The members of 4 Stone Buildings act in major international banking, financial services, corporate, and shareholder disputes. The set’s barristers have acted in a range of precedent-setting commercial disputes in free zone courts: Sharif Shivji KC leads Albert Sampson and Hossein Sharafi for the liquidators in the ongoing Bank Sarasin-Alpen liquidation proceedings in the DIFC, and Richard Hill KC has acted for the first defendant in Gate Mena DMCC v Tabarak Investment Capital Ltd, a case concerning issues of the handling of cryptoassets. Elsewhere in Chambers, Andrew Rose is active in the ADGM courts, representing Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC in litigation and arbitration, and Karl Anderson has acted unled in GTC Trading SA v Hazem Abdolshahid Mahmoudi Rashed and Ors, a case involving a worldwide freezing order which gave rise to one of the first judgements of the Conflicts of Jurisdiction Tribunal in Dubai.
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Litigation specialist focusing on commercial, capital markets and banking, insolvency, civil fraud and company litigation.
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Litigation specialist focusing on commercial, capital markets and banking, civil fraud, insolvency and company litigation. In addition to his High Court practice he appears in international arbitrations and Courts in offshore jurisdictions. His work regularly features cross-border issues and involves large teams, often including team members from the US and other jurisdictions. Leading recent cases: Autonomy Corporation v Lynch; of Travelport v WEX; Olding v WEX, Sharp v Blank (Lloyds shareholder action); Khorafi v Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Ltd (DIFC Court); Pinchuk v Bogolyubov; Constantin Meridien v Ecclestone; McKillen v Barclay & Ors; re Lehman Brothers International Europe (client money litigation); Re Titan Europe 2007-1 (NHP); Sinclair v Versailles Trade Finance Ltd.
Career
1993 Call. Silk in 2012. Educated at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge (BA Hons - 1st class); Prince of Wales Scholar of Gray's Inn.
Memberships
Also called to the Bar in the BVI and the DIFC; Member of Attorney General's 'A' Panel Counsel for Government work (2007-12); COMBAR; CBA
Education
Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge (1st class Hons).
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- 'I regularly work with Ryan Tunkel and he is a superstar. He is incredibly helpful and responsive and bends over backwards to find the right barrister for the job, no matter how large or small.' 'The service as noted above is excellent, given that they are not only very responsive and mindful but also the fact the set has very astute and skilled barristers at all levels. The clerks are superb and I can mention Ryan Tunkel as a good example along with others.' 'The clerking team has been efficient and helpful. Communication has been timely and clear, particularly in coordinating availability and handling logistical matters.'