Cases and deals
- Government of Yemen ICC Arbitration
Acting for the Government of Yemen in a multi-billion dollar piece of litigation relating to a Product Sharing Agreement in respect of the Marib Block 18 oil field - Railtrack Private Shareholders' Action Group
Successfully defending the Secretary of State for Transport in relation to claims by the Railtrack Private Shareholders' Action Group - Metro Trading Claim
Successfully pursuing claim on behalf of Glencore claims relating to the wrongful diversion of oil cargoes - NatWest Bank and TCF -v- Dinc Bilgin & others
Successful claim on a £5m guarantee involving issues of whether a company was a nominee or façade, piercing the corporate veil and opposing an application to set aside a Freezing Order arising out of specific disclosure of information received by the police - Deep Vein Thrombosis and Air Travel Group Litigation
A successful defence on behalf of an airline of claims by a passenger who suffered deep vein thrombosis, under the Warsaw Convention - Tadaz Litigation
Acting in relation to disputes arising out of the right to production of aluminium by Tajik Aluminium Plant in Tajikistan - Football League -v- Hammonds and Stephen Townley
Successfully defending a claim for the professional negligence brought by the Football League against a partner in a law firm - AY Bank Limited -v- (1) Bosnia and Herzogovina, (2) Croatia, (3) Macedonia, (4) Slovenia, (5) Serbia
Acting for the Republic of Slovenia in claims arising out of the dissolution of the former Yugoslavia and disputes over assets hold by joint venture banks in various jurisdictions - Tillman -v- Jersonet – LCIA Arbitration
Acting in an LCIA arbitration and associated Commercial Court proceedings in relation to a joint venture between Ukrainian and Russian interests in the privatised Ukrainian power companies (oblenergos) following the "Orange Revolution" in Ukraine - Split Caps
Investigation acting on behalf of Aberdeen Asset Management in relation to proceedings arising out of the "Split Caps" investment investigation - Savings Bank of the Russian Federation –v- Refco Securities LLC
Acting in proceedings relating to Global Master Securities Lending Agreements - Independiente Limited -v- Music Trading On-Line (HK) Limited and others
Acting in relation to copyright infringement by parallel importation of CDs and DVDs and associated contempt of court proceedings - Philips Brothers -v- Republic of Sierra Leone
Successfully claiming against the Republic of Sierra Leone – one of the leading cases on sovereign immunity - Momart Warehouse Fire
Acting for artists such as Gillian Ayres, Damien Hirst, the estate of Patrick Heron, Helen Chadwick and their insurers in relation to loss of art works with a value of approximately £30m arising out of the fire at the Momart Warehouse - Competition Enquiry into Football Shirts
Acting on behalf of the Claimants in the first claim brought under the Enterprise Act in connection with the investigation into price fixing of football shirts - International Litigation
Dealing with numerous applications relating to jurisdiction, choice of law and anti-suit injunctions in connection with proceedings before the Courts and arbitral institutions