Established in 2020, litigation boutique Seladore Legal is ‘going from strength-to-strength’, delivering a ’top service at a competitive price’ to corporates, officeholders, financial institutions and funds across a range of cross-border insolvency disputes. ‘Hugely knowledgeable’ team head Simon Bushell is particularly skilled at advising on issues with an overlap to fraud, where he is appreciated for his willingness to ’aggressively pursue points in the client’s best interests’.
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Testimonials
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- 'You get Magic Circle solicitors with the touch of a smaller firm.'
- 'Specialist practice capable of delivering a top service.'
- ‘The team is going from strength-to-strength.’
- 'Simon Bushell is a hugely knowledgeable and experienced mover and shaker.'
- 'Simon Bushell has a great wealth of experience, particularly in relation to fraud, and is willing to aggressively pursue points in the client's best interests.'
- 'Kevin Kilgour has a razor sharp mind and a practical head on his shoulders.'
Key clients
- Sian Participation Corp (in liquidation)
- SGS Group / Ziyavudin Magomedov
- Sian Participation Corp (in liquidation) / Hellicorp Investments Ltd
- Paul Allen / FRP Advisory
- Diana McFadzean
Work highlights
Representing Sian Participation Corp – a company which indirectly owns the largest single stake in a major Russian ports business, FESCO – in relation to hotly contested BVI winding-up proceedings which have involved a number of significant interlocutory hearings. The case went to appeal before the Privy Council in 2024.
Acting for the court-appointed English representative of the Russian bankruptcy manager of a Russian bankrupt – engaging in asset recovery processes to adequately protect the interests of creditors.
Acting for liquidators in seeking English law avenues of recovery on behalf of a purported asset management vehicle whose clients were the victims of a sophisticated fraud carried out by its owner, an individual who was charged with extensive criminal wrongdoing.
Practice head
Simon Bushell
Other key lawyers
Gary Milner-Moore; Gareth Keillor; Kevin Kilgour; Afzalah Sarwar; Owen Hammond