Jeremy is a partner and specialist in commercial disputes.
Jeremy is a disputes resolution lawyer who specialises in complex commercial litigation and arbitration, often multi-jurisdictional in nature. He deals with a broad range of contentious work, including shareholder and joint venture disputes, fraud and economic torts, company and director disputes, and contractual and M&A claims. He also heads the firm's civil fraud practice.
Jeremy is recognised as a "Leading Individual" in Legal 500 2024, where he is described as "one of the best in the business. Extremely clever and always gets to the difficult points before anyone else in the room. He is also a superb strategist and draftsman" and is ranked in Chambers 2024 where he is described as a "brilliant lawyer – all over the detail and with a commercial mindset".
Background
Jeremy graduated from the University of Cambridge and has over twenty five years' experience acting on disputes.
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- international businessman, Vlad Doronin and his corporate vehicles, in relation to a high profile multi-jurisdictional joint venture dispute relating to the Aman Resorts luxury hotel group, including allegations of fraud, breaches of contract and fiduciary duties, and constructive trusts, and related injunctions, involving proceedings in London, BVI and New York (The Lawyer, Top 20 case)
- Jyske Bank in relation to high profile proceedings in Gibraltar in a claim that the bank had dishonestly assisted fraudulent conduct from an account holder (a law firm) which caused loss to third parties
- a major international mining company on various claims in Botswana, South Africa and London relating to the acquisition by a Botswanan company of mining interests, including a judicial review in South Africa and reckless trading proceedings against the government of Botswana, and an LCIA arbitration
- Qatari Diar in a high profile joint venture dispute concerning a share purchase agreement with CPC Group relating to the withdrawal of a planning application on the site of the former Chelsea Barracks (The Lawyer, Top 20 case)
- Hipgnosis Song Management Limited and Hipgnosis Songs Fund Limited in defending high profile High Court proceedings where there are allegations of dishonest assistance and knowing receipt in relation to alleged breaches of directors’ duties
- two sovereign wealth funds in relation to claims brought against the general partner and of an offshore investment fund, and related parties, alleging the misappropriation of assets, including legal actions in the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong and the USA
- a multinational manufacturer of consumables in relation to an investigation into allegations that senior employees had been bribed by a third party distributor, and advising on a coordinated cross-border litigation and asset recovery strategy involving Miami, Dubai and London
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