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Conyers Offices
SIX, 2ND FLOOR, CRICKET SQUARE
PO BOX 2681
GRAND CAYMAN, KY1-1111
Cayman Islands
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Spencer Vickers
Work Department
Litigation & Restructuring
Position
Partner
Career
Spencer Vickers is a Partner in the Cayman Islands Litigation & Restructuring practice.
Spencer has extensive experience advising clients on a range of insolvency, restructuring and commercial litigation matters, including cross-border disputes. This includes advising on applications regarding the appointment of liquidators and/or receivers, applications to seek disclosure of information and disputes with regulators.
He has represented investment firms, insurance businesses (including captive insurers and their professional advisors), insolvency professionals and sovereign states on a range of complex matters with specific experience in the financial services, insurance, energy and health industries.
Spencer is an experienced advocate. He appears frequently before the Grand Court and Court of Appeal of the Cayman Islands and has recently been praised by the Court for his “persistent eloquence”.
In 2022, Spencer was elected to the Board of Directors of the Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association of the Cayman Islands (RISA Cayman). RISA Cayman is the INSOL chapter for the Cayman Islands and has over 400 members (consisting of accountants and lawyers specialising in Cayman Islands restructuring and insolvency).
Spencer’s election to the RISA Board follows his many contributions as a long-standing member of the RISA Education Committee, and numerous speaking appearances at RISA events. Spencer is also an author and course coordinator of the INSOL Introductory Certificate in Insolvency Law and Practice in the Cayman Islands.
Languages
English
Memberships
- INSOL International
- RISA (Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association), Cayman Islands
- Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association
Education
- Keble College, Oxford – South Eastern Circuit Bar Mess Foundation Advanced International Advocacy Course, 2019
- College of Law – Professional Legal Studies Course, 2011
- University of Auckland – LLB and BCom (Finance), 2010
Lawyer Rankings
Cayman Islands > Dispute resolution
Led by Jonathon Milne and Erik Bodden, Conyers’ dispute resolution practice handles a wide range of high-value and cross-border disputes, with Bodden regularly appearing before the Privy Council, Cayman Islands Court of Appeal and the Grand Court. Praised for his ‘incredible work ethic coupled with a sharp legal mind’, Milne is routinely instructed by clients on high-value liquidation proceedings. Newly promoted partner Spencer Vickers and counsel Alecia Johns are also highly recommended. Former group head Alex Potts KC departed to 4 Pump Court in mid-2023.