Laker (UK and USA)
Advising and acting for the Liquidator of Laker Airways in litigation which was taken on appeal to the House of Lords, concerning the right of the Liquidator of Laker Airways to pursue US Anti-Trust proceedings against a number of British and European Defendants
Carrian (Hong Kong and UK)
Advising and representing the (Hong Kong) Liquidators of Carrian Investments Limited in relation to the largest insolvency in Hong Kong of the 1980s
Banco Ambrosiano (Bahamas, Canada and Luxembourg)
Advising and representing the (Luxembourg) Liquidators of Banco in their world-wide attempts to recover assets of the Bank from the Calvi family
Mentor Insurance (Bermuda and UK)
Advising and representing the (Bermudan) Liquidators of Mentor Insurance (the largest and most complex Bermudan insolvency of the 1980s) in relation to all insolvency related aspects of the liquidation (1985-1990)
Polly Peck (UK)
Advising a syndicate of international banks in relation to the Polly Peck Administration
Maxwell (UK)
Obtaining the Administration Orders made in relation to the Maxwell private companies and thereafter advising and representing the Administrators in relation to insolvency matters and asset recovery proceedings (1991-1995)
BCCI (UK, Cayman islands, Luxembourg and UAE)
Advising and representing in the Courts of a variety of jurisdictions, the Government and Ruling Family of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in relation to all aspects of the collapse of the BCCI group, in which they were the majority shareholders. This matter involved detailed consideration of the many issues arising from a substantial trans-national insolvency (1991-1998)
Rafidain Bank (UK)
Advising and representing the Government of Iraq in relation to the steps taken by the UK authorities to place Rafidain Bank into provisional liquidation following the imposition of UN sanctions (1990-1995)
KWELM (UK and Bermuda)
Advising and representing the auditors of the failed KWELM insurance companies in connection with proceedings brought against them by the Provisional Liquidators / Scheme Administrators of the companies following their collapse (1992-1996).
NEMGIA (UK)
Advising and appearing on behalf of the principal French state-owned corporation defending litigation arising from its acquisition of a failed UK insurance company, in which the claims exceed £ 300 million. The trial of this litigation took place in late 1996 and involved numerous complex insolvency related issues (1992-96)
Barings (World-wide)
Participation in the formulation and implementation of the strategy underlying the rescue of the Barings group, from the moment of the discovery of its financial difficulties to its sale to ING and beyond (1995-1996)
Grupo Torras (UK)
Advising and representing the Kuwait Investment Authority in relation to complex commercial litigation intended to recover compensation for substantial losses suffered by the KIA in the wake of the collapse of its Spanish investment arm (1997-99)
North Atlantic Insurance (UK and USA)
Advising and representing the Provisional Liquidations of the North Atlantic Insurance Company in relation to all aspects of the insolvency including trans-national litigation arising from the collapse of the company. This has included the provision of expert evidence to the US Bankruptcy Court (SDNY)
CA Pacific (Hong Kong)
Advising the Provisional Liquidators / Liquidators of the CA Pacific Stockbroking group in Hong Kong in relation to the insolvency of the group and the complex issues concerning the distribution of its assets amongst its 14,000 clients. This was one of the highest profile insolvencies in Hong Kong of the 1990s
Ionica (UK and USA)
Advising and representing Ionica Group PLC in relation to trans-national insolvency issues arising from the collapse of Ionica PLC This has included the provision of expert evidence to the US Bankruptcy Court (SDNY)