About

I am an experienced disputes practitioner advising on all aspects of commercial and civil dispute resolution. My practice spans litigation and arbitration on complex national, cross-border, and multijurisdictional disputes.

I support a wide range of clients across a broad spectrum of sectors, consistently guiding industry leading stakeholders and organisations to the resolution of their most sensitive issues. My work has been described as "tireless" and "fantastic."

I support clients across the media, entertainment, and other creative sectors including broadcasters, TV & film distributors, production companies, video game developers, recording artists, label managers, intermediaries, event organisers and publishers. My experience is complemented by two in-house secondments at Sky UK (Litigation and Anti-Piracy) and Tesco (Product Legal), giving me a true understanding of the client's perspective which I use to tailor advice and strategy. It also means I empathise with how tough my client's role is, especially when it comes to contentious matters.

I am also the founder of the Rising Lawyers' Society (a network for junior in-house lawyers) and a committee member of the Junior Division of the London Solicitors Litigation Association (the professional association for litigators in the UK and abroad) - do reach out if you are interested in either.

I was shortlisted for the 2023 "Rising Star of the Year" by the Access Legal Modern Law Awards.

Experience

Media & entertainment

  • Matchroom Boxing Limited v (1) Boxxer Limited (2) Sky UK Limited - Acting for Sky UK in defending a claim of inducement of a breach of contract arising from Joshua Buatsi's move from Matchroom to Boxxer
  • Sivana Sports International FZE v Daniel Ricciardo - Acting for an agency on an unpaid commission dispute arising from a Formula 1 driver's team move
  • Remedy Ltd & anor v Cavendish Health Concierge & anor - Acting for Remedy Ltd (a pre-eminent private health and performance service for professionals in entertainment, sport and business) in pursuing a claim for unpaid fees and defending a counterclaim of fraud and breach of director's duties
  • Regalpress Limited (t/a St James's House) v Luxury Book Company Limited - Acting for a leading publishing, communications and event company pursuing claims arising from a licencing agreement for the production of Her Majesty The Queen: The Official Platinum Jubilee Pageant Commemorative Album
  • Advising a film production company on the termination of a director mid-production and supported in defending the claims that followed
  • Advising a national broadcaster on a multi-million pound dispute with an overseas production company arising from a content licencing agreement
  • Advising live event companies on the termination of performer's contracts following disreputable statements made by artists in national media
  • Advising on issues such as content protection, royalty and commission disputes, IP infringement risks, breach of confidential information, licencing and syncing disputes, supplier disputes and a range of contentious commercial issues

Energy, natural resources & infrastructure

  • Advising domestic and international clients across multiple regions and jurisdictions from the energy, natural resources, and infrastructure sectors - some examples are below
  • Openairlines HK Limited v PT Citilink Indonesia - Acting for a Hong Kong software developer in a breach of contract dispute arising from the licencing of its fuel management software to an Indonesian Airline
  • Acting for a publicly listed Nigerian oil company in an ongoing dispute concerning the rights of shareholders to hold board positions
  • Advising a Malaysian headquartered global oil and gas production company on a multi-million pound dispute arising from a contract for the provision of semi-submersible drilling units
  • Acting for a large US metals futures trader across six different disputes (Court and arbitration proceedings). The disputes are all English law governed by concern matters in Zambia, DRC, Singapore, Malysia and Hong Kong. All concern commodities contracts on trading, pricing, financing touching on breach of contract and fiduciary duties
  • Advising individual and corporate investors on claims for breach of subscription agreements, failure of consideration and fraudulent misrepresentation against a Swiss based global producer and wholesaler of pharmaceutical-grade cannabinoids
  • Advising clients on failed digital transformation projects and FinTech disputes

Civil fraud & asset recovery

  • Floreat Investment Management Limited v Ben Churchill & Ors - Acting for an investment manager on a complex Commercial Court fraud claim for breach of fiduciary duties, deceit, knowing receipt and other causes of action. It involved a 3-week trial and a 3-day appeal
  • Cancrie Investments Limited v Mr Zulfiqur Al Tanveer Haider - Acting in enforcement proceedings for the beneficiary of a c.£80m judgment debt arising form a United Arab Emirates judgment. A worldwide freezing order in the sum of £88m has been obtained against the Defendant together with disclosure orders
  • Acting for a family office in investigating and bringing claims against the perpetrators of a cryptocurrency and NFT fraud
  • Acting for a leading advertising agency in a multi-year dispute defending allegations of conspiracy to injure and fraudulent misrepresentation arising from the acquisition of another agency
  • Acting for the respondent to an imaging order and respondent to an application to cross-examine, both relating to a £55m freezing order in multi-party proceedings
  • Advising on applications typically deployed in claims involving fraud and asset recovery - such as injunctive relief, Norwich Pharmacal Applications, and Bankers' Books Applications. My experience includes applications against parties both in and out of the English jurisdiction

Sports

  • Supporting clubs, players, managers, agencies and tournament organisers on contentious and regulatory issues including player transfers, intermediary disputes, sponsorship and supplier disputes
  • Advising Premier League football clubs on transfer disputes and overseas enforcement proceedings, working on FA Rule K Arbitrations, and representing two agents in disciplinary proceedings brought by the FA for alleged breaches of the FA's Intermediary Regulations

Services

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