- Acting for a major British retailer in pursuing a claim under its D&O insurance in respect of a significant claim brought against certain of its former directors. The dispute concerns the interpretation and application of an allocation provision between insured and uninsured losses.
- Advising a former CEO of a UK PLC in relation to a claim for legal costs and an indemnity under a D&O policy.
- Advising an unincorporated joint venture in relation to proceedings against excess layer insurance for defence costs and expenses following the incident at Grenfell Tower in 2017.
- Acting in a multi-million pound Commercial Court claim against W&I insurers following the acquisition of a construction business in 2019 (CL-2022-000621), with judgment handed down in October 2023 and now on appeal to the Court of Appeal with the hearing in April 2024.
Shareholder / Fiduciary Duties
- Defending an injunction threatened in relation to compulsory transfer of a former employee's shares.
- Acting for a minority shareholder energy company in an unfair prejudice dispute
- Acting for a large British retailer in an LCIA arbitration concerning alleged unfair prejudice by the majority shareholder.
- Acting for the former directors of Burnden Holdings (UK) Ltd in successfully defending proceedings for breach of fiduciary duties brought by a liquidator [2019] EWHC 1566 (Ch).
