Dispute resolution

Mourant

Nicholas Fox heads the dispute resolution offering at Mourant, which has a strong track record in major litigation in Cayman, its core practice focusing on distressed fund disputes, commercial litigation, insolvency and restructuring, contentious regulatory matters, and ITPC. Fox is a noted litigator in the jurisdiction and his recent work has included family business disputes, major liquidations, and contested winding up proceedings. Vastly experienced commercial litigator Peter Hayden is a further key contact, and ‘outstanding lawyer’ Simon Dickson draws on his experience practicing on the islands since 2002. Another senior figure key to the department is Hector Robinson KC, and Jonathan Moffatt adds depth across commercial litigation, shareholder disputes and liquidations.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘The Mourant team has strong commercial acumen and are able to provide commercially thoughtful advice to their clients.’
‘Peter Hayden is one of the top litigators in the Cayman Islands. Often his position or approach to a dispute foreshadows changes to the law. Peter is technically brilliant.'
'Jonathan Moffatt is extremely approachable and hard working for his clients.’
‘High quality, super responsive and practical.’
'It is a very impressive outfit. The firm's network of international offices has also enabled multi-jurisdiction cases to be conducted very effectively.'
‘Simon Dickson is an outstanding lawyer, a great tactician and brilliant with clients. Discussing legal issues with him always produces additional insights and he is great at seeing the big picture in terms of litigation strategy. He also has acute commercial instincts and is brilliant at working with clients to identify strategic objectives and how they can be accomplished.’
‘A fantastic firm with deep expertise in the British overseas territories.’
‘Peter Hayden and Jonathan Moffatt are both great litigators with brilliant strategic insight.’

Key clients

HRH Princess Deema Bint Sultan Bin Abdulaziz
Oussama Ammar
Monique Hamaty-Simmonds et al
Eiffel, Pretons, Ensemble 2 and Eiffel eCapital Global Fund
Oasis Management (Hong Kong)
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
Fideicomiso F/000118
Saxena Holdings LLC and Tagusi Holdings LLC

Work highlights

Acting for HRH Princess Deema who commenced proceedings against a former Linklaters UK Partner, Ronald Gibbs, relating to the misappropriation of a $25m investment fund, resulting in a damages award of $40m.
Acting for Eiffel Funds, which is the largest creditor in the liquidation of Direct Lending Income Group (DLI).
Advising SINA Corporation on an s.238 case.