Re Gertner; CFL Finance Ltd v Rubin [2017] EWHC 111 (Ch): a significant challenge to a voluntary arrangement proposed by a property tycoon once ranked amongst Britain’s richest individuals - alleged £600 Million in debt to 31 creditors including Kaupthing Bank and CFL.
Ronelp Marine Ltd v STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co Ltd [2016] EWHC 2228 (Ch): a successful application to lift a stay of the Commercial Court action imposed under the Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations following the Defendant entering into Korean insolvency proceedings.
In re Elenin, decd; Lockston Group Inc v Wood [2016] 1 WLR 2091.
BG v BA (deceased) [2015] EWHC 3947 (Fam): Joint application for the court to construe a financial remedies consent order to determine whether the wife or the estate of the late husband ought to discharge €9.2m of French tax charged against a valuable French property.
Wood and Hellard v Gorbunova [2013]: 5 Costs LR 713.
Re Washington Special Opportunities Fund Limited: defence of a winding up application in relation to a hedge fund in the Cayman Islands.
Lockston Group Inc v Wood [2016] BPIR 94: defending a challenge to the appointment of the trustees to the insolvent estate of Mr Boris Berezovsky and dealing with the proper interpretation of the Administration of the Estates of Deceased Persons Order 1986.
Re Business Environment Fleet Street Ltd (in administration) [2015] 1 WLR 1167: operation of paragraph 72 of Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986.
Staray Capital Limited v Cha Yang [2014] ECSC J0714-2: acting for the majority shareholder in relation to a shareholder dispute.
Re UK Coal Operations Ltd [2014] 1 BCLC 471: ability of the Court to disapply provisions of the Insolvency Act 1986.
Wood v Gorbunova [2014] 1 BCLC 487: powers of Court appointed receivers.
Jemnice and EN SOF Property v European Real Estate Debt Sarl [2014] EWHC 1642 (Comm): defence of an application to restrain the enforcement of security by a secured creditor; interpretation of a facility agreement and consent order and the application of the principle of "reflective loss".
Riverbank Hotels Limited v City Centre Resources [2013] EWHC 4249 (Ch): disputed winding up petition.
JSC VTB Bank v. Fobo Holdings Ltd BVIHC (COM) 117 OF 2013: setting aside of a freezing injunction on the grounds of no arguable case.
Saad Investments Company Limited v. Al-Sanea [2012] EWCA Civ 313: appeal against dismissal of application to serve out of the jurisdiction in relation to proceedings to enforce a share option agreement.
Re FIA Leveraged Fund [2012 (1) CILR 248]: determination as to whether or not directors of a fund were entitled to distribute in specie to investors.
Assetco Plc v. Shannon [2011] EWHC 816 (Ch): Successful application for an interim mandatory injunction requiring the CEO of an AIM listed company to cast his vote in favour of an equity placement in the applicant in order to generate necessary working capital.
Re The Sphinx Group of Companies [2010 (1) CILR 452]: appeared on behalf of the liquidation committee of the Sphinx companies in proceedings to determine the nature and extent of the jurisdiction of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands to approve schemes of arrangement.
Kingate Global Fund Limited v. Knightsbridge (USD) Fund Limited [2009] CA (Bda) 17: Appeared in the Supreme Court of Bermuda and in the Court of Appeal of Bermuda in proceedings to determine whether monies for the purpose of subscribing for shares in a "Madoff feeder fund" were held on trust by the liquidators of the fund for the benefit of subscribers.
Band One Sdn Bhd and the Brunei Investment Agency v. Sol Properties Incorporated and Prince Jefri Bolkiah [2008 CILR 301]: Successful application to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands on behalf of the plaintiffs to recover the shares in the company that owns the New Palace Hotel.
Renewable Power & Light Plc v. Renewable Power & Light Services Inc [2008] All ER (D) 170 (Apr): Effect of alleged repudiatory breach of contract on contractual obligations of confidence and production of documents.
Re Whistlejacket Capital Limited [2008] EWHC 463 (Ch): Questions as to the proper interpretation of an insolvency acceleration clause in US medium term notes and the operation payment priority provisions contained in relevant security documents and their impact on the role and duties of receivers appointed pursuant to their terms.
Re Oval 1742 Limited (in Creditors' Voluntary Liquidation) [2008] 1 BCLC 204 (Court of Appeal): "Taking possession" of property subject to a floating charge and the proper construction of Section 196 of the Companies Act 1985.
Prince Jefri Bolkiah v. State of Brunei Darussalam [2007] UKPC 62: Principles to be applied upon an application to recuse a judge for apparent bias.
Prince Jefri Bolkiah v. State of Brunei Darussalam [2007] UKPC 63: Enforcement of a contract giving rise to questions concerning principles relating to estoppel, undue influence, specific performance and admissibility of evidence.
Chantrey Vellacott v. Convergence Group Plc [2007] All ER (D) 492 (Jul): Basis for exercising the Court's jurisdiction under Section 51 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 to make non-party costs orders.
Re Continental Assurance Company of London Plc [2007] 2 BCLC 287: The leading case on wrongful trading.
State of Brunei Darussalam v. Prince Jefri Bolkiah [2005] All ER (D) 354 (Jun): Basis upon which a committal application may be amended.
State of Brunei Darussalam v. Prince Jefri Bolkiah [2005] All ER (D) 250 (Mar): Enforcement of order for disclosure made pursuant to Section 25 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982.
Re Mytravel Group Plc [2005] 2 BCLC 123 (CA): Guidance given as to the proper application of the Practice Statement applicable to schemes of arrangement under Section 425 of the Companies Act 1985.
Re Mytravel Group Plc [2005] 1 WLR 2365: The nature of a "reconstruction" under Section 427 of the Companies Act 1985.
Re Brightview Limited [2004] BCC 542: Interests of nominee and beneficial shareholders under Section 459 of the Companies Act 1985 and the inter-action between the remedies available under that section and the principle of "reflective loss".
Re Railtrack plc (in railway administration) [2003] All ER (D) 300: Approval of the remuneration of special railway administrators by the Court.
Winsor (as Rail Regulator) v. Bloom and Ors [2002] 1 WLR 3002 (CA): Application of Section 11 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (as modified by the Railways Act 1993) to the exercise of specific powers of the Rail Regulator.