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Gregory Denton-cox

Gregory Denton-cox

Work Department

Chancery: Commercial Company Law Commerical Dispute Resolution Banking & Finance Fraud - Civil Insolvency & Restructuring Offshore Litigation

Position

Gregory has a broad commercial and chancery litigation practice. He has particular expertise in company law matters (including shareholder and investor disputes, and proceedings brought by liquidators), civil fraud, tracing and asset recovery, international trusts and offshore disputes, banking and finance, and insolvency and restructuring. Many of his cases have an international dimension, involving multi-jurisdictional teams.

Notable recent cases include acting for Glencore plc in a shareholder claim, acting for VTBE in the three month Commercial Court trial in Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse & others, FSHC Group Holdings Ltd v Barclays Bank plc (Court of Appeal, a leading case on rectification), BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services v LBG Capital (Supreme Court), Napier Park v Harbourmaster (Court of Appeal), US Bank Trustees Ltd v Titan Europe (disputes concerning the construction of structured finance documents), Benedetti v Sawiris (Supreme Court) (leading case on restitution/quantum meruit), and McKillen v Misland (shareholder dispute concerning ownership of London hotels).

Career

Called to the Bar 2000. Junior Counsel to the Crown (C Panel) 2006-11.

Memberships

Chancery Bar Association, COMBAR.

Education

Shatin College, Hong Kong; University of Nottingham (1999 LLB Law with American Law).

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