Tom Crawford

High Court Litigation

• Representing Renault in the NOx Diesel Emissions Group Litigation in London, proceedings of an unprecedented scale (with around 1.8 million claims issued against car manufacturers) and complexity. In an extensive liability ruling in July, the High Court rejected all claims against Renault.
• Representing a large group of institutional claimants and retail claimants in RBS Rights Issue litigation in a number of substantial matters following the settlement of this litigation. This involves distribution and success fees claims made by parties connected with the claimants’ previous agent with the total value of the claims GBP 200m.
• Representing partners in a UK private equity firm, along with associated global entities, in a Commercial Court claim alleging diversion of the business opportunity to conduct an asset recovery process on behalf of the Family and Estate of the late Badri Patarkatsishvili, a Georgian billionaire. The claim is valued in excess of USD 100m.
• Representing a large group of institutional and retail claimants in defending a claim from Vannin Capital Limited, arising out of two Litigation Funding Agreements entered into in connection with the RBS Rights Issue Litigation.
• Representing a large group of institutional and retail claimants in a CPR 19.8 representative claim for over GBP 20m by Manx Capital Partners against former members of the group including Scottish Widows and others for their share of the costs relating to the RBS Rights Issue Litigation.
• Representing a private European renewable retail energy company in a GBP 10m dispute brought by a leading insurer relating to the company’s liquidation in the UK and involving complex cross-border insolvency issues.

International Arbitration

• Representing an American company who invested in Grenada’s sole electric utility provider in an ICSID arbitration dispute with the Government of Grenada after they made sweeping changes to regulations which drastically lowered the value of the clients’ investment, resulting in an award of USD 65m.
• Representing an American medical technologies company in a breach of contract dispute in American Association Arbitration proceedings.

Investigations and White Collar Crime

• Investigating a West African company on behalf of an investment bank for potential bribery and corruption issues.
• Representing to acquittal, a trader accused by the US Department of Justice of manipulating the foreign exchange market.
• Preparing compliance due diligence reports for an investment bank and lenders on separate matters in relation to their prospective investments.
• Advising a technology company on discrete questions of criminal law.