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Hefin Rees KC KC
Position
Hefin Rees QC has extensive experience of international disputes in the commercial, civil fraud, construction, banking and financial services sectors. Both Legal 500 UK and Legal 500 Asia Pacific recommend him as a Leading Silk in commercial litigation and in international arbitration, and he is ranked as a Leading Silk UK Bar in offshore litigation.
Since taking Silk in 2013, he has developed a very impressive arbitration and litigation practice and has been called to the Bars of six different jurisdictions. Legal 500 describe him as: “Charming, entertaining, commercially astute and frank…” and say: “He throws himself in a case team with tremendous enthusiasm.”
He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has been appointed to sit as Arbitrator by the ICC, LCIA, LMAA, as well as in ad hoc arbitrations in Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Caribbean.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Hefin Rees KC –3 Verulam Buildings ‘Hefin has a very good sense of judgement. His cross-examination is impeccable. This coupled with his mastery of the law makes him one of the top silks around.’
3 Verulam Buildings is ‘an excellent set’ with a particular strength in handling professional negligence matters within the financial sector. George Mcpherson is acting for a property company in the case of Freehold Managers (Nominees) Ltd v JB Leitch, in which the claimant is trying to recover damages in negligence from a firm of solicitors. Hefin Rees KC has extensive experience handling claims against accountants, banks, investment advisors, and hedge fund managers. Led by Andrew Onslow KC, Lisa Lacob represented a large group of claimants against Clydesdale Bank and National Australia Bank in a high-value claim arising out of the sale of tailored business loans, which included elements of negligence and fraudulent misrepresentation. Richard Hanke was also involved in the case, forming part of the team that defended Clydesdale Bank against the claims.
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Hefin Rees KC –3 Verulam Buildings ‘A rigorous and diligent silk.’
The English Bar Offshore > Commercial disputes
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Hefin Rees KC – 3 Verulam Buildings ‘Hefin has a significant presence in the Eastern Caribbean jurisdictions and a terrific rapport with the local judges.’
3 Verulam Buildings is praised as ‘a go-to set for commercial litigation and civil fraud work’, and other areas of expertise for the members of the set include banking and finance, insolvency and restructuring, and insurance-related disputes. Freezing and disclosure orders, as well as injunctive relief mandates, are also areas of activity for the set. Among its strong roster of silks, Hodge Malek KC is a key name; called to the Bar in the BVI, he has also represented clients before courts in the Isle of Man and Gibraltar. David Quest KC is particularly skilled in handling contentious offshore mandates with financial elements, while Hefin Rees KC frequently appears before the BVI and Cayman Islands Privy Council and Courts of Appeal, as well as the Grand Court in Cayman. Matthew Hardwick KC represented a number of defendants in Joint Stock Company ‘BTA Bank’ v 54 defendants, defeating allegations of fraud made by the Kazakh bank against, among others, members of its former leadership. Turning to the juniors, Philip Hinks is strong in commercial, civil fraud, financial services, and insolvency-related disputes. James Potts is reputable for his expertise in large fraud cases, and of recent note, he acted for the claimant in Morina v McAleavey, a dispute over the ownership of shares that requires expert evidence on the history of the BVI.