Biography
Recognised in the legal directories as “first rate… a good team player with excellent client skills” and “good at dealing with particularly demanding clients,” I lead the London Commercial Disputes team, which has developed “a strong commercial litigation brand in the City”.
As an experienced commercial dispute resolution partner, I specialise in complex and high-value disputes, often, if not always, with a multi-jurisdictional element. My practice includes litigation and arbitration for corporates, financial institutions, sovereign states, and high-net-worth individuals. I am committed to effective communication on all issues, including costs, and I explore all available options to resolve matters swiftly and commercially on the best possible terms.
I am a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CiArb).
I am also Head the French Desk at Irwin Mitchell, leading a talented team of French speakers. In this role, I support domestic clients with operations in France and French-speaking jurisdictions, while also securing English legal work for clients based in those regions.
My expertise spans advising banks, corporates, financial services providers, high-net-worth individuals and sovereign states.
Key Highlights
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Acted for a global foreign exchange company providing currency exchange and international payments, in defending a £78m claim brought by a major film production company, and nine other claimants, for unlawful means conspiracy, breach of fiduciary duties, fraud and bribery. The claim arose as a result of foreign exchange and derivative trades and swaps placed, the total of which was approx. $5.6bn.
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Acted for a Sovereign State and its state-owned national carrier in defending a £30m claim brought by a aircraft leasing company in the Commercial Court, London. The Government and the airline defended this claim on the basis that the contract was procured illegally, and that the former CEO acted in breach of his fiduciary duties and outside his authority when entering into this contract.
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Acted for a Sovereign State in respect of international arbitrations conducted under LCIA, SIAC and ICC rules. The dispute surrounded the delivery of a major infrastructure project totalling $150m.
- Acted for an ultra-high net worth individual in pursuing a claim for breach of undertaking, breach of trust and professional negligence arising out of the intended purchase of a high-end residential property worth £9.75m in prime Central London.
