Tiran Nersessian

Highly regarded for his courtroom advocacy and particularly extensive experience as sole counsel in substantial insolvency, company and commercial litigation, including several high profile matters for the government and private clients in recent years such as Carillion, Comet Group, BHS, Boris Becker, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the proposed acquisition of Sky by 21st Century Fox, and James Stunt.  Examples of reported cases:  Comet Group (2023) -preferences; OR v Obaigbena (2022) - directors duties; Bell Pottinger (2021) - directors disqualification; Balengani v Sharifpoor (2020) – setting-aside judgment; Viceroy Jones (2020) – third part costs orders; Georgallides v Sec of State (2020) – rescission of undertakings;  Armstrong-Emery (2019) – director disqualification; Bajaj Healthcare (2019) – misrepresentation; Leitzbach (2018) – bankruptcy, insolvency regulations; Botleigh Grange v HMRC (2018) – Cross claims/consent orders; Genz Holdings (2018) – Foreign convictions, disqualification; A&M Access Ltd (2017) – Liquidators, personal costs; CFL Finance v Rubin (2017) – IVA, material irregularity; Brooks v Armstrong (2017) – wrongful trading; Kombinat Aluminjuma (2016) - Cross-Border Insolvency; Walker v NatWest (2016) – financial misselling, administrators.

Jesus College, Oxford (2001 MA Hons Jurisprudence); Inns of Court School of Law (2002 Bar Vocational Course – very competent). Viscount Sankey Scholar at Jesus College; Lord Denning and Hardwicke Scholar at Lincoln’s Inn.