Our Experience

Financial Services

The Firm acts on a full spectrum of complex financial disputes as well as advising on regulatory issues affecting our clients (both domestically and internationally). As part of our financial services practice we are also often asked to act in proceedings for tracing or recovery of stolen funds transferred through the banking system.

Our most recent cases include:

• Acting on claims arising from the sale of the Interlife Insurance Group to SEB Banken in Sweden (referred for Arbitration under the Stockholm Rules); including the Defence of a £40 Million claim for damages for breach of warranty in connection with alleged Pension Misselling; recovery by restitution of taxes improperly paid consequent to the transaction and the justiciability of claims for indemnity brought as part of the Arbitration.


• Investigation into the collapse of a BVI fund, involving claims of unfair prejudice and misfeasance.


• Acting for a hedge fund in the BVI courts in connection with the ability of a person to petition for the winding-up of a hedge fund based upon an unpaid redemption request. SV Special Situations Fund Ltd v Headstart Class F Holdings Ltd, British Virgin Islands, Olivetti J, 21 November 2008


• Grosvenor Casinos v. National Bank of Abu Dhabi [2008] EWHC 511 (Comm): Flaux J.; interpretation of the ICC Uniform Rules of Collection and deceit.


• Judicial Review of a Domestic Regulator's decision to give assistance in connection with the business of an offshore hedge fund (Administrative Court).

Corporate Law

The Firm has extensive experience in advising on corporate transactions, particularly on strategic issues, compliance and risk.

Recent transactions include:

• Advising on the the creation of private equity interests in TaxFreeShoppping.com and the development and origination of the company.


• Advising Heritage Great Britain Plc in connection with the Snowden Summit Railway redevelopment.


• Advising on a distribution agreement on behalf of a large motor vehicle dealership involving cross border issues.


• Advising board directors and consultants of their corporate obligations, rights and entitlements.


• Advising on a £5million repo transaction for an off shore hedge fund.

Corporate Finance

The Firm has experience in listings on AIM and the PLUS market and particular expertise in listing entities in the Gaming Sector.

Recent transactions include:

• Listing Devilfish Gaming PLC on the PLUS market, in March 2008.


• Advising on a reverse takeover of a PLUS listed company and ensuring a subsequent listing on AIM.


• Advising in connection with local and cross border issues affecting a bespoke gaming product (involving co-ordinating opinions in Canada, Malta, Gibraltar and Nevada).