Carey Olsen’s dispute resolution practice covers asset-tracing, debt restructuring, and professional negligence matters. Alex Hall Taylor KC oversees the team and is an expert in civil fraud, while Richard Brown is focused on insolvency matters. Simon Hall handles contentious trust and probate matters, while Sara Malik and Dean Robson are other key team members.
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Testimonials
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- ‘They are a responsive, thorough, and highly motivated team, competent at every level.’
- ‘They are tailor-made for large-scale disputes: proactive, thoughtful, creative, and innovative.’
- ‘Carey Olsen’s BVI disputes practice goes from strength to strength. They are excellent from top to bottom: great lawyers who fight their client’s corner ferociously, yet remain a pleasure to work with.’
- ‘The parts and the sum of the parts at Carey Olsen make them the premier dispute resolution firm in the BVI. They provide consistently reliable advice and strategies. They can be trusted with complex, high-value commercial and trust matters.’
- ‘Alex Hall Taylor KC is a first-rate litigator. He has first-class judgment, a commanding presence, and is a dominant force in BVI disputes. His grasp of facts, law, and issues is masterful.'
- ‘Richard Brown is urbane, cerebral, and a hugely effective communicator with a winning, no-nonsense approach.’
Key clients
- R&S Trust
- Geneva Trust Company
- Todd Snyder
- Kenworth Industrial Limited
- Glazer Capital Management
- Glazer Funds
- Access Bank
- Sino Century
- Von der Heydt Invest SA
- Leticia
- Seaport Global Securities LLC
- Aevoe
Work highlights
Represented Geneva Trust Company, trustee of a multi-billion-dollar BVI trust, in beneficiary proceedings seeking its removal for alleged misconduct, with judgment and consequential orders handed down in early 2025.
Represented the estate of the late Mr Igor Yeremeiev in a dispute concerning his interest in the West Oil Group and Continuum Group in Ukraine.
Advised Todd Snyder, Plan Administrator of Terraform Labs, in US bankruptcy proceedings following its high-profile collapse and multi-billion-dollar investor losses.
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Practice head
Alex Hall Taylor KC
Other key lawyers
Richard Brown; Simon Hall; Sara Malik; Dean Robson