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Peter De Verneuil Smith
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- Work 020 7831 8441
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Position
Commercial litigation (with an expertise relating to fund litigation such as the leading decision in Titan Europe v Colliers [2016] PNLR 7), banking litigation (senior junior for the SG Group in the £4bn RBS Rights Issue Litigation which has a 6 month trial listed for 2017), company litigation (in particular unfair prejudice and derivative actions), commercial fraud (junior counsel for the Swiss bank in a €100 million fraud matter Group 7 v Nasir and sole counsel in the leading COA decision of NML Capital v Chapman [2013] EWCA Civ 589), international projects (arbitration and ancillary court relief), conflicts of laws, insurance/reinsurance and professional negligence (in particular claims by banks against valuers).
Career
Called to the Bar in 1998
Member
COMBAR, LCIA, fellow of CIARB, TECBAR, INSOL, IBA, CFLA and PNBA.
Education
Queen Elizabeth School Guernsey, Selwyn College Cambridge.
London Bar
Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
Within: Banking and finance (including consumer credit) – Leading juniors
Peter De Verneuil Smith - 3 Verulam Buildings ‘Stoical and robust, he delivers a star turn.’
Commercial litigation
Within: Commercial litigation – Leading juniors
Peter De Verneuil Smith - 3 Verulam Buildings ‘A phenomenal advocate who adds legal finesse to a commercial strategy.’
Fraud: civil
Within: Fraud: civil – Leading juniors
Peter de Verneuil Smith - 3 Verulam Buildings ‘Tactically very astute, with a nice crisp style.’
Insurance and reinsurance
Within: Insurance and reinsurance – Leading juniors
Peter de Verneuil Smith - 3 Verulam Buildings ‘A renowned advocate and very user-friendly.’
International arbitration: counsel
Within: International arbitration: counsel – Leading juniors
Peter De Verneuil Smith - 3 Verulam Buildings ‘Cuts everything down to their essentials and sees a common sense, pragmatic way through.’
Offshore
Within: Offshore – Leading juniors
Peter de Verneuil Smith - 3 Verulam Buildings ‘Razor sharp and easy to work with.’
Professional negligence
Within: Professional negligence – leading juniors
Peter de Verneuil Smith - 3 Verulam Buildings ‘He is very experienced.’