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Vale v Steinmetz & Ors

Area of Law: Hugh Norbury KC

Philip Jones QC and Hugh Norbury QC are each instructed on behalf of separate Defendants in the major commercial fraud case of Vale v Steinmetz & Ors, arising out of a failed mining joint venture in Guinea. The claim is for nearly US$2 billion.

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China Metals v Chun

Area of Law: Hugh Norbury KC

Hugh Norbury QC has been involved in the English leg of China Metals v Chun, a large international fraud case relating to the alleged misappropriation of assets in China / Hong Kong. Hugh is acting for the daughters of the alleged fraudster in relation to a proprietary injunction over valuable assets that they hold in London.

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Ballacorey What v Brown and Ors

Area of Law: Hugh Norbury KC

Hugh Norbury QC is instructed on behalf of corporate and individual trustee and director defendants in Ballacorey What v Brown and Ors, a fraud claim issued in the Isle of Man arising out of a relationship between investment managers in the GEM financial management business.

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Gens v Goldenberg

Area of Law: Hugh Norbury KC

Hugh Norbury QC was instructed in Gens v Goldenberg, in which a battle between Russian investors in a Russian software business was briefly before the English High Court; the case was compromised before the interesting issue of jurisdiction was resolved.

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Athene v Siddiqui, Cernich & Caldera

Area of Law: Hugh Norbury KC

Hugh Norbury QC has been working on the Bermudian element of the international battle waged by the private equity firm Apollo and its subsidiary Athene against their former partner /employees who have set up a competitive business (Athene v Siddiqui, Cernich & Caldera).

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PPRS v Tecar

Area of Law: Hugh Norbury KC

In PPRS v Tecar Justin Higgo QC represents the defendant in multiple claims for breach of warranty arising out of the sale of a Romanian paper business.

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Saatchi v Gajjar [2019] EWHC 3472 (Ch)

Area of Law: Hugh Norbury KC

Hugh Norbury QC and Mark Wraith appeared for the claimant in Saatchi v Gajjar [2019] EWHC 3472 (Ch), and obtained permission to continue a derivative claim arising out of alleged misappropriation by the defendant from a company involved in the storage and transportation of Mr Saatchi's art collection. 

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ArcelorMittal USA LLC v Essar Steel Ltd

Area of Law: Hugh Norbury KC

Hugh Norbury QC and Dan McCourt Fritz acted for a corporate defendant in ArcelorMittal USA LLC v Essar Steel Ltd, part of the ongoing multi-jurisdictional dispute between the rival steel businesses. 

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Motortrak Ltd v FCA Australia Pty Ltd [2018] EWHC 990 (Comm)

Area of Law: Hugh Norbury KC

Hugh Norbury QC and Adil Mohamedbhai appeared in Motortrak Ltd v FCA Australia Pty Ltd [2018] EWHC 990 (Comm) a contractual and civil fraud dispute which was tried before Moulder J in the Commercial Court over three weeks. This is an important decision on the law of affirmation of contracts procured by bribes and on the construction of exclusion clauses. 

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