Mourant handles a broad caseload of commercial and trust disputes, including contentious restructuring proceedings and allegations of breach of trust. Practice head Abel Lyall acts for clients in both commercial and trust disputes, with experience assisting corporate clients in relation to contentious schemes of arrangement, in addition to overseeing trust matters. Jeremy Wessels pleads trust cases up to the Privy Council, with Gordon Dawes merging expertise in trust and regulatory matters. Sandra Duerden represents trustees and beneficiaries in multi-jurisdictional disputes and is also able to advise trade mark and copyright issues. Chantal Barrett is the group’s insurance disputes specialist, acting on D&O coverage matters in addition to maintaining a contentious trusts practice.
Testimonials
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- 'Abel Lyall and his team are flexible, knowledgeable and comfortable in their abilities. This allows them to provide salient advice on potential avenues at each juncture. The differentiator here is the people.'
- 'Abel Lyall has shown himself to be client-focused and personable whilst maintaining the legal output necessary to pursue a good solution. He relays key information in a concise manner and applies judgement where helpful for me as a client.'
- 'Very responsive team, clear communication and thorough advice.'
- 'Sandra Duerden and Jeremy Wessels both stand out as being exceptional lawyers.'
- 'Mourant has the right people and experience for complex, high stakes litigation matters.'
- 'Christopher Edwards is an exceptionally skilled advocate who devises and flawlessly executes winning strategies in high stakes litigation matters.'
- 'They take the time to understand the client's needs and work diligently to craft the way forward. The client was, at all times, reassured that they were in the hands of top-notch professionals.'
- 'Gordon Dawes was outstanding in court, and the client was elated that he effectively presented arguments which demolished the opponent's case.'
Key clients
- ITG Limited & Bayeux Limited
- Saffery Champness
- EFG Private Bank
- Butterfield Bank and Trust
- PraxisIFM Group and Nerine Group
- Grant Thornton
- GFSC
- Apex
- Intertrust
- Teneo
- Leonard Curtis
Work highlights
- Acted for Investec as former trustees of the Tchenguiz Discretionary Trust in relation to a long-running trust dispute.
- Acted for Grant Thornton, the joint liquidators of JJW Limited, in the cross-border insolvency of a hotel-owning and operating group.
- Advised the Salim Habib Education Foundation in connection with a £168m claim for the transfer of shares in a pharmaceutical company which had been donated to the foundation.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Abel Lyall