Active in the Commercial Court, HFW specialises in the aerospace, commodities, construction, energy, insurance and shipping sectors. The team ‘punches well above its weight’, adept at obtaining freezing injunctions and boasting experience in proceedings before the High Court and the Supreme Court. Practice head Andrew Williams brings particular expertise in financial and crypto disputes to the team. Damian Honey fields particular experience in the Middle East, while Rick Brown handles breach of contract, fraud and asset-tracing claims. Other key figures include David Chalcraft, who focuses his cross-border disputes practice on insolvency, fraud and asset-tracing, and Gordon Rieck, who is active in multijurisdictional disputes.
Testimonials
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‘Strong and hardworking team that punches well above its weight. Excellent value and high-quality support to clients in the commercial disputes and fraud sectors. Present in high-value disputes in the Commercial Court and offshore courts.’
‘Damian Honey is a consummate disputes partner with deep international arbitration experience. Andrew Williams is an excellent strategist and leader of a commercial disputes team that operates at premium end of the disputes market. Gordon Rieck is an energetic senior associate who drives a case forward. Frazer Watts, Roxanne Johnson and Joshua Prest are clever up-and-coming associates.’
Key clients
- Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC
- Uniserve Limited
Work highlights
- Advising Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) in a $2bn claim against the previous Deputy Chief Financial Officer of NMC Health plc.
- Advising Uniserve on the alleged breach of a contract during the Covid pandemic for the supply of PPE, which Uniserve agreed to purchase from Advanced Multi-Technology for Medical Industry (Hitex), the first claimant.