News and articles

12 November 2021: CYK partner Lydia Danon writes for Finextra, the leading independent newswire and information source for the worldwide financial technology community, on the ever increasing popularity of non-fungible tokens (NFTs)  and the inevitable frauds that have and will follow...

5 November 2021: CYK partner Sam Roberts writes for Investment Week on how the pandemic, together with the rapid rise of medical technology and boom in M&A over the past couple of years, has created a perfect storm for investment abuses in the medtech sector. 

4 November 2021: CYK partner Sam Roberts and senior associate Elizabeth Meade speak with Medical Device Network about the increase of fraudulent activity in the sector, what this looks like and how legitimate companies can protect themselves. 

Welcome to FYI Cooke, Young & Keidan’s newsletter.  This edition’s articles represent the wide range of contentious work we undertake for clients.  We kick off with views from Philip Young on the pressure on practitioners to predict outcomes in commercial litigation.  We also look at the growing number of disputes in the field of medical technology, and examine the ongoing effects of the pandemic on litigation, while taking in the legal impact of cybercrime, international sanctions, and a law dating back to 1614.

In the first of a series of three articles by our team on litigation in the medtech sector, Elizabeth Meade looks at the potential increase in cases of suspected fraud set against the background of the Theranos case in the US.

CYK Partner Philip Young considers the requests made of lawyers to offer probabilistic assessments of the outcome of commercial litigation. He points out the potential hazards, and the role that human biases and assumptions play in both making and interpreting these predictions.  A version of this article will shortly appear in the New Law Journal. 

Financial sanctions are legal restrictions imposed on dealings with specified individuals or entities, or on activities in certain sectors or geographical regions. They are often imposed swiftly, in response to actions by – or ostensibly attributable to – countries or governments. Mikhail Vishnyakov examines in more detail.

22 October 2021: We are very pleased with and honoured by our client and referrer feedback in the latest edition of Chambers & Partners’ Guide to the UK Legal Profession.  The 2022 edition of Chambers has again ranked CYK among the...

20 October 2021: CYK Partner Sam Roberts and Senior Associate Elizabeth Meade write for Med-Tech Innovation exploring the fraud risks the Covid-19 pandemic has opened up in the medtech space and looking at the steps that companies can take to protect...

6 October 2021:  CYK partner Lydia Danon writes for Practical Law on the the rise of NFTs, the types of fraud they have spawned and the legal remedies used to help victims recover their losses.  See link here for full article...

4 October 2021: The leading legal directory the Legal 500 has just published its guide to the UK legal profession for 2022, recognising more lawyers at Cooke, Young & Keidan as experts in their fields than ever before, and promoting the firm up the rankings in a number of practice areas. It describes CYK as “one of the very best boutique litigation firms”.

20 September 2021: CYK associate Shamilee Arora writes for the FT on the effects of the pandemic on financial markets and, as the end of government financial support approaches, she examines how this may create financial uncertainty.  See link here...

13 September 2021: CYK partner Sinead O’Callaghan comments for The Law Society Gazette on legal sector recruitment following the pandemic and how this has affected litigation practices and boutiques.  See link here for full article.

27 August 2021:  CYK Partner Sam Roberts comments for Crowdfund Insider on the recent announcement by the FCA concerning Binance and how their conclusion highlights how it will be necessary for crypto businesses operating globally to take a “cards on the...

25 August 2021: CYK partner Sam Roberts and Andreas Frischknecht of Chaffez Lindsey write for the IBA examining what procedures exist to gather evidence in aid of foreign proceedings looking at differences between the US and English perspectives.   See link here...

By Kajal Patel and James Arnold  Last month (July 2021), at least two sets of London commercial chambers became the most recent victims of a prolific spate of ransomware attacks. Ransomware attacks involve malicious software infiltrating an organisation’s IT systems,...

12 August 2021: CYK Partner Sam Roberts comments for Treasury Today on the recent complaints about mis-selling of financial products and how they continue to dog some of the world’s largest financial institutions.  See link here for full article (subscription may...

11 August 2021: CYK Associate Andrew Flynn writes for Acquisitions Daily on how we are likely to see a range of new frauds and subsequent litigation once the dust settles from the pandemic, including in the realm of M&A.  See link...

10 August 2021: CYK Senior Associate Elizabeth Meade writes for Finextra on the potential consequences of banning victims of ransomware from paying their attackers.  See link here for full article.

3 August 2021: CYK Partner Sam Roberts comments for Euromoney on some recent news which suggests that disputes over FX derivatives mis-selling have yet to run their course.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required).

2 August 2021: CYK Partner Lydia Danon, Senior Associate Rosie Wild and Associate Andrew Flynn write for the New Law Journal reflecting on the evolution and present day application of the rule set out in Pigot’s Case (1614) in fraud...

Welcome to FYI Cooke, Young & Keidan’s newsletter.  In this month’s summery issue, ‘The view from CYK’ looks at the growth in ransomware attacks and what businesses can do to protect themselves.

23 July 2021: CYK Partner Sinead O’Callaghan comments for Financial Director on how companies should prepare for a rise in ESG-targeted activist campaigns.  See link here for full article (Subscription may be required)

22 July 2021: CYK Partner Sinead O’Callaghan answers the question: “During the pandemic my private accountant advised me to move money from one bank into an investment opportunity and I have lost money as a result. Is there anything I can...

The view from CYK: held to ransom and how businesses can respond

22 June 2021: CYK partner Sinead O’Callaghan writes for the Financial News on the government’s recent consultation on blocking foreign companies from listing on national security grounds and how this may impact UK financial markets and institutions.  See link here...

17 June 2021: CYK partner Sinead O’Callaghan recently participated in a panel discussion on ‘GCC Parties before the English Courts: Review of Key Cases and Issues’, hosted by McNair Chambers.  The recording of the webinar is now available here.

11 June 2021: CYK Partner Daniel Burbeary and Associate Irina Buydova co-author article with Anna Grishchenkova of KIAP Moscow for the New Law Journal exploring the impact of cultural and psychological differences in international dispute resolution.  See link here for full...

10 May 2021:  CYK Partner Lydia Danon writes for the Law Society Gazette looking at the events of 2020, a year of lockdowns, and the effect this had on “litigation distancing” resulting in the general anticipation that legal claims will rise...

CYK Partners Stephen Elam and Sam Roberts were delighted to appear on the final episode of the Fintech Podcast discussing legal disputes within the Fintech industry. 

4 May 2021: CYK Partner Philip Young is interviewed by Asia Times Financial on how the Suez blockage has sent ripples across the supply-chain industry and the legal consequences, including force majeure.  See full interview here.

29 April 2021: CYK Partner Lydia Danon and Associate Andrew Flynn write for The Exporter on how to protect your business against fraud when conducting international trade.  See link here for full article.

CYK Partner Lydia Danon and Associate Andrew Flynn look at the golden age of fraud? A view from CYK

22 April 2021: CYK Associate Jake Calvert comments for the Telegraph on the recent events surrounding the European Super League proposal and the potential legal fallout.  See link here for full article (Subscription may be required).

22 April 2021: CYK Partner Stephen Elam and Senior Associate Shelley Drenth write for Cointelegraph on the recent case of AA v Bitfinex and how targeting a crypto exchange over stolen funds is a high-risk, low-reward proposition.  See link here...

8 April 2021: CYK Partner Stephen Elam and Associate Peter Stewart write for Finextra examining the regulatory landscape of cryptoassets in the UK.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required).

1 April 2021: CDR comments on the recent promotion of Sam Roberts to partner.  See link here for full article. (Subscription may be required)

1 April 2021: CYK partner Stephen Elam and Senior Associate Shelley Drenth write for The Banker about potential regulatory scrutiny for Credit Suisse senior executives following the recent collapse of Greensill Capital.  See link here for full article.  (Subscription may...

A CYK team recently shared practical tips and guidance on the new post-Brexit regime for disputes in a webinar hosted by Lexology. The recording of this webinar is now available on demand on the Lexology website. The UK’s departure from...

LONDON, 29 March 2021: Leading dispute resolution boutique Cooke, Young & Keidan LLP (CYK), has announced that senior associate Sam Roberts has been promoted to the partnership.  This announcement supports CYK’s continuing growth strategy and reflects Sam Roberts’ contribution to...

26 March 2021: CYK partner Philip Young is quoted in the Independent discussing how the recent events in the Suez canal will have an impact on world commerce.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required).

24 March 2021: CYK Partner Philip Young comments for Asia Times Financial on the recent events in the Suez Canal and on the immediate impact that the blockage of one of the world’s major shipping arteries can have on world commerce. ...

22 March 2021: CYK Managing Partner Robert Coffey writes for LPM on how small, specialist firms are earning their place on the word stage by providing clients with an innovative, nimble, bespoke approach.  See link here for full article.

11 March 2021:  CYK associate Nathan Masih-Hanneghan writes for Global Mining Review discussing the recent  Supreme Court case of Okpabi and other vs Royal Dutch Shell Plc and its implications for international mining companies.  See link here for full article.  (Subscription...

10 March 2021:  CYK partner Stephen Elam and associate Shelley Drenth write for the Block on the increasing scope of UK cryptocurrency regulation and the recent calls for cryptocurrency to be subject to tightened rules following the recent consultation undertaken by...

9 March 2021:  CYK partner Stephen Elam and Associate Shelley Drenth write for Investment Week discussing how global regulators are ramping up the rhetoric on cryptocurrency regulation and how new rules would impact crypto investors.  See link here for full article...

9 March 2021: A CYK team will be sharing practical tips and guidance to get you up to speed on the new post-Brexit regime for disputes at this Lexology webinar on 23 March at 16:00 UTC. The UK’s departure from the...

5 March 2021: Philip Young has been invited to join the speaker panel for this year’s C5 Conference on Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery which usually takes place in Geneva but which will this year be online from 23 to 25...

16 February 2021: CYK was delighted to support Bitfinex in this ground-breaking case, reported by ‘The Cryptonomist’, which establishes the difficulties victims of crypto-related fraud and their insurers will face in pursuing recovery actions against cryptocurrency exchanges.

15 February 2021:  Philip Young is one of the speakers at an online, on-demand civil fraud conference organised by White Paper which is available from 16 February 2021 to 16 June 2021. The event is entitled ‘Civil Fraud: Shaping New...

11 February 2021:  Daniel Burbeary was delighted to be invited to sit on the panel at the recent Annual Arbitration Legal Review of 2020 seminar.  The event was organised by Khawar Qureshi QC and chaired by Sir Robin Jacob (retired judge...

8 February 2021:  CYK, together with Graeme McPherson QC, acted for former England rugby captain Chris Robshaw in relation to the charges that he and 12 other professional rugby players faced for breaches of Covid-19 protocols. Those breaches concerned the...

5 February 2021: CYK Senior Associate Sam Roberts writes for the IBA on the English court’s ability to exercise its supportive powers in aid of arbitrations, examining the question of whether it can make orders against non-parties to arbitrations as seen...

4 February 2021: CYK partner Sinead O’Callaghan writes for Wealth Briefing looking at lessons to be learned from the ongoing Crociani   litigation.  See link here for full article.

28 January 2021: CYK were very pleased to host the most recent Tech Disputes Network webinar where CYK Senior Associate Michael Cumming-Bruce joined a panel of experienced experts Matthew Lavy, Gideon Shirazi from 4 Pump Court and William Hooper of...

26 January 2021: Stephen Elam and Shelley Drenth examine the flurry of political and regulatory engagement with cryptoassets in recent weeks in the UK, Europe and the US.  

25 January 2021: CYK Partner Lydia Danon reports from the event in Miami where she spoke on “The Finer Points of Navigating International Arbitration: Non-Parties, Depositions and Injunctions.”   Conference Report: C5’s Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Conference in Miami...

8 January 2021: CYK Managing Partner Robert Coffey speaks to Legal Practice Management on how remote induction of staff during the pandemic does not have to be difficult.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required)

7 January 2021: CYK Partner Daniel Burbeary speaks to Citywealth about trust litigation and private wealth disputes in the current climate.  See link here for full interview.

6 January 2021: The Lawyer reports on the recent decision of the High Court in which RBS is ordered to perform an electronic search of its Relationship Manager Platform over concerns that this had not been done, despite the Bank’s claims...

11 December 2020: The Times writes on the recent decision by the courts ordering RBS to undertake a further search for documents in a forgery case in which CYK are acting for the claimant Grove Park Properties.  See link here...

10 December 2020: RBS has been ordered to perform an electronic search of its Relationship Manager Platform (RMP) system – a key document repository – over concerns that documents from the crucial period may not have been searched for despite...

9 December 2020: CYK Associate James Arnold writes for Acquisitions Daily on the potential difficulties of exiting a joint venture agreement whilst mitigating losses as best as possible.  See link here for full article.  (Subscription may be required).

7 December 2020: CYK Partner Sinead O’Callaghan comments for International Adviser on the possible risks associated with the recent introduction of virtual wills amid the pandemic.  See link here for full article.  (Subscription may be required).

2 December 2020: CYK Partner Sinead O’Callaghan and Associate Andrew Flynn write for The Accountant looking at how the impact of a global financial crisis affects the levels of fraud committed.  See link here for full article.  (Subscription may be required)

30 November 2020: CYK partner Daniel Burbeary and Associate Irina Buydova write for the New Law Journal looking at the differences between dispute resolution in Russia and England.  See link here for full article (Subscription may be required

26 November 2020: CYK Managing Partner Robert Coffey quoted in The Times regarding the future of the bar and barristers.  See link here for full article. (subscription may be required)

23 November 2020: CYK associates Jake Calvert and Shelley Drenth comment for Off the Pitch on the recent High Court victory by a Premiership football club which highlighted the importance of contractual certainty for commission agents in light of the...

20 November 2020: CYK Senior Associate Elizabeth Meade comments for FinTech Futures on possible legal action arising from exchange outages. See link here for full article.  (Subscription may be required)

CYK, together with Rick Liddell QC and Melody Ihuoma of 4 New Square, acted for an elite level athlete who had tested positive for a banned substance, and as a result was investigated by UK Anti-Doping (“UKAD”) for a potential...

12 November 2020: For the third year running, CYK has been included in The Times Best Law Firms, where it is ‘Commended for Commercial Disputes Resolution’. The firm is recognised for its broad expertise, including litigation, international arbitration and alternative methods of...

12 November 2020: CYK partner Philip Young and Associate Peter Stewart write for The New World Report on the risk of fraud in M&A transactions during times of market turbulence.  See link here for full article.  (Subscription may be required).

India disputes in conference spotlight CYK is once again delighted to be sponsoring the Informa Connect India Disputes conference on 19 and 20 November, which will this year be hosted virtually.  The extensive speaker line-up will be covering a wide range of issues,...

10 November 2020: CYK Managing Partner Robert Coffey is quoted in Law360 on how the pandemic is increasing the demand for third-party litigation funding. See link here for full article (subscription may be required).

CYK Senior Associate Arish Bharucha and Associate Shamilee Arora consider the Covid-19 pandemic, the resulting restrictions that have been imposed by the UK and Indian governments and how these have caused severe difficulties to a vast number of businesses. Introduction...

2 November 2020: CYK partner Sinead O’Callaghan writes for ePrivateClient on virtual wills and how this could lead to a rise in litigation.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required).

Protectors of a trust: appointment, replacement and removal - by Peter Stewart. It is often a primary concern of the settlor of a trust that trustees will administer the trust as the settlor hopes and expects.....

27 October 2020 Chambers & Partners’ Guide to the UK Legal Profession for 2021 has again ranked CYK among the leading firms in the country for Banking Litigation, Litigation, and Civil Fraud.  The expertise of individual members of the team...

The view from CYK: are common law trusts under threat? By Daniel Burbeary In our rapidly changing and uncertain world, particularly the world that we have inhabited in 2020, individuals and businesses face unparalleled challenges. However, one thing remains certain:...

9 October 2020: CYK partner Sinead O’Callaghan and Associate Nathan Masih-Hanneghan write for STEP Journal analysing recent case law on “domicile of origin”.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required).

8 October 2020: CYK partner Sinead O’Callaghan writes for The Wealth Net on issues affecting HNW clients following the recent new asset disclosure powers announced by HMRC.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required).

“More of a powerhouse than a boutique these days” “A boutique able to take on cases the big practices can’t” “The team has strong, highly talented individual lawyers” 5 October 2020 The leading legal directory the Legal 500 has just...

29 September 2020: CYK Senior Associate Michael Cumming-Bruce is quoted in FinTech Futures on issues related to the blocking of customer accounts by Revolut, a digital bank. See link here for full article (subscription may be required).

28 September 2020: CYK partner Philip Young comments to Financial News about the FinCEN leak.  See here for full article (subscription may be required). 

22 September 2020: CYK Senior Associate Elizabeth Meade comments for Euromoney on how the recent attack on the New Zealand stock exchange highlights national financial infrastructure as a growing target for cyber criminals.  See link here for full article (subscription may...

21 September 2020: CYK partner Lydia Danon is delighted to be speaking at The 9th Annual Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery Miami event, organised by C5, which will this year be held online from October 28th to 30th. Lydia will be taking part in...

14 September 2020: CYK Managing Partner Robert Coffey talks to Law360 about his current role at CYK and how he knew very soon after taking up the role of Managing Partner that it was his dream job.  See link here for...

27 August 2020: CYK Partner Lydia Danon and Associate Shelley Drenth write for The Drawdown outlining the practical steps that PE firms ought to be taking to mitigate potential capital call conflicts arising out of the economic fall-out caused by...

13 August 2020: CYK partner Sinead O’Callaghan writes for Wealth Briefing on the rise in the number of people wanting to write wills during the pandemic and how the legal rules can make it difficult to ensure it is undertaken correctly. ...

21 July 2020: CYK associate Jake Calvert is quoted in the Guardian on the effect that the pandemic is likely to have on the ongoing negotiations between Six Nations and CVC, and, more widely, how investors may look to exploit...

20 July 2020: CYK associate Peter Stewart co-authors an article with Yari Fera and Alessandro Valerio De Silva Vitolo published in Diritto Sportivo examining measures adopted in England and Italy in sports disputes in light of the COVID-19 emergency.  See link...

16 July 2020: CYK Associate James Arnold is quoted in The Times on procedural issues surrounding Manchester City’s recent successful appeal and how it highlights the regulators many failures.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required).

9 July 2020: CYK partner Stephen Elam was delighted to appear as a guest on Skadi Limited’s recent podcast talking to Nicolas Corry about Covid-19 disputes, how these may be funded, and regulatory trends arising from the crisis. Click here to...

7 July 2020: CYK Managing Partner Robert Coffey writes for Legal Week on how COVID-19 has highlighted areas where the innovation and flexibility of specialist law firms are proving key.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required)

29 June 2020: CYK Partner Philip Young is quoted in IFLR Insight on key lessons that have been learnt during the pandemic and how this will shape trends in the future.  See link here for full article (subscription may be...

29 June 2020: CYK Managing Partner Robert Coffey comments for The Lawyer magazine’s in-depth article about litigation funding:  “Levelling up Litigation: The Past, Present and Future of Third-Party Funding”.  See link here for full details (see page 4 for editors letter...

26 June 2020: CYK Partner Philip Young and Senior Associate Rosie Wild write for Litigation Futures on the concept of monetary judgments being obtained against Persons Unknown, following their experience in the CMOC litigation.  See link here for full article.

26 June 2020: CYK Managing Partner Robert Coffey writes for fivehundred, the Legal 500 magazine, on the impact that Covid-19 has had on the legal industry and how specialist law firms are well placed to assist clients in the post-pandemic...

Watch the CYK Webinar with a panel of European legal experts, looking at how technology has been used to help deliver justice across five major European jurisdictions during the Covid-19 pandemic...

24 June 2020: CYK managing partner Robert Coffey joined The 36 Group joint-head of chambers Dean Armstrong QC in recording a podcast for part of The 36 Group’s series called “A View from the Bar” which looks at issues faced...

26 May 2020: CYK associate Peter Stewart comments for Law360 on the new anti-money laundering rules and how cryptoassets are poised to make digital currency a growing litigation battleground in the UK.  See link here for full article (subscription may...

21 May 2020: CYK partner Philip Young has been quoted in an article written by Alice Tchernookova for IFLR on the banking regulators’ latest conundrum.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required)

18 May 2020: CYK senior associates Arish Bharucha, Sam Roberts and Rosie Wild write for Litigation Futures on the balance the English Commercial Court strikes between deploying its supportive powers in support of arbitrations versus respecting the independence of the arbitral...

12 May 2020:  CYK partner Sinead O’Callahgan and Serle Court Barrister James Mather share their insights on how the current pandemic is affecting partnership models.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required).

7 May 2020:  CYK are delighted to welcome new joiner to the firm associate Nathan Masih-Hanneghan.  Nathan joined CYK as a newly qualified associate after completing his training contract at Clifford Chance.  He will act on a wide spectrum of contentious matters...

4 May 2020: CYK partner Sinead O’Callaghan and James Mather of Serle Court write for The Gazette on issues faced by LLPs in the coming months and whether this will lead to a financial “bloodbath” for the legal services industry. ...

1 May 2020: CYK partner Daniel Burbeary and associate Irina Buydova look at the impact of psychology on disputes around the world and how this can lead to a wide variety of approaches in different countries.   See link here for...

1 May 2020: CYK partner Sinead O’Callaghan and associates Michael Cumming-Bruce and Andrew Flynn write for Legal Week on what are the thorniest issues when it comes to the use of AI by lawyers.  See link here for full article...

Welcome to FYI,  Cooke, Young & Keidan’s newsletter.  In this edition we look at some of the impacts on business and litigation from the Covid-19 epidemic in both the short and longer term.  You’ll also find articles on a range of other disputes-related topics, from a landmark judgement for overseas arbitrations to what constitutes testamentary capacity.  Plus a light-hearted guide to English law for our American friends.

29 April 2020: As discussions with our American friends often cover the idiosyncrasies of the English legal system, Sam Roberts has put together a light-hearted primer on the key differences.

29 April 2020: Philip Young shares some personal views on what he envisages to be the country’s macroeconomic future in the medium term following the Covid-19 crisis.

24 April 2020: A CYK team of Jake Calvert, Peter Stewart and Stephen Elam, together with Richard Liddell QC of 4 New Square, successfully acted for an elite-level athlete who had received a notice of an apparent Missed Test, persuading UK...

23 April 2020: CYK founding partner Philip Young and founding partner of Fideres Alberto Thomas write for The Law Society Gazette on the importance of the Government supporting SME law firms (especially those outside of London) in the current economic...

21 April 2020: CYK are delighted to welcome two new joiners to the firm: associate James Arnold, and paralegal Helen Owens.  James  joined CYK as a newly qualified associate after completing his training contract at Travers Smith. He will act...

CYK Partner Sinead O’Callaghan discusses testamentary capacity in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.  See link here for full article.

7 April 2020:  The revisions announced by the Chancellor last Friday to the CBILS SME loan programme do not work. In this note, Philip Young of CYK explains why. A week ago, in an article entitled “The Treasury’s Optical Illusion” I...

7 April 2020: As havoc looms for large parts of the UK economy, Alberto Thomas of Fideres and Philip Young of CYK examine the continuing flaws in the Government’s CBIL lending scheme and suggest some urgent remedies On 23 March,...

6 April 2020:  CYK Senior Associate Sam Roberts reports in Global Arbitration Review on the Court of Appeal’s recent decision in A & Another -v- C & Others ordering a witness resident in England to give evidence by way of...

2 April 2020: CYK Partner Philip Young is quoted in the IFLR on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the global economy.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required).

31 March 2020: CYK Partner Philip Young writes for Hedgeweek looking at the impact that the Coronavirus epidemic is having on sovereign and corporate debt and how the dramatic fall in aggregate demand has begun to show signs of turning into...

30 March 2020: CYK Associates Michael Cumming-Bruce and Andrew Flynn write for Hedgeweek on potential legal risks of replacing humans with AI systems in a hedge fund context.  See link here for full article.

26 March 2020: CYK Associate Peter Stewart comments for the Times on the recent decision by the Gambling Commission to fine a betting company for failing to ensure that money deposited by its customers was not the proceeds of crime.  See...

CYK Partner Philip Young looks at part of the Treasury’s response to the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Amidst everything going on in the world with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Court Service has laid out its stall: as far as possible, it’s business as usual. The Lord Chief Justice has delivered a message to all Judges...

23 March 2020: CYK Senior Associate Sam Roberts comments in Global Arbitration Review on the recent Court of Appeal judgment handed down last week.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required)

20 March 2020: CYK Associate Jake Calvert speaks to City AM about the unprecedented number of legal issues surrounding the cancellation of the Premier League and how most clubs would not be able to sue for their losses under a...

Our aim is to continue providing the very highest levels of service. We will achieve this by working remotely and flexibly, and responding to the needs of our clients, staff, and the wider community. We have tried and tested systems in place, and we are confident that they are robust, appropriate, and adaptable...

10 March 2020: CYK partner Stephen Elam and Associate Andrew Flynn speak to Money Marketing on the issues surrounding the FCA’s recent Dear CEO letter to financial advisers, its second “assessing suitability review”, and whether things will be different second...

10 March 2020: CYK Associate Rosie Wild writes for Law 360 on issues surrounding how the anticipated decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Halliburton v Chubb could help to clarify the relationship between nondisclosure and an appearance of...

10 March 2020: CYK associates Rosie Wild and Elizabeth Meade write for Thomson Reuters: Regulatory Intelligence on the discussions in recent years regarding the potential extension of corporate criminal liability to make it an offence for companies to fail to...

21 February 2020: CYK associate Peter Stewart looks at the issues surrounding the recent update on AML and CTF Regulations and how it will affect crypto businesses.  See link here for full article or visit Cyklaw.tech 

4 February 2020: CYK partner Lydia Danon and associate Andrew Flynn look at issues surrounding the obligations owed by members to an LLP and the cost of a breach.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required)

30 January 2020: Cooke, Young & Keidan LLP and partner Marc Keidan have today announced that Marc will be leaving CYK at the end of March, having been on sabbatical since October 2019, and having worked part-time for a period...

27 January 2020: Businesses of all shapes and sizes, across all industries and sectors, continue to experience upheaval and disruption to their existing models of production, service delivery, regulation and conflict management. Such changes – many of which are positive...

20 January 2020: CYK partner Stephen Elam and associate Andrew Flynn write for Investment Europe on issues surrounding the recent extension of SMCR to all FCA solo regulated firms.  See link here for full article.

20 January 2020: CYK partner Lydia Danon and associates Andrew Flynn and Shelley Drenth write for Accountancy Daily on the difficulties partners may face on being frozen out of a LLP.  See link here for full article (subscription may be...

13 January 2020:  CYK partner Lydia Danon has been announced as a panellist at the IBA’s India Litigation Symposium on 8 February in New Delhi.   Senior Associate Arish Bharucha will also be attending and they both look forward to meeting up with new...

19 December 2019: Season’s greetings from everyone at Cooke, Young & Keidan – see link here for full office opening details.

12 December 2019: CYK managing partner Robert Coffey and senior associate Mike Cumming-Bruce write for the The Times on the trend towards digitalisation of justice in China and the potential pitfalls of the UK following suit. Click here for full...

2 December 2019:  CYK’s Robert Coffey and Peter Stewart write for the Russian Arbitration Association Journal on possible approaches to arbitrating disputes arising out of smart contracts.  Click here for full details – article can be found at page 12.

2 December 2019:  Michael Cumming-Bruce writes for Fintech Magazine on how the UK appears to be moving towards treating cryptoassets as regular, regulated financial assets, from both a regulatory and a legal perspective.  See link here for full article.

2 December 2019:  CYK is delighted to be a luncheon sponsor at the IBA’s India Litigation Symposium on 8 February in New Delhi.  Lydia Danon and Arish Bharucha will be attending and look forward to meeting up with new and old...

21 November 2019: Daniel Burbeary comments for the Law Society Gazette on the process of filing SARs and how statistics indicate that most money laundering SARs are not in fact referred to the police.  See link here for full article...

20 November 2019: CYK partner Sinead O’Callaghan writes for the New Law Journal considering the ramifications of breaching the Companies Act when directors opt to further their own political agenda.  See link here for full article.

19 November 2019: For the second year running, CYK has been included in The Times Best Law Firms, where it is ‘Commended for Commercial Disputes Resolution’. The firm is recognised for its ‘groundbreaking litigation’ on a major case for CMOC,...

24 October 2019: CYK partner Lydia Danon and associate Andrew Flynn write for Private Funds CFO on the key issues involved for GP’s being sued by LPs and how crucial it is to settle disputes early and confidentially.  See link here...

14 October 2019:  Senior associate Rosie Wild has been appointed Co-Vice President of the Litigation Commission of AIJA, the International Association of Young Lawyers.  Fellow senior associate Kajal Patel has become an Officer on the Executive Committee of AIJA.  Rosie will be...

Increased recognition for CYK’s ‘technical skill’ in civil fraud matters  11 October 2019 In its new 2020 edition legal directory Chambers & Partners has ranked CYK among the top law firms in the UK for banking litigation, commercial litigation, and...

7 October 2019: CYK’s managing partner Robert Coffey has been invited to speak in a debate entitled ‘Lawtech – Revolutionising Legal Practice’ in Moscow on 14 November.  The debate forms part of English Law Week in Russia organised by the...

“A raft of highly motivated and experienced litigators operating in a tight-knit, boutique firm”  “An ‘innovative firm that is known for taking on some of the toughest opponents and the hardest cases against the biggest City firms’.”   1 October 2019...

1 October 2019: CYK senior associate Sam Roberts writes on the key legal issues surrounding the regulation of cryptocurrencies.  See link here for full article.

25 September 2019: CYK senior associate Michael Cumming-Bruce writes for Fintech Futures about the prospects of, and legal issues related to, Facebook’s proposed cryptocurrency, Libra. See link here for full article at pages 10 and 11.

25 September 2019:  CYK associate Peter Stewart writes for Accountancy Daily on the risks to companies in paying their employees in cryptocurrency.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required).

24 September 2019: CYK partner Lydia Danon and Senior Associate Rosie Wild write for the International Bar Association Newsletter on issues surrounding pleading fraud.  See link here for full article.   (This article first appeared in the September 2019 issue of...

13 September 2019: CYK was pleased to be represented at the recent MCIA conference in Mumbai by Arish Bharucha and Shamilee Arora. The conference opened with keynote speeches by Mrs Justice Indu Malhotra (a judge of the Supreme Court of...

4 September 2019: Senior Associate Sam Roberts writes for Fintech Magazine on recovering stolen cryptocurrencies.  See link here for full article.

30 August 2019: CYK Senior Associate Sam Roberts comments for Law360 on key ruling as UK moves toward treating Bitcoin as property.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required).

29 August 2019: CYK Senior Associate Michael Cumming-Bruce comments for CDR on the challenges faced by the SFO following the recent report released concerning the management of the SFO.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required).

29 August 2019: CYK Senior Associate Sam Roberts writes on issues surrounding cyber security and the vulnerabilities of cryptocurrencies to fraudsters.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required).

14 August 2019: CYK senior associates Michael Cumming-Bruce and Matthew Gale write for Economia on the direction of the SFO in light of the recent Leadership Review Report.  See link here for full article.

25 July 2019: Stephen Elam comments for Funds Europe on the risks for investment brokers arising out of the recent Woodford debacle.  See link here for full article.

This edition includes our views on the future for boutique law firms, how unexplained wealth orders are being used to tackle money laundering in the London property market, and...

CYK client awarded indemnity costs in partnership dispute

5 July 2019: Peter Stewart writes for Economia on the potential legal and regulatory challenges facing Libra.  Click here for full article.

5 July 2019: The National Crime Agency (NCA) has just obtained another round of unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) to investigate multi-million-pound properties in London. But what are they, and how are they being used?   Philip Young and Shamilee Arora recently...

4 July 2019: Lydia Danon was delighted to be invited to speak for a second year running at the MoloLamken litigation summit in London. Her panel, “Law firm efficiency and case management”, covered topical issues such as lawyer wellness, allocation of...

28 June 2016: CYK associate Peter Stewart has been quoted in Law360 on potential regulatory and security issues relating to Libra, Facebook’s new cryptocurrency.  Click here for full article. (Subscription may be required)

28 June 2019: Cooke Young & Keidan was very pleased to help spearhead, sponsor and participate in the inaugural India Disputes conference in London this week, organised by Knect365. The conference was extremely well attended by lawyers, other professionals and...

20 June 2019: CYK partner Stephen Elam has been quoted in an article published by Law360 on the FCA’s oversight into the Woodford fund suspension.  See link for full article.

20 June 2019: CYK Partners Robert Coffey and Sinead O’Callaghan consider, in an article for Legal 500 magazine, what is next for litigation boutiques. See link for full article.

20 June 2019: Daniel Burbeary comments in the New Law Journal after a multi-million-pound fraud trial collapsed.  See link for full article

19 June 2019: Senior Associate Sam Roberts reports on the French Government’s decision to ban statistical analysis of French judges’ reported decisions.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required)

19 June 2019: CYK lawyers Sam Roberts, Rosie Wild and Jake Calvert look at recent developments in freezing orders for PLC magazine.  See link here for full article (subscription may be required).

29 May 2019: CYK Associate Shamilee Arora comments on the National Crime Agency’s decision to secure three Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) relating to London properties worth £80 million.  See link here for full article.

28 May 2019: CYK partner Stephen Elam speaks to Law360 about the issues surrounding the FCA’s little-used Settlement Process.  Click on link here for full article (subscription required).

29 May 2019: Rosie Wild and Kajal Patel recently attended the Half-Year International Association of Young Lawyers’ conference in Hong Kong, organised by AIJA.  The conference was attended by over 200 international lawyers and dealt with topical issues including the latest on...

14 May 2019: We are delighted to have been shortlisted as ‘Litigation Team of the Year’ by The Lawyer Awards alongside a number of other leading law firms.   The Lawyer Awards are celebrating their 25th anniversary and are described as ‘The...

9 May 2019: CYK Managing Partner Robert Coffey has been recently quoted by the Times on the increased use of London courts for international litigation and arbitration.  See link here for full article.

8 May 2019: Peter Stewart has recently spoken to the Brief about some of the legal issues surrounding the alleged off-field criminal behaviour of Australia’s National Rugby League players. See link here for full article.

8 May 2019: CYK Managing Partner, Robert Coffey, speaks to the Law Society Gazette about issues surrounding Russian litigants and how they “loom large” in a record year for London Courts.  See link here for full article.

Robert Coffey and Dan Burbeary share their views on the future for arbitration in London.

We are delighted to be a principal Gold sponsor of a major new two-day ‘India Disputes’ conference which is taking place at The Bloomsbury in London on 26 and 27 June 2019, organised by Knect365.  The event invites delegates to...

24 April 2019: CYK partner Daniel Burbeary has recently written an article for Financial Director on the SFO’s anticipated guidance to clarify its rules on self-reporting of fraud and corruption offences.  See link here for full article.

17 April 2019: Peter Stewart of CYK’s Sports Dispute Practice Group has been quoted on the front page of the Sunday Sports edition of the Telegraph on the huge compensation risks involved if concussion injuries are not taken seriously.  Click...

9 April 2019: CYK partner Daniel Burbeary and Ben Pilling QC look at issues arising from the Eastern European Engineering Limited v Vijay Construction (Proprietary) Limited case. Please click here for full article.

CYK ‘Highly Commended’ as boutique law firm of the year at the Legal Business Awards 2019

2 April 2019: CYK partner Daniel Burbeary is quoted in ALB on the recent brewery investment in Mozambique and how “those who seek to do business in the region still face significant compliance challenges” – click here for full article.

28 March 2019: CYK Partner Daniel Burbeary comments on the opening of a new Mozambique brewery and tells ALB that  it is “a vote of confidence by a multinational corporation in a country that has been hit by a series of...

CYK reviews recent developments for the New Law Journal

CYK sports disputes lawyer comments on a possible move by top rugby coach Shaun Edwards

19 March 2019: Senior associate Sam Roberts recently spoke at the  Legal Week Trusts and Estates Litigation Forum in Girona, Spain on ‘Game Theory and Psychology in Trust Litigation’, alongside Jessica Henson, a senior associate at BCLP.  Their talk covered...

5 March 2019: The Barrister magazine has published an article written by Senior Associate Liam McNeely and Associate Jake Calvert considering whether assets of state-owned enterprises are immune from the enforcement of arbitral awards.  Please click here for full article

CYK is moving to new offices at 21 Lombard Street from 11 March

28 February 2019: We are delighted to announce that Hannah Carroll and Michael Cumming-Bruce have been promoted to the role of Senior Associate and Simon Robinson to Senior Paralegal.  We are proud to have them on our team.

28 February 2019: The Law Society Gazette has published an article by CYK Partner Daniel Burbeary which outlines the importance and value of witness statements in commercial arbitrations.  Click here for full article (subscription may be required).

12 February 2019: CYK partner Marc Keidan is quoted in an article published recently in the Law Society Gazette on “How to give a client bad news”. Please click on this link to see the full article (subscription may be required).

8 February 2019: Robert Coffey joined a panel chaired by Jeremy Cousins QC of Radcliffe Chambers at the Legal Business Financial Services Regulation and Disputes Conference on 7 February.  The session subject was complex dispute resolution strategy, and the panel considered which strategies may best be...

4 February 2019: CYK associates Arish Bharucha and Michael Cumming-Bruce write for African Law & Business exploring the issues that arise when attempting to enforce arbitral awards in England and Wales against sovereign African states.  Please click here for full...

31 January 2019: The Law Society Gazette has published an article by CYK Partner Lydia Danon on “claims of a false and misleading case” surrounding CYK’s recent success for its client GPP in its claim against RBS. Please click here for...

Welcome to the first 2019 edition of FYI, Cooke, Young & Keidan’s newletter.  Below, you'll find a quarterly round-up of cases that have caught our attention, plus selected news from the world of commercial litigation and arbitration, and some short updates about CYK, including news of our office move. 

14 January 2019: CYK had recent success for its client GPP whilst acting against RBS in a dispute arising out of the now notorious lending practices of RBS in the run-up to the global financial crisis of 2008. RBS had...

Robert Coffey writes for Africa Global Funds on the likely impact of new legislation in Tanzania on international arbitration

An in-depth analysis of a recent CYK freezing injunction case

Hannah Carroll looks at arbitration in workplace disputes

The Global Arbitration Review reports on a recent CYK case

Sam Roberts and Rosie Wild look at legal and technology innovation for the Law Society Gazette

Sam Roberts speaks on post-judgment asset-tracing and enforcement

CYK’s Arish Bharucha, recently took part in an expert panel session at the African Law and Business Summit 2018.

Chambers & Partners: CYK is "a litigation boutique with a solid reputation in the market for its capacity to handle large-scale, complex disputes against banks and major corporates"

Firm described as “A well-established powerhouse boutique” and “Innovative, super-efficient, devastatingly effective and technically excellent”

CYK have been included in The Times Top 200 Law Firms, noted for our “conflict-free alternative to full-service City law firms on complex and high-value litigation” and commended in the category of commercial dispute resolution.

Reuters Risk & Compliance has published an article written by CYK Partner Stephen Elam on whether behaviour has improved one year after the launch of the FX Global Code of Conduct. 

Welcome to the first edition of FYI: Cooke, Young & Keidan’s newletter. Our aim is to give you a quarterly round-up of cases that have caught our attention, plus selected news from the world of commercial litigation and arbitration, and some short updates about CYK.

16 Oct 2018: Stephen Elam and Sam Roberts to speak at the KNect365 Financial Institutions Litigation conference on Forex manipulation and banking payment fraud

This article examines the effect of the recent judgment of the High Court of England and Wales in which it determined that, in principle, it had jurisdiction to make a worldwide freezing order over an award debtor’s assets

A look at the parallel legal and technology aspects of a ground-breaking fraud case

An update on CYK's recent presentation to a group of Russian, Ukrainian and Kazakh lawyers at the Law Society

An update on the Law Commission’s consultation and early conclusions

05 October 2018: Philip Young comments in today’s edition of The Times

‘Third Party Debt Orders: Clarifying the Location of a Debt’

Coverage of our success in a ground-breaking online fraud case

20 Sept 2018: Press release on ground-breaking judgment in online fraud case

12 September 2018:  The Barrister magazine has published an article written by CYK associates Matthew Gale and Elizabeth Meade regarding the decision of the US Eleventh Circuit Court to overturn a lower court ruling and upholding the parties’ original agreement...

Peter Stewart, CYK associate and employed barrister, has been quoted in the Global Arbitration Review on a US appeal court decision that a row over the chartering of a vessel from Brazil to Mexico belongs in arbitration...

Conference report - globalisation and its impact

CYK partner Daniel Burbeary has been quoted in a Law360 article regarding one of the ‘Four Biggest UK Finance & Insurance Decisions of 2018 so far’. Daniel’s comments address the implications of the UK Supreme Court case of JSC BTA...

CYK partner Lydia Danon is delighted to be speaking at CDR’s Autumn Litigation Symposium on 20 September 2018. This year’s theme is based on the “business that the courts hear daily” and Lydia will be speaking on “The year in...

Cooke, Young & Keidan associate Kajal Patel has been invited to speak at the 56th International Young Lawyers’ Congress on 29 August in Brussels being organised by AIJA.  Rosie Wild who has spoken at previous events will also be present. The session...

09 August 2018: Peter Stewart, CYK associate and employed barrister, has been quoted on the importance of clarity in drafting commercial contracts in the Law Society Gazette.  The article relates to a US Federal Appeals Court ruling that an arbitration...

July 2018: CYK has acted for the defendants in an exceptional case concerning the legal existence of a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP).  The High Court has ruled that it has the power to reverse the administrative restoration of an LLP...

CYK associate Kajal Patel recently attended the International Young Lawyers’ Congress (AIJA) in Warsaw, where the themes were current trends in corporate governance and the development of relationships between lawyers and...

31 July 2018: Cooke, Young & Keidan LLP has successfully discharged an interim third party debt order that had been obtained against its client as part of proceedings seeking to enforce a substantial arbitral award in England & Wales. The...

16 July 2018: A team from CYK comprising Daniel Burbeary, Irina Buydova, Matthew Gale and Marc Keidan recently held a workshop for a visiting delegation of Russian, Ukrainian and Kazakh lawyers organised by the Strasbourg-headquartered European Centre for Legal Cooperation...

In this article, originally published in the newsletter of the Young Fraud Lawyers Association, Rosie Wild and Thomas Burton Wills explain a novel approach to serving a freezing injunction by data room. CMOC v Persons Unknown [2017] EWHC 3599 (Comm):...

CYK secures UK freezing order and opens door to worldwide freezing relief in support of foreign arbitral awards...

Sinead O'Callaghan writes in this year's Disputes Yearbook published by Legal Business magazine on how to fight fraud in the age of the internet and social media.

This summit will cover a wide range of hot topics and emerging issues in UK/US cross-border litigation, and Lydia Danon from CYK will be speaking on ‘Social Media in Litigation’. 

CYK is delighted to be sponsoring the Association of Partnership Practitioners’ (APP) Up and Coming event on 19 June 2018 at the Shoreditch darts venue, the Flight Club  (18.30 to 21.30). CYK has a growing partnership practice acting in high...

Managing partner Robert Coffey and partner Daniel Burbeary attended the inaugural Knect365 Law/IBC legal conference on Asset Recovery, Fraud Litigation, Enforcement & Contentious Insolvency in Dublin recently...

CYK associate Rosie Wild recently travelled to Recife in Brazil to attend the AIJA litigation and civil fraud congress that had gathered to discuss “The Challenges Of Compliance And Anti Corruption“...

On 30th January 2018, Cooke, Young & Keidan LLP hosted a civil fraud seminar at the Institute of Directors...

CYK partner Lydia Danon recently spoke at the Knect Funds Disputes and Partnership Law Forum, which brought together...

Leading dispute resolution boutique Cooke, Young & Keidan LLP (CYK), has announced that senior associates Daniel Burbeary and Lydia Danon have been promoted to...

A London subsidiary of an international mining company has obtained what it claims to be the first worldwide freezing order over the assets of...

Freezing injunction first - What is believed to be England’s first worldwide freezing injunction over the assets of ‘Persons Unknown’ who are...

CYK has obtained a worldwide freezing injunction over the assets of “Persons Unknown” who are accused of committing large-scale, international financial fraud via...

Leading dispute resolution boutique Cooke, Young & Keidan (CYK), has promoted Daniel Burbeary and Lydia Danon to the partnership. This announcement...

Cooke, Young & Keidan LLP (CYK), are pleased to announce senior associates Daniel Burbeary and Lydia Danon have been promoted to the partnership...

Robert Coffey has been appointed as new managing partner following Gerald Cooke's retirement...