Track record
Supermarket development
Acting against a major bank in a dispute over the making of a loan for the development of a household name supermarket and the related hedging of the loan by the use of an interest rate swap.
German industrial company
Acting for a German industrial company as 40% shareholder of a Dutch company in relation to a dispute over bridging finance of €180m lent to it by a syndicate of global banks. Our client asserted that the banks had an obligation to replace the bridge facility with a High Yield Bond.
BVI hedge fund and BVI director
Acting for a BVI hedge fund, and its BVI director in a dispute with its bank, and its English broker over the closure by the bank of the fund's trading positions in FTSE options on LIFFE and the consequent loss of €40 million.
Hedge fund
Acting for a hedge fund in a dispute over the redemption of shares by a global bank and the termination of an option agreement by that bank under which it provided the funds for a leveraged class of share.
Spread betting company
Acting for a spread-betting company in a claim relating to the forced liquidation of equity options.
FX disputes
Acted in numerous FX disputes.
Property investment fund
Acting for a property investment fund over a loan agreement entered into, disputing terms of the sale of the linked asset, issuing proceedings against a well-known bank for misrepresentation, breach of contract and breach of duty in tort.
Property investment company
Acting for a family-owned property investment company with properties in the UK, South Africa and Australia worth over £30 million over a 10 year loan agreement with a major high street bank.