Byrne and Partners LLP

Our experienced commercial litigation team regularly acts in complex, high value commercial disputes worth hundreds of millions of dollars against large City and international firms in the English and international courts and arbitration forums.

We have particular expertise in interlocutory applications including all flavours of freezing and search orders.
We are expert in attaining results for claimants and defendants in disputes involving:

• Fraud
• Insurance and reinsurance
• Banking
• Commodities
• Regulatory disputes
• Partnership and shareholder disputes
• Trust litigation

We act for corporates, trustees and individuals, coordinating international disputes for our clients involving multiple jurisdictions, including Russia, Switzerland, the BVI and other offshore jurisdictions.

Some of our recent experience:

• Acting for the first defendant in Tajik Aluminium Plant v A Ermatov and others.
• Acting for successful Claimant oil company in a US$60 million claim against the former managers of a subsidiary for misappropriation of the business.
• Effecting recovery for a Hedge Fund in relation to corrupt payments and dealings in an investment fund.
• Defence of a solicitor against a £50 million constructive trust and professional negligence claim.
• Professional indemnity Insurance coverage issues in relation to a claim against solicitors in relation to a £40 million mortgage fraud.

Read what Chambers and Legal 500 have to say about us.

http://www.chambersandpartners.com/UK/Editorial/39097#org_82835

http://www.legal500.com/c/london/dispute-resolution/commercial-litigation#paragraph_10507

Contact: Nicola Boulton
nicola.boulton@byrneandpartners.com
44(0) 20 7842 1659