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GRAND CAYMAN KY1-1108
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Jonathan Moffatt
Work Department
Litigation
Position
I am a Partner in our Cayman litigation practice, specialising in commercial litigation and insolvency.
Career
OVERVIEW
I am a Partner in our Cayman litigation practice, specialising in commercial litigation and insolvency.
I have worked on the firm’s most complex matters, including Primeo Fund’s breach of contract claims against HSBC which involved two separate Privy Council hearings in 2021. I have also acted in insolvency disputes, cross-border liquidations and various fair value petitions including the Qunar and Sina Corporation matters.
Prior to joining Mourant in 2015, I practised as a barrister with Outer Temple Chambers in London.
WORK HIGHLIGHTS
- Primeo Fund v HSBC – acting for the liquidators in their claims against the administrator and custodian for breach of duty in relation to investments lost in the Madoff Ponzi scheme, establishing binding authority on issues such as reflective loss, limitation and contributory negligence.
- Porton – acting for the petitioner in its petition to restore companies on the basis that the voluntary liquidation process was impeached by fraud.
- Upper Brook – acting for the Libyan Investment Authority’s subsidiaries in their successful opposition to an appeal brought by their former investment manager.
- Qunar – acting for dissenting shareholders in the substantive trial on fair value and consequential decision on the fair rate of interest.
- Changgang Dunxin Enterprise Company Limited – successful application by Hong Kong – appointed liquidators to transfer the liquidation to Cayman.
Memberships
MEMBERSHIPS
- Insolvency Lawyers Association
- INSOL International
- RISA
- The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, London
Education
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Admitted to practice in the Cayman Islands, 2015
- Judicial Assistant to Lord Justice Rix, Court of Appeal, 2011
- Outer Temple Chambers, London, 2010 – 2014
Lawyer Rankings
Cayman Islands > Dispute resolution
Mourant provides a comprehensive service on distressed fund disputes, commercial litigation, and insolvency and restructuring matters, while also regularly handling g s.238 valuation disputes. The highly experienced Peter Hayden handles a varied spectrum of contentious issues, regularly appearing before the Grand Court and the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, while Simon Dickson has considerable experience in fund disputes, insurance-related matters, insolvencies and restructurings. Practice head Nicholas Fox has recently been active in cryptocurrency work, and has led several winding-up petitions involving cryptocurrency investment funds. Hector Robinson KC is the key contact in the practice for contentious private client work, and Jonathan Moffatt is noted for acting in shareholder disputes and liquidations. Insolvency and commercial litigation expert Christopher Harlowe, who divides his time between Cayman and London, is also highly recommended.