The Public Institution for Social Security v Al Rajaan & Ors

• Acting as part of a large counsel team (co-led by Hugh Norbury KC) for the Kuwaiti state pension fund in, a $900+ million claim against multiple defendants arising out of the alleged bribery of the former Director General of the fund. The claim is listed for a trial to commence in March 2025 and not forecast to finish until March 2026.  

Byers v Saudi National Bank [2023] UKSC 51; [2024] 2 W.L.R. 237

• Assisted Lord Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to the recent landmark Supreme Court case regarding whether a claim for knowing receipt in respect of shares transferred in breach of trust could be maintained in circumstances where the claimant’s equitable interest in the shares had been extinguished by the time of receipt. Now the leading authority on knowing receipt.

Skatteforvaltningen (Danish Customs and Tax Administration) v Solo Capital Partners LLP (In Special Administration) [2023] UKSC 40; [2023] 3 W.L.R. 886

• Assisted Lord Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to a Supreme Court appeal regarding the “revenue rule” in relation to claims by the Danish tax authority to recover sums paid out allegedly as a consequence of dividend tax fraud.

Bilta (UK) Ltd (In Liquidation) v Tradition Financial Services Ltd [2023] 1 W.L.R. 2582

• Assisted (as a judicial assistant) in relation to a Permission to Appeal application from [2023] EWCA Civ 112; [2023] Ch. 343 regarding the scope of section 213 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (fraudulent trading) and limitation issues arising from claims of dishonest assistance in relation to VAT carousel fraud.

Stanford Asset Holdings Ltd v AfrAsia Bank Ltd [2023] UKPC 35 (Mauritius)

• Assisted Lord Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council regarding the availability of Norwich Pharmacal relief in Mauritius.

Jaffé v Greybull Capital LLP [2024] EWHC 2534 (Comm)

• Assisted Thomas Elias (led by John Wardell KC) who appeared for the successful defendants in a three-week Commercial Court fraud trial against an investment firm arising from the collapse of Monarch Airlines. The judgment involves interesting consideration of the Gestmin approach to deciding between competing recollections and the weight to be attached to contemporaneous records.  

Norwich Pharmacal, Freezing and Proprietary Inunctions for UK bank (2023, Chancery Division)

• Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz KC and John Eldridge (as a pupil) obtaining Norwich Pharmacal relief and subsequent freezing and proprietary injunctions for a major UK bank seeking to recover money mistakenly paid away as a result of fraud.

Adare Finance DAC v Yellowstone Capital Management SA [2021] EWHC 2406 (Comm); [2021] EWHC 1680 (Comm); [2020] EWHC 2760 (Comm)

• Acted (as a solicitor) for an investment fund in relation to a debt claim and subsequent enforcement and asset tracing steps against an ultra-high net worth individual arising from the purchase of a luxury hotel.

BNP Paribas SA v Trattamento Rifiuti Metropolitani SPA [2020] EWHC 2436 (Comm)

• Acted (as a solicitor) for BNP Paribas in successfully obtaining declaratory relief in respect of allegations of mis-selling of interest rate swaps relating to a project financing in Italy.

Agate Assets SA v Banque Privee Edmond de Rothschild Europe SA (2020-2021, Commercial Court)

• Acted (as a solicitor) for a German international bank in defence of a €30 million claim relating to alleged fraud arising from sale of structured notes, including claims for unlawful means conspiracy, deceit, dishonest assistance and negligence.

National Crime Agency v Odewale [2020] EWHC 1609 (Admin)

• Assisted McGowan J (as a judicial assistant) in relation to contested civil recovery proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 relating to identity theft fraud. 

Re MF Global [2018] EWCA Civ 1327; [2019] Bus. L.R. 40 & [2018] EWHC 1372 (Ch); [2018] Bus LR 1

• Acted (as a solicitor) for a group of creditors challenging MF Global’s Company Voluntary Agreement; ultimately successful before the Court of Appeal. 

AC Scout Trading LLC v Ebullio Capital Management LLP (2016, Commercial Court)

• Acted (as a solicitor) for Société Generale successfully defending claims in unlawful means conspiracy relating to trading of tin derivatives on the London Metal Exchange.

Goldman Sachs International (2021-2022)

• Advised on wide variety of litigation and regulatory matters while on secondment to Goldman Sachs’ in-house EMEA Litigation & Regulatory Proceedings team.

The Public Institution for Social Security v Al Rajaan & Ors

• Acting as part of a large counsel team (co-led by Hugh Norbury KC) for the Kuwaiti state pension fund in, a $900+ million claim against multiple defendants arising out of the alleged bribery of the former Director General of the fund. The claim is listed for a trial to commence in March 2025 and not forecast to finish until March 2026.  

Byers v Saudi National Bank [2023] UKSC 51; [2024] 2 W.L.R. 237

• Assisted Lord Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to the recent landmark Supreme Court case regarding whether a claim for knowing receipt in respect of shares transferred in breach of trust could be maintained in circumstances where the claimant’s equitable interest in the shares had been extinguished by the time of receipt. Now the leading authority on knowing receipt.

Skatteforvaltningen (Danish Customs and Tax Administration) v Solo Capital Partners LLP (In Special Administration) [2023] UKSC 40; [2023] 3 W.L.R. 886

• Assisted Lord Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to a Supreme Court appeal regarding the “revenue rule” in relation to claims by the Danish tax authority to recover sums paid out allegedly as a consequence of dividend tax fraud.

Bilta (UK) Ltd (In Liquidation) v Tradition Financial Services Ltd [2023] 1 W.L.R. 2582

• Assisted (as a judicial assistant) in relation to a Permission to Appeal application from [2023] EWCA Civ 112; [2023] Ch. 343 regarding the scope of section 213 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (fraudulent trading) and limitation issues arising from claims of dishonest assistance in relation to VAT carousel fraud.

Stanford Asset Holdings Ltd v AfrAsia Bank Ltd [2023] UKPC 35 (Mauritius)

• Assisted Lord Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council regarding the availability of Norwich Pharmacal relief in Mauritius.

Carey Street Investments Limited (in liquidation) v Brown [2024] EWCA Civ 571

• Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz KC (as a pupil) in successfully defending an appeal against the dismissal of claims against a director and corporate services provider for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty.

Jaffé v Greybull Capital LLP [2024] EWHC 2534 (Comm)

• Assisted Thomas Elias (led by John Wardell KC) who appeared for the successful defendants in a three-week Commercial Court fraud trial against an investment firm arising from the collapse of Monarch Airlines. The judgment involves interesting consideration of the Gestmin approach to deciding between competing recollections and the weight to be attached to contemporaneous records.  

DGL Group Limited v R & A Sales Limited (2024, Business List, Chancery Division)

• Assisted Matthew Morrison (as a pupil) in relation to claims in deceit and breach of fiduciary duty arising from commercial distribution arrangement for electronic goods.

Hyde v Park (2024, Supreme Court of Gibraltar)

• Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz KC (as a pupil) in defending claims brought under the Fraudulent Conveyances Act 1571 in relation to transactions allegedly intended to defraud creditors.

Isbilen v Turk [2024] EWHC 505 (Ch)

• Assisting Dan McCourt Fritz KC and Andrew Gurr (as a pupil) in relation to claims in fraud and undue influence arising from the misappropriation of c. £40m from a high net worth individual. In particular, assisting in relation to the trial of a successful application to commit the defendant for failure to disclose traceable proceeds pursuant to a freezing and proprietary injunction.

Taylor v Khodabaksh (2023, Business List, Chancery Division)

• Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz KC and Ramyaa Veerabathran (as a pupil) in relation to defending a claim to set aside a previous judgment on the basis it was procured by fraud.

Norwich Pharmacal, freezing and proprietary inunctions for UK bank (2023, Business List, Chancery Division)

• Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz KC and John Eldridge (as a pupil) obtaining Norwich Pharmacal relief and subsequent freezing and proprietary injunctions for a major UK bank seeking to recover money mistakenly paid away as a result of fraud.

Adare Finance DAC v Yellowstone Capital Management SA [2021] EWHC 2406 (Comm); [2021] EWHC 1680 (Comm); [2020] EWHC 2760 (Comm)

• Acted (as a solicitor) for an investment fund in relation to a debt claim and subsequent cross-border asset tracing and enforcement steps against an ultra-high net worth individual arising from the purchase of a luxury hotel.

Agate Assets SA v Banque Privee Edmond de Rothschild Europe SA (2020-2021, Commercial Court)

• Acted (as a solicitor) for Commerzbank AG in defence of a €30 million claim relating to alleged fraud arising from sale of structured notes, including claims for unlawful means conspiracy, deceit, dishonest assistance and negligence.

National Crime Agency v Odewale  [2020] EWHC 1609 (Admin)

• Assisted McGowan J (as a judicial assistant) in relation to contested civil recovery proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 relating to identity theft fraud. 

AC Scout Trading LLC v Ebullio Capital Management LLP (2016, Commercial Court)

• Acted (as a solicitor) for Société Generale SA in successfully defending claims in unlawful means conspiracy relating to trading of tin derivatives on the London Metal Exchange.

Assisting Freedman J (as a judicial assistant) in relation to trial of a claim to set aside transactions as defrauding creditors (pursuant to section 423 Insolvency Act 1986).

Assisted Cockerill J (as a judicial assistant) in producing guidance for High Court judges on committal proceedings.

The Public Institution for Social Security v Al Rajaan & Ors

• Acting as part of a large counsel team (co-led by Hugh Norbury KC) for the Kuwaiti state pension fund in, a $900+ million claim against multiple defendants arising out of the alleged bribery of the former Director General of the fund. The claim is listed for a trial to commence in March 2025 and not forecast to finish until March 2026.  

Barton v Gwyn-Jones [2023] UKSC 3; [2023] A.C. 684

• Assisted Lord Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to a Supreme Court appeal regarding contractual interpretation, implied terms and unjust enrichment.

Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd [2023] UKSC 2; [2023] 1 W.L.R. 575

• Assisted Lord Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to Supreme Court appeal regarding the interpretation of service charge provisions in a commercial lease, and the extent to which a “conclusive” certificate could be challenged. 

Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago v Trinsalvage Enterprises Ltd [2023] UKPC 26 (Trinidad and Tobago); [2023] 1 W.L.R. 4045

• Assisted Lord Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to a Privy Council appeal arising from a claim for a quantum meruit.

Jaffé v Greybull Capital LLP [2024] EWHC 2534 (Comm)

• Assisted Thomas Elias (led by John Wardell KC) who appeared for the successful defendants in a three-week Commercial Court fraud trial against an investment firm arising from the collapse of Monarch Airlines. The judgment involves interesting consideration of the Gestmin approach to deciding between competing recollections and the weight to be attached to contemporaneous records.  

DGL Group Limited v R & A Sales Limited (2024, Business List, Chancery Division)

• Assisted Matthew Morrison (as a pupil) in relation to claims in deceit and breach of fiduciary duty arising from commercial distribution arrangement for electronic goods.

Taylor v Khodabaksh (2023, Business List, Chancery Division)

• Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz KC and Ramyaa Veerabathran (as a pupil) in relation to defending a claim to set aside a previous judgment on the basis it was procured by fraud.

Adare Finance DAC v Yellowstone Capital Management SA [2021] EWHC 2406 (Comm); [2021] EWHC 1680 (Comm); [2020] EWHC 2760 (Comm)

• Acted (as a solicitor) for an investment fund in relation to a debt claim and subsequent cross-border asset tracing and enforcement steps against an ultra-high net worth individual arising from the purchase of a luxury hotel.

c. $1bn offshore construction arbitration (2018-2019, ICC London Seat)

• Acted (as a solicitor) for employer in a construction arbitration, involving claims and counterclaims totalling >$1bn for breach of contract and misrepresentation arising out cancellation of an international under-sea gas pipeline.

Phones 4U Ltd (in administration) v EE Ltd [2018] EWHC 49 (Comm); [2018] Bus. L.R. 574

• Acted (as a solicitor) for the administrators of Phones 4U in relation to contractual claims and counterclaims worth several hundred million pounds against the mobile network EE arising from the insolvency of Phones 4U. Including obtaining summary judgment on an important issue regarding repudiatory breach of contract following insolvency.

Re Chantacre Limited (2024, Insolvency and Companies Lists, Chancery Division)

• Assisted Matthew Morrison (as a pupil) in relation to unfair prejudice proceedings brought by minority shareholders in a construction business. Included successfully resisting summary judgment application.

Re Breton Park Residential Homes Limited (in Administration) (2023, Insolvency and Companies Lists, Chancery Division)

• Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz KC and Ramyaa Veerabathran (as a pupil) in relation to contested administration proceedings and an unfair prejudice petition, arising from a dispute over control of a c.£50m family caravan-park business.

Kwok v Juan [2022] UKPC 52 (British Virgin Islands):

• Assisted Lord Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council regarding an unfair prejudice petition and just and equitable winding up petition regarding a British Virgin Islands.

Brake v Chedington Court Estate Ltd [2023] UKSC 29; [2023] 1 W.L.R. 3035

• Assisted Lord Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to a Supreme Court appeal regarding the standing of a bankrupt to challenge decisions of their trustee in bankruptcy pursuant to section 303 of the Insolvency Act 1986.

Bilta (UK) Ltd (In Liquidation) v Tradition Financial Services Ltd [2023] 1 W.L.R. 2582

• Assisted (as a judicial assistant) in relation to a Permission to Appeal application from [2023] EWCA Civ 112; [2023] Ch. 343 regarding the scope of section 213 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (fraudulent trading) and limitation issues arising from claims of dishonest assistance arising from VAT carousel fraud.

Re Breton Park Residential Homes Limited (in Administration) (2023, Insolvency and Companies Lists, Chancery Division)

• Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz KC and Ramyaa Veerabathran (as a pupil) in relation to contested applications for directions to administrators and injunctive relief in an unfair prejudice petition, arising from a battle for control of a £50m family caravan-park business.

Hyde v Park (2024, Supreme Court of Gibraltar)

• Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz KC (as a pupil) in defending claims brought under the Fraudulent Conveyances Act 1571 in relation to transactions allegedly intending to defraud creditors.

Re MF Global [2018] EWCA Civ 1327; [2019] Bus. L.R. 40 & [2018] EWHC 1372 (Ch); [2018] Bus LR 1

• Acting (as a solicitor) for a group of creditors successfully challenging MF Global’s Company Voluntary Agreement; ultimately successful before the Court of Appeal.

Re Phones 4U Ltd (in administration) (2016-2021, Insolvency and Companies Court)

• Acted (as a solicitor) for the administrators of Phones 4U in relation to various applications and disputes arising in the administration.

TXU Europe Group (2016-2020)

• Acted (as a solicitor) for the administrators, liquidators and CVA supervisors of a number of TXU group companies in relation to the long-running insolvency of the energy company.

Hyde v Park (2024, Supreme Court of Gibraltar)

• Assisted Dan McCourt Fritz KC (as a pupil) in defending claims brought under the Fraudulent Conveyances Act 1571 in relation to transactions allegedly intended to defraud creditors.

Contested Probate Claim (2024, British Virgin Islands High Court, Commercial Division)

• Assisted Sparsh Garg and Richard Wilson KC in relation to a contested application for grant of letters of administration in relation to the BVI estate of a member of a Middle Eastern royal family.

During his time at the Supreme Court, Jon assisted Lord Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to a number of appeals and petitions for special leave to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council from the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar, Jersey, Bahamas, Grenada, Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica and Mauritius. In particular this included:

Attorney General v Jamaican Bar Association [2023] UKPC 6 (Jamaica)

• Assisted Lord Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to an appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council arising from a judicial review by the Jamaican Bar Association of the validity of the Jamaican anti-money laundering regime applicable to Attorneys-at-Law.

Stanford Asset Holdings Ltd v AfrAsia Bank Ltd [2023] UKPC 35 (Mauritius)

• Assisted Lord Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council regarding the availability of Norwich Pharmacal relief in Mauritius.

Kwok v Juan [2022] UKPC 52 (British Virgin Islands)

• Assisted Lord Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council regarding an unfair prejudice petition and just and equitable winding up petition regarding a British Virgin Islands company.

Deonarine v Ramcharan [2022] UKPC 57 (Trinidad and Tobago)

• Assisted Lords Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to an appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council regarding the validity of a compromise agreement between potential heirs on the basis it had allegedly been procured by fraud.

Maharaj v Trinidad and Tobago [2023] UKPC 17 (Trinidad and Tobago); [2023] 1 W.L.R. 2870

• Assisted Lord Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to an appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council arising from a judicial review of the validity of the purported extension of terms of office of local Councillors and Aldermen in Trinidad and Tobago.

Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago v Trinsalvage Enterprises Ltd [2023] UKPC 26 (Trinidad and Tobago); [2023] 1 W.L.R. 4045

• Assisted Lord Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to an appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council arising from a claim for a quantum meruit for work done by a construction company pursuant to a contract which was rendered void for failure to fulfil public procurement rules.

Perry v Lopag Trust Reg [2023] UKPC 16 (Cayman Islands); [2023] 1 W.L.R. 3494

• Assisted Lords Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to an appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council arising from a claim to set aside a transfer of a share in a Cayman Islands holding company into a Liechtenstein discretionary trust on the basis of equitable mistake.

Porter v Stokes [2023] UKPC 11(Trinidad and Tobago)

• Assisted Lords Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to an appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council arising from a claim to rectify a deed of conveyance including claims of fraud.

LLP Agreement Dispute (2024, Business List, Chancery Division)

• Assisted Sparsh Garg in relation to an intended claim for breach of an LLP agreement.

McCarthy v Baggott (2024, Business & Property work, County Court at Birmingham)

• Assisted Matthew Morrison (as a pupil) in relation to a dispute arising from the termination of a partnership in the care sector.

Bond v Webster [2024] EWHC 1972 (Ch)

• Assisted Harry Martin (led by Clare Stanley KC) on a month-long trial of a contentious probate dispute concerning the validity of a will and succession to shares in Bond International, one of the UK’s largest tyre wholesale businesses. 

Contested Directions Application (2024, Trusts and Probate List, Chancery Division)

• Assisted Sparsh Garg and Richard Wilson KC in relation to a contested application for directions by an independent administrator of the English elements of a multi-jurisdictional estate which raised various conflicts of laws issues.

Contested Probate Claim (2024, British Virgin Islands High Court, Commercial Division)

• Assisted Sparsh Garg and Richard Wilson KC in relation to a contested application for grant of letters of administration in relation to a significant BVI estate.

Deonarine v Ramcharan [2022] UKPC 57 (Trinidad and Tobago)

• Assisted Lords Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to an appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council regarding the validity of a compromise agreement between potential heirs on the basis it had allegedly been procured by fraud.

Perry v Lopag Trust Reg [2023] UKPC 16 (Cayman Islands); [2023] 1 W.L.R. 3494

• Assisted Lords Briggs JSC (as a judicial assistant) in relation to an appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council arising from a claim to set aside a transfer of a share in a Cayman Islands holding company into a Liechtenstein discretionary trust on the basis of equitable mistake.

c. $1bn offshore construction arbitration (2018-2019, ICC London Seat)

• Acted (as a solicitor) for employer in a construction arbitration, involving claims and counterclaims totalling >$1bn for breach of contract and misrepresentation arising out cancellation of an international under-sea gas pipeline.

Distribution Agreement Arbitration (2016, JCAA, Tokyo Seat)

• Acted (as a trainee solicitor) for a Japanese automotive manufacturer in relation to a dispute over termination of a distribution agreement in Saudi Arabia.