Utility Creditor Dispute
Advising an ad hoc group of creditors of a major UK regulated utility in connection with contentious aspects of its restructuring and recapitalisation.
Commercial and Financial Litigation
Acting for holders of Credit Suisse AT1 bonds in correspondence and proceedings against the Swiss authorities, Credit Suisse and UBS in respect of the AT1 write-downs.
Acting for GLAS Trustees Limited as the claimant note trustee in a widely-reported £800m English High Court claim against Annington Funding Plc and others.
Acted for the claimant in High Court proceedings arising from the sale of a high-value energy sector asset.
Trusts and International Sanctions
Acting in a series of proceedings in various jurisdictions concerning an international trust structure, involving allegations of breach of trust and issues arising from the impact of UK, US and EU sanctions regimes on trust administration, assets and enforcement.
Civil Fraud, Cross-Border Insolvency and Asset Recovery
Acting for creditors in connection with claims arising from the collapse of a financial services group, including cross-border asset tracing, recovery and enforcement strategies. Advising on parallel civil and criminal recovery avenues across multiple jurisdictions.
Acted for a defendant financial institution in civil fraud proceedings exceeding USD 5 billion in the English High Court and Abu Dhabi Global Markets Court.
Data Protection
Acting for Good Law Project in High Court proceedings against Reform UK in a UK GDPR Article 80 representative action concerning alleged data protection breaches.
* Includes matters handled prior to joining Pallas Partners LLP.
