Fieldfisher

Darren is an expert in litigation and arbitration, often with an international element, and has acted on cases worth in excess of $1billion. He is very experienced in commercial fraud litigation, asset tracing and technology disputes, as well as in utilising process efficiencies to manage disputes effectively.

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Darren has been described in the legal directories as "a real technical genius. By far the best commercial litigator that I have ever worked with", as well as having "an excellent sense of strategy – he can see where and when to apply pressure in order to maximise the prospects of success in a case and he has a talent for spotting the best points to gain traction with a judge. It inspires confidence to work with him" (Legal 500, 2021).

His practice extends across the fields of contract law, banking and finance, corporate and shareholder disputes, technology, asset tracing and enforcement.  He is very experienced in commercial fraud disputes and regularly represents ultra-high net worth individuals, banks and businesses who have been the subject of fraud, and is the editor of the popular 'Catching Fraudsters' article series.  Darren also advises on issues arising from technology projects such as project delays and failures, defective software and hardware, termination and other contractual matters.  Much of his work has an international dimension and he is frequently instructed on complex jurisdictional and governing law disputes. Darren also has a keen interest in representing vegan and other ethical businesses.

Darren has been involved in numerous injunctions including freezing injunctions, search and seizure and computer imaging orders, as well as anti-suit, restraint of trade, breach of confidentiality, delivery up and continued supply injunctions.  He also acts as a supervising solicitor to oversee the carrying out of injunctions by other law firms.

In addition, Darren has significant experience of alternative dispute resolution. He has been involved in numerous mediations and accepts instructions to act as an expert witness in expert determinations and early neutral evaluations. He has also acted as an expert for the US, Russian and Italian courts on matters of English law and he receives instructions from accountants and in-house lawyers to provide expert legal opinions.

Darren is a strong proponent of the use of technology and processes to manage disputes effectively, resulting in more cost-effective, speedy and fairer outcomes for those involved.  He works regularly with our multi-disciplinary Connected Services team, ensuring that clients have access to innovative products and technology, consultants, project managers and technology specialists to enable business growth.  In addition, Darren works with our pioneering Mindcrest team to optimise, systematise and scale legal work for cost and time efficiencies.