Jack Beevers

Associate

Jack is a Solicitor Advocate based in our London office. His practice focuses on international corporate and commercial litigation, M&A and shareholder disputes, complex civil fraud and arbitration. Jack has experience in working with Latin American sovereign states and has worked with institutions in the energy and corporate sectors.

Jack has worked on a number of large international fraud cases and sovereign debt disputes, including working with clients in Canada, Cuba, Russia, Libya and the Caribbean. In addition, he has experience in advising on restraint orders and confiscation in criminal proceedings.

Jack is a multilingual lawyer who is fluent in Spanish and reads French.

Corporate and Commercial Litigation and Arbitration

Represented a transportation industry manufacturer in an international arbitration concerning alleged breaches of a sale and purchase agreement.

Represented the Republic of Cuba and Banco Nacional de Cuba in defending a complex sovereign debt claim.

Acted for trustees in a seven-jurisdiction trust dispute concerning $700 million of trust assets.

Represented an individual in an investor-state arbitration under a multilateral investment treaty against a state.

 

Civil Fraud

Represented a Libyan businessman in two sets of proceedings brought by the Libyan Investment Authority in respect of two $200 million investments alleged to have been procured through bribery.

Acted for VTB Trading Commodities in a $300 million fraud and conspiracy claim before the High Court.

Acted for a transportation company in arbitration proceedings concerning substantial allegations of fraud.

Acted for a media production company in a multi-million pound fraud claim.

Represented Domestic & General in a multi-million pound fraudulent misrepresentation claim against various defendants.

 

White Collar Crime

Acted for an individual and parent company in a private prosecution in respect of an alleged £80 million fraud perpetrated against the Royal Mail.

* Includes matters handled prior to joining Pallas Partners LLP.

BPP Law School, Legal Practice Course

University of Cambridge, Law (First Class Honours)

Solicitor of England & Wales

Rights of Audience (Civil), Higher Courts of England & Wales

Member of the Young Fraud Lawyers Association and London Solicitors Litigation Association

Member of Lex Anglo-Brasil, a network for lawyers practising in the UK and Latin America

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