Mr Glen Davis KC KC > South Square > London, England > Barrister Profile
South Square Offices
3-4 SOUTH SQUARE, GRAY'S INN
LONDON
WC1R 5HP
England
Mr Glen Davis KC KC
Position
Glen is a senior silk with nearly thirty years’ experience of specialising in domestic and cross-border insolvency and restructuring, and of acting in commercial disputes complicated by insolvency. His contentious and advisory commercial practice has extend to banking and financial services, payment services and e-money, insurance, shipping, company and partnership disputes, civil fraud and professional negligence.
Since taking silk in 2011, Glen has been involved in significant restructurings and insolvencies (including Greensill Capital), a number of investment bank special administrations (including MF Global, Worldspreads, Strand Capital, WealthTek), two significant Gibraltar insurance liquidations (Lemma Europe Insurance, Hill Insurance), cases arising from shipping collapses in Europe and the Far East (including Korea Lines Corporation and Sanko), major restructurings including Bulgaria Telecom, cases arising from the Irish financial collapse, substantial claims against directors, and law firm insolvencies.
Glen has acted for the financial services regulators of the UK and of a number of offshore jurisdictions, and is appointed to act as a Senior Decision Maker for the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. He served for 10 years as a member of the Insolvency Rules Committee in the UK, and has also advised the Government of Gibraltar and a number of domestic and foreign Government-related organisations about insolvency, company and regulatory law reform and implementation. He takes a particular interest in Africa and for many years chaired the Africa Committee of the Commercial Bar Association.
Career
Called 1992; QC 2011. CEDR-accredited Mediator 1998; called to the Bar of Gibraltar for specific cases 2013; called to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court 2014; licensed to appear in the courts of the Dubai International Financial Centre; appointed to the Guernsey Financial Services Commission’s panel of Senior Decision Makers 2015; appointed to INSOL International Mediation Panel 2015
Languages
Spanish (conversational).
Memberships
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb), R3, , COMBAR (Chair, Africa Committee, 2007-2022), Insolvency Lawyers’ Association.
Education
Balliol College, Oxford University (1979 MA English, First Class); City University (1992 CPE).
Leisure
Contemporary art and dance, football (Arsenal), photography.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Insolvency
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Glen Davis KC – South Square ‘Literally wrote the book. Authoritative, friendly, a first choice for insolvency.’
The English Bar Offshore > Commercial disputes
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Glen Davis KC – South Square ‘Glen is extremely bright, very pleasant to work with, extremely hands-on and detail-oriented, and very user friendly.’
For the members of South Square, offshore mandates surrounding the financial services, insolvency and company law, and fraud-related disputes are key pillars of practice. The set boasts a strong bench of reputable silks, including David Allison KC, who is representing Aston Martin in a case surrounding a just and equitable winding up petition in the Jersey courts. Barry Isaacs KC has substantial knowledge of insolvency and banking and finance work, while Tom Smith KC is a specialist in offshore and funds work in the Cayman Islands; he acted for the claimants in Primeo Fund v HSBC, a $2bn claim regarding allegations of fraud and negligence against a former administrator and custodian. Felicity Toube KC has expertise in international proceedings and is especially experienced in major corporate restructurings. David Alexander KC is skilled in civil fraud cases, Glen Davis KC has notable expertise in litigation proceedings arising out of Gibraltar, and Richard Fisher KC frequently handles insolvency and commercial matters in the BVI, Cayman Islands, and Channel Islands. Jeremy Goldring KC is another key silk at the set handling banking and finance and company law matters. Making silk in the 2024 round, Adam Al-Attar KC is a key name to note in the insolvency and restructuring space. Amongst the set’s juniors, Clara Johnson has a particular strength in disputes with cross-border elements, especially those involving injunctive relief. She represented the joint liquidators in a case surrounding the collapse of a global construction company that had debts of $2bn (Joannou and Paraskevaides (Overseas) Limited (In Liquidation) v Dakis Joannou and others).