerable experience of international litigation, including jurisdictional disputes and cross border asset tracing. Has appeared before the courts of Gibraltar, the BVI and the Bahamas, and frequently acts in international arbitrations. Has acted as an English law expert in proceedings in several jurisdictions. Sits as an arbitrator.
Several of his cases have been singled out as ‘cases of the year’ by major guides.
Recent cases include: Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd (In Liquidation) v Ruhan [2023] EWCA Civ 1120. [2024] 2 All E.R. 903; Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers and others v Tesco Stores Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 978, [2023] 1 All E.R. 326; Re Prudential Assurance Company Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 1626, [2021] Lloyd's Rep. I.R. 623; Re Edwardian Group Ltd [2019] 1 BCLC 171; and Bluewaters Communications v Bayerische Landesbank, Bernard Ecclestone & Anor.
Called to the English Bar in 1987 (Denning Scholar and Hardwicke Scholar); took Silk in 2006. He has been called to the Bar in the BVI and The Bahamas. Publications – ‘Over to you?’ (New Law Journal, 2nd and 9th April 2021); The Legal Labyrinths of Leverage’ (Legal Week, 16th July 2009); ‘Wrotham Park damages’ (Commercial Litigation Journal, January 2008).
Chancery Bar Association, Commercial Bar Association and Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association.
Educated at University College, Oxford (Open Scholar and Gibbs Prize winner) and Harvard University (Kennedy Scholar).