Henry is a commercial barrister specialising in complex disputes. He acts principally for corporate entities in heavy commercial litigation and international arbitration across the following practice areas: commercial disputes, energy, civil fraud, international trade, jurisdiction and procedure, insurance and reinsurance, and financial services.
His recent led work includes:
- Carlyle Aviation Management Limited v Convex Insurance & Ors, acting in 11 Commercial Court claims with a total value of around US$500m concerning the loss of aircraft in Russia, led by Stephen Hofmeyr KC, Michael Holmes KC and Sarah Martin.
- Consulting Concepts v CPA [2022] EWCA Civ 1699, successfully resisting an appeal against the striking out of a £50m claim, led by Gavin Kealey KC.
- Stonegate v MS Amlin [2022] EWHC 2548 (Comm); [2023] Bus LR 28, successfully acting for the defendants in a claim for £1.1 billion (one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2022), led by Gavin Kealey KC, Adam Fenton KC and Sushma Ananda.
- FCA v Arch [2021] AC 649 (SC), the first test case under the Financial Markets Test Case Scheme, led by Gavin Kealey KC, Andrew Wales KC and Sushma Ananda.
- Lamesa v Cynergy Bank [2021] 2 All ER (Comm) 573 (CA), an appeal about US sanctions, led by Jonathan Crow KC.
- NIVE v Rembrandt [2020] QB 551 (CA), successfully resisting an appeal in a leading fraud case, led by Gavin Kealey KC.
Henry’s work as sole counsel has included acting for the successful City insurance brokers in a trial about a commercial contract, and successfully acting in a major event cancellation dispute concerning a communicable disease extension.
