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Litigation.

Position

Partner in Ogier Jersey’s litigation department. Has a broad commercial litigation and dispute resolution practice, with an emphasis on cross-border work, including: trust related contentious matters, often involving fraud and asset tracing; disputes arising out of the financial services industry including funds related investor/shareholder and disputes; insolvency and restructuring matters (including non-contentious company law applications); regulatory matters, particularly advising regulated business on investigations and enforcement actions as well as on anti-money laundering and proceeds of crime legislation and regulation; local property and construction disputes. Many Jersey trust matters are confidential and heard in private, but recent examples are cases acting for Vistra Trust Company (Jersey) Limited (multi-jurisdictional trust and fraud/asset tracing), RBC Trustees (CI) Limited (multi-jurisdictional litigation); Rawllnson & Hunter (trustee directions), Basel Trust Corporation (Channel Islands) Limited, HSBC Bank Plc (disputes concerning guarantee/security enforcement, construction/lease claims). G4S International Employment Services Limited. Recent reported cases: Jersey – Viken & Ors v New World Trust (Jersey) Limited (for New World Trust); in the Matter of the Bird Trusts (for Basel Trust Corporation (Jersey) Limited); Representation of BNP Paribas Jersey Trust Corporation Limited (for beneficiaries); Cayman Islands – Barclays Private Bank and Trust Company (Cayman) Limited v Chamberlain (for Barclays); TMSF v Wisteria Bay Limited and Utterton Limited (for the defendants).

Career

Trained and qualified Frere Cholmeley (Monaco) 1991; assistant solicitor commercial litigation Frere Cholmeley (Dubai); commercial litigation Hill & Barlow (Bolton, USA); joined Macfarlanes Abu Dhabi office1995, head of litigation team 2007-08, London office 2009; senior associate litigation Walkers Cayman Islands 2003; joined Ogier Jersey 2006, qualified as Jersey advocate 2009, made partner 2011. Publications of note: ‘Jersey Companies and UK Administration’ (International Corporate Rescue – Dec 2010); ‘Jersey fiduciaries facing insolvency – regulatory action and the just and equitable winding-up jurisdiction’ (Bankers Law – Autumn 2010); co-author of Jersey chapter of OUP proposed future publication (as of March 2011 being reviewed and edited) ‘International Trust Disputes’.

Languages

French (conversational).

Member

Law Society of England and Wales; Jersey Law Society.

Education

King’s School, Grantham; University of Hull (1988 LLB (Hons)); College of Law, Guildford (1989 Law Society Finals); Nottingham Law School (2003 LLM Advanced Litigation); Solicitor of England and Wales (1991); Attorney-at- Law, Cayman Islands (2003 non-practising); Advocate of the Royal Court of Jersey (2009); Solicitor of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (2010 BVI).

Leisure

Music (playing piano and listening), football, travel, wine, food.

Practice Areas

Arbitration, ADR, mediation; Insolvency and corporate recovery; Litigation - commercial