Mr David Lewis-Hall > Appleby > Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands > Lawyer Profile
Appleby Offices
9th Floor
60 Nexus Way Camana Bay
Grand Cayman, KY1-1104
Cayman Islands
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Mr David Lewis-Hall
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Counsel
Career
David Lewis-Hall is counsel in Appleby’s Cayman Islands office and a member of the Dispute Resolution department. David has broad civil and commercial experience, with particular experience of corporate disputes, insolvency litigation and property disputes.
Before moving to the Cayman Islands, David practised at the Bar of England and Wales at a leading set of Chambers. Appearing in Court on a regular basis throughout his career, David has extensive advocacy experience of all stages of the litigation process, including substantial trial advocacy.
David has excellent client care skills, with his friendly but no-nonsense approach at the Bar in England being commended by both instructing solicitors and lay clients. David prides himself on helping clients to find practical commercial solutions to their legal disputes.
Memberships
- STEP Affiliate Member
- Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association (Cayman)
- INSOL International
- Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association
- Honorary Member of Grays Inn
- Member of the Inner Temple
Education
David was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2010 (now non-practising), and was called to the Bar of the Cayman Islands in 2019.
- STEP Certificate in International Trust Management
- Bar Vocational Course, BPP University, London
- Jurisprudence MA (Oxon) – Brasenose College, University of Oxford
Personal
David is recommended in the Legal 500 2022 for Dispute Resolution. Clients describe him as “Very bright, knowledgeable in a number of areas of law, a team player and enjoyable to work with”.
He recently won a STEP Excellence Award for passing his STEP Certificate in International Trust Management with one of the highest scores worldwide.
Lawyer Rankings
Cayman Islands > Dispute resolution
Appleby‘s ‘outstanding disputes practice’ represents clients in large and high-profile disputes in Cayman, including equitable winding proceedings involving Cayman hedge funds and companies, and serious allegations of fraud and conspiracy. The dispute resolution practice is jointly led by Sebastian Said, a ‘standout’ player in international commercial litigation; and Tony Heaver-Wren, who is noted for his expertise in contentious insolvencies and restructurings involving digital assets, and for handling appraisal claim proceedings on behalf of dissenting shareholders. Ulrich Payne is sought out by investment banks, financial institutions and international corporate groups for his success in managing cross-border high-value asset recovery efforts, insolvency proceedings, and multi-billion-dollar international arbitration proceedings, while David Lee handles big-ticket winding up proceedings in relation to investment funds. Head of the merger disputes practice Andrew Jackson is a specialist in appraisal actions, and counsel David Lewis-Hall is also recommended. Peter McMaster KC retired.