Our experience and cases of note

Confidential – AI platform (Injunction Proceedings): Acting for an AI platform seeking injunctive relief relating to a proprietary algorithm. The case involved complex technical evidence and the potential misuse of confidential information.

Confidential – Accounting Firm (FRC Investigation): Acting for a major accounting firm in connection with self-reporting obligations to the Financial Reporting Council. The matter arose following an internal investigation into a former employee who had signed off statutory accounts without proper authorisation. The engagement involved a detailed internal investigation and navigating regulatory requirements.

Associated British Foods PLC v Asha Patel (and others): Acting for the Claimant in a civil fraud claim against former employees who had misappropriated company funds to finance their own competing business venture. The case involved serious allegations of breach of fiduciary duty and dishonest assistance.  One Defendant separately received a custodial sentence.

The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust v Quincy Bell (and another) [2021] EWCA Civ 1363: Acting for the Appellant in appellate proceedings concerning the capacity of under-16s to consent to treatment with puberty blocking medication. The Court of Appeal provided important clarification on the legal framework governing medical treatment for minors and the role of parental consent.

R (Bell and another) v The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust [2020] EWHC 3274: Acting for the Defendant in high-profile judicial review proceedings concerning access by under-16s to puberty blocking medication to alleviate the symptoms of gender dysphoria. The case raised significant issues relating to Gillick competence, informed consent, and clinical decision-making in the treatment of minors.

Morjaria (and others) v Mirza (and others) [2025] EWHC 1961 (Ch): Acting for the main Defendants in a high-value fraud claim concerning the development of a large commercial property in London. The case involved allegations of breach of fiduciary duty and unlawful means conspiracy and was brought alongside parallel criminal proceedings which were successfully defended.

Alexander Gorbachev v Andrey Guriev [2024] EWHC 2174 (Comm): Acted for the Claimant in a £1 billion dispute concerning the alleged ownership of shares in JSC PhosAgro, one of Russia’s largest fertiliser companies. The case involved complex issues of trust law, beneficial ownership resulting from oral declarations, and offshore corporate structures. As part of those proceedings, the Court of Appeal established the principle that a non-party respondent to a CPR 31.17 application will generally be entitled to costs following an unsuccessful jurisdiction challenge.

JJH Enterprises Limited (trading as ValueLicensing) v Microsoft Corporation and Others [1570/5/7/22 (T)]: Acted for the Defendants in Competition Appeal Tribunal proceedings concerning an alleged abuse of a dominant position. The claim raises novel issues regarding modern cloud-based business practices and the impact on the second-hand software market

Assisting on a multi-million-pound crypto dispute including a contempt application.

Successfully defending a foreign investment fund against multi-million pound bribery and corruption claims brought by a sovereign wealth fund, including a multi-day hearing for a successful jurisdiction challenge.    

Advising clients in relation to a high profile contractual dispute named in The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2022.

Successfully obtaining an Anti-Suit, Anti-Anti-Suit and Anti-Enforcement injunction for a European bank against a Russian bank prohibiting proceedings in the Russian Courts brought in breach of an LCIA arbitration clause.

Acting for Chinese and Chilean clients in relation to an alleged $1bn+ fraud claim.

Representing an Asian bank in an ICC arbitration, defending over 1000 breach of warranty and indemnity claims arising out of the disposal of a subsidiary.

Pursued a breach of warranty claims against the sellers of a telecommunications company, arising out of the target’s undisclosed failures to comply with applicable laws.

Defending a major Ukrainian commodities business in LCIA arbitration claims concerning unjust enrichment, breach of contract, and frustration.