Hugh Norbury KC

Recent Cases

• Public Institution for Social Security v Al Rajaan & Ors [2021 ongoing] – A claim for in excess of US$800m arising out of alleged bribery of the former Director General of the Kuwaiti State Pension and Social Security Fund.
• Jinxin v Aser Media Pte Limited & Ors [2019 ongoing] – 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 [2019-2020] – One billion pound 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.
• Athene v Siddiqui & Ors [2020 onwards] – Bermudan proceedings against former officers of Athene and one of its owners, the private equity giant Apollo, relating to their rival business set up shortly after they left Athene and Apollo. The claims involve issues of confidential information, breach of fiduciary duty and dishonest assistance.
• Ballacorey Wheat v Brown & Ors [2019 onwards] – Isle of Man proceedings against former fiduciaries relating to series of payments made to a senior employee of an investment management firm, based on allegations of fraud.
• Saatchi v Gajjar [2019-2020] – Complex set of proceedings brought in late 2019 by Charles Saatchi against a former trusted advisor in relation to misappropriation relating to the storage and transportation of Mr Saatchi’s hugely valuable art collection. Permission to bring derivative proceedings was given after a hard-fought battle to resist.
• EOL v Monex & Others [2019] – Bribery claim in the Chancery Division arising out of commissions secretly paid to senior people in the treasury department of Entertainment One, a major player in the film and music production industry, resulting in large losses on foreign exchange trades with Monex.
• Arcelormittal v Essar Steel [2018-2019] – A billion dollar plus claim arising out of efforts to enforce an underlying arbitration between two steel manufacturing giants. Numerous key issues relating to the ambit of worldwide freezing orders were determined by Mr Justice Jacobs.
• Accident Exchange Limited v Autofocus & Others [2016-2018] – 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. Hugh acts with Dan McCourt Fritz for some of the solicitor defendants in ongoing litigation.
• FM Capital Partners Ltd v Frederic Marino [2014-2015] – Alleged breaches of duty and fraud relating to the investment of the Libyan sovereign wealth fund.
• Otkritie v Urumov & Others [2012] – Advised a potential defendant in a well-publicised banking fraud.
• BTA Bank v Ablyazov & Others [2011-2013] EWHC 510 (Comm) – Multi-billion pound commercial fraud claim concerning the management of a Kazakh bank. 12-week trial concluded in February 2013.
• Cherney v Neuman & Others [2007-2009] EWHC 1743 (Ch) – Acting unled for one of the world’s richest men (as claimant) in a £10 million breach of fiduciary duty and professional negligence claim arising out of dealings from 2005 to 2008 in the London property market.