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Martin Moore KC
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Martin is a leading Silk for company law litigation and advice, corporate finance, financial services, and insolvency. He is a go-to silk for large-scale, complex corporate transactions and reorganisations (including takeovers and mergers), schemes of arrangement, cross-border mergers, establishment of Societas Europaea and schemes for the transfer of insurance and banking business (Part VII transfers).
His clients are predominantly UK Plc and large multi-national corporations and his instructing solicitors are Magic Circle and Silver Circle firms. He is often consulted on a complex issues involving group structures, liability management, contractual construction, regulatory issues, directors’ duties and conflicts.
He has written two published opinions for the Financial Reporting Committee on the True and Fair requirement, has advised on Bermudan, Hong Kong and Channel Islands law and has given expert evidence in the United States and Australia.
Significant cases include ; Jardine Strategic Holdings (Appraisal action in Bermuda acting for Jardine Matheson Group – market cap $38 billion Fortune 500 company) ; Nam Tai was an improper purpose and breach of fiduciary duty case in relation to a PRC business incorporated in the BVI which Martin Moore KC , Edward Davies KC and Ben Griffiths won both at first instance and on appeal to the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal ; Myovant (appraisal action in Bermuda involving a bio-pharma company. It is at a relatively early stage)
Career
BA (Oxon). Year Qualified: 1982. Lincoln’s Inn. KC 2002.
Called to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Island) 2020
Called to the Bar of Northern Ireland 2020
Memberships
COMBAR; Chancery Bar Association.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Company
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Martin Moore KC – Erskine Chambers ‘Martin combines an enormous brain with availability, pragmatism and a sense of humour, and he is very effective when presenting in court.’
Erskine Chambers is ‘renowned, deservedly, as the go-to set for complicated corporate law questions’ and ‘a top set for company law disputes with a good selection of barristers at various levels’. Among the set’s many prominent silks is David Chivers KC, who recently handled an appeal to the Privy Council from Antigua to consider the power of directors to enter into poison pill arrangements at common law in IGlobe v Sinovac. Opposing counsel in that case were the set’s own James Potts KC and Andrew Blake. Martin Moore KC, who is widely recognised as a leading voice on transactional matters, advised GSK on contentious issues arising from the demerger of its consumer healthcare division to Haleon plc, and handled a high-value appraisal action in Bermuda on behalf of Jardine Matheson Group. Turning to the set’s juniors, Nigel Dougherty recently acted for directors of the owner of London’s Wolseley restaurant in successfully resisting an injunction sought by MI Squared that would have prevented a proposed £38m rescue package. Mary Stokes has retired from practice.
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Martin Moore KC –Erskine Chambers ‘Martin is far and away the most experienced barrister on Part VII transfer schemes, having acted on the majority of the large transfer schemes during his career. This, alongside his ability to recall every specific detail of those schemes going back many years, is tremendously valuable on transactions and as an advocate. He also has a clear and concise way of explaining complex matters, which judges and clients seem to greatly appreciate.’