Littleton Chambers’ skilled team ‘commands respect in the commercial litigation market’. Charles Samek KC is ‘phenomenally clever, incredibly personable, and inspires real confidence in handling the most complex of cases’; he successfully represented the appellant before the Court of Appeal in Servis-Terminal LLC v Drelle. The court confirmed that a sum of money ordered to be paid by a judgment of a foreign court cannot form the base of a bankruptcy petition, unless that judgment has been recognised in the UK. In a separate matter, Jonathan Cohen KC successfully represented Swiss businessman Thomas Flohr in the High Court in a strike-out application against a claim brought by Frontiers Capital pertaining to alleged investment fraud.
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Profile
Position
A KC at just 38 years old, Jonathan Cohen has built his reputation on being an outstanding cross-examiner and trial advocate. Jonathan has a crossover commercial dispute resolution, civil fraud, partnership and employment practice almost exclusively consisting of heavyweight High Court litigation, arbitration and claims involving breach of fiduciary duty, dishonesty or fraud. His employment experience as a junior barrister, when he was twice nominated as Chambers & Partners employment junior of the year, gives him a unique understanding of the issues raised in civil claims for breach of duty against senior executives, directors and partners. He is listed by Chambers & Partners as a leading commercial dispute resolution, partnership and employment silk.
Career
Called 1999.
Education
Manchester Grammar School; St Anne’s College, Oxford.
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