Experience

• Representing the beneficiary of a family trust in multiple contentious trust proceedings with the total value of GBP 2bn concerning privacy, as well as anti-suit injunction proceedings in Gibraltar related to a derivative action against the directors of a listed company in England.
• Representing several defendants in a GBP 10m dispute concerning the ownership and control of digital assets and involving allegations of breach of trust and fiduciary duties. The matter included applications to the Supreme Court of Gibraltar to discharge the WFO and trust preservation orders obtained by the claimants.
• Representing a global operator in the online gaming and sports betting industry in a GBP 30m dispute with its shareholders before the Supreme Court of Gibraltar. The matter concerns the divestiture of shares and US regulatory compliance.
• Representing over 200 institutional claimants with respect to over 1,000 different funds/portfolios in a c.GBP 1.5bn group claim against Standard Chartered Bank regarding allegations of breach of statutory obligations under s.90 and s.90A FSMA 2000. The claim relates to alleged omissions and/or misleading statements in published information arising from alleged misconduct, including breaches of Iranian sanctions. The matter generated significant Court rulings, including from the Court of Appeal, and has settled.
• Representing liquidators of a trust management company in a groundbreaking matter of sector significance involving administration and subsequent conversion to liquidation of a protected cell company in Gibraltar and recovery of company assets from the previous director. The matter included applications which went up to the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Gibraltar.