Year of Call: 1995 Year of Silk: 2012
"A great leader, a great team player and a technically brilliant barrister. He is a brilliant fraud practitioner whose advocacy is very effective."
Hugh Norbury KC is recognised as a leading silk at the Chancery Commercial Bar. He has a broad commercial and chancery practice, with a particular emphasis on cases involving fraud, breach of fiduciary duty and confidential information. He is highly recommended by the leading directories in all his principal practice areas.
He has been involved in some of the most significant fraud cases of recent years. Currently he is co-leading for the claimant in Public Institution for Social Security v Al Rajaan & ors, a claim for in excess of US$1 billion arising out of alleged bribery of the former Director General of the Kuwaiti State Pension and Social Security Fund. The trial lasted over a year and is due to finish in mid-March 2026. Hugh cross-examined 18 witnesses over 21 days.
Prior to the PIFSS litigation, Hugh acted in a continuous run of large-scale commercial fraud litigation: Jinxin v Aser Media Pte Limited & ors, a US$660m claim for rescission or damages arising out of alleged deceit in the purchase by a Chinese fund of a controlling interest in a leading sports media rights group; Vale v Steinmetz, a £1 billion-plus claim relating to a mining joint venture in Guinea (Vale, the Brazilian mining giant, has brought a claim against various directors and controllers within the BSGR group to set aside a joint venture for fraudulent misrepresentation); Arcelormittal v Essar Steel, a huge claim arising out of efforts to enforce an underlying arbitration between two steel manufacturing giants; Accident Exchange v McLean & ors, a £127 million conspiracy claim brought by a firm of credit hire providers against experts and solicitors previously involved in litigation against the credit hire providers. For many years prior to that, Hugh was principally involved in the BTA Bank v Ablyazov litigation, culminating in leading his client's defence in a 14-week trial in the Commercial Court.
In 2019 and 2020, Hugh represented Charles Saatchi in proceedings against a former trusted advisor in relation to misappropriations relating to Mr Saatchi’s famous art collection. In 2019, Hugh acted for the film and music business Entertainment One in fraud proceedings relating to secret commissions paid to senior employees. Between 2018 and 2019, he was involved in
Hugh's offshore caseload has spanned arbitration (a Singapore breach of confidence case in which he secured a $600m award for his client), insolvency, fraud and breach of director’s duties (Isle of Man and Bermuda), trusts and banking (Jersey and Guernsey) in recent years.
Hugh Norbury KC and Adil Mohamedbhai shortlisted at Global Arbitration Review Awards 2026
Serle Court is proud to announce that Hugh Norbury KC and Adil Mohamedbhai have been shortlisted for 'Most... Read More
Serle Court Achieves Outstanding Results in The Legal 500 UK Bar 2026
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BA, Worcester College, Oxford
Dip. Law (Distinction), City University, London
LLM, Corporate & Commercial Law (Distinction), Kings College, London
Commercial Bar Association
Chancery Bar Association
Basic Spanish and French
Hugh Norbury appears on the BSB reigster as Hugh Robert Norbury.
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