4 New Square Chambers‘ team has ’in-depth knowledge of commercial litigation‘. The group is well versed in acting for claimants and defendants in disputes, as well as appearing in international arbitration cases before domestic and international tribunals. Justin Fenwick KC appeared for one of the defendants in Magomedov & Ors v TPG Group Holdings (SBS), LP & Ors, a $14bn claim concerning alleged fraudulent conspiracy to deprive Magomedov of his assets; the Commercial Court held that the forum for the dispute to be heard in should be in Russia. Graham Chapman KC and Marie-Claire O’Kane represented the claimant before the Court of Appeal in Norman Hay Plc (in Members’ Voluntary Liquidation) v Marsh Limited, concerning a claim brought against an insurance broker involving allegations of failure to put insurance in place.
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Profile
Position
Specialises in the fields of commercial, offshore and professional liability, covering the full range of claims against professionals; other areas include insurance, banking and financial services, IT.
Career
Qualified 1998; Silk 2014; Inner Temple; awarded a major scholarship by Inner Temple; tenant at 4 New Square, Lincoln’s Inn.
Memberships
Combar; PNBA; TECBAR.
Education
Westcliff High School for Boys; Oriel College, Oxford (1997 BA Hons Jurisprudence 1st), Martin Wronker Prize for best finals paper in Jurisprudence; Scholar of Oriel College, Oxford.
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