Our Legal Experience

Expanded Via Legalis Case Descriptions

DISPUTES & CLAIMS — Contentious matters involving dispute resolution, litigation strategy, settlement negotiations and management of legal proceedings. 1. Residential leaseholder dispute: Assisting a residential leaseholder with protecting their property rights in a dispute with the building managing agent. Key engagement elements: Advising on the leaseholder’s contractual and statutory rights and obligations in relation to various property-related issues and conducting legal correspondence with the managing agent on behalf of the leaseholder. 2. Tenancy deposit recovery: Acting for a former tenant of a luxury property in recovering a wrongfully withheld tenancy deposit from an international estate agency. Key engagement elements: Advising on stakeholder obligations, developing legal strategy and pursuing recovery of the deposit through legal correspondence and settlement negotiations with the estate agency. 3. Commercial debt recovery: Acting for a business client in recovering unpaid debt for services provided to a high-end London restaurant. Key engagement elements: Pre-action correspondence, issuing proceedings, securing a court judgment, coordinating enforcement of the judgment and liaising with the courts and enforcement officers. 4. Luxury yacht dispute: Assisting a custom-made luxury yacht purchaser with a shipyard dispute relating to various build quality issues. Key engagement elements: Analysing the client’s contractual position, identifying and instructing specialist Italian counsel and coordinating the Italian-seated arbitration proceedings to recover damages for the client. 5. Commercial lease settlement: Acting for a luxury London office tenant in negotiating an early termination and settlement of a commercial lease. Key engagement elements: Assessing the client’s rights and obligations under the lease, negotiating the commercial terms of an early lease termination and documenting the settlement terms to protect the client’s legal and commercial interests. 6. Building contractor dispute: Assisting a homeowner with the resolution and settlement of a building contractor dispute. Key engagement elements: Assessing the merits of the claim, developing settlement strategy, coordinating negotiations to achieve a commercially practical outcome and documenting the settlement terms.

COMMERCIAL & CONTRACTUAL — Commercial transactions, contractual documentation and ongoing legal support for businesses and individuals. 7. Introducer agreement: Advising on and preparing an introducer’s commission agreement in relation to property development projects. Key engagement elements: Structuring commission arrangements in relation to future property development projects and preparing bespoke contractual documentation to reflect those arrangements. 8. Private members’ club: Providing ongoing legal support to a London private members’ club in relation to commercial contracts, compliance and tax matters. Key engagement elements: Providing legal support in relation to various operational matters and coordinating specialist advice where required. 9. Luxury property acquisition: Advising a purchaser of a luxury property on contractual arrangements for property management and interior design services. Key engagement elements: Reviewing, negotiating and documenting contractual arrangements to protect the client’s legal and commercial interests in relation to the property. 10. Film production: Assisting a film producer in relation to the production of a biographical film about a French celebrity. Key engagement elements: Advising on contractual arrangements with the screenwriter, coordinating specialist French media and IP counsel and providing ongoing strategic legal support in relation to the project. 11. Private jet and yacht operator: Providing ongoing legal support to a private jet and yacht hire operator. Key engagement elements: Preparing and reviewing contractual documentation and advising on contractual arrangements for the day-to-day operations of the business. 12. UK joint venture: Advising a US social media marketing agency on establishing a UK joint venture. Key engagement elements: Advising on the proposed legal terms of the joint venture and assisting with key contractual documentation. 13. Fintech start-up: Providing ongoing legal support to a fintech start-up in relation to commercial contracts, corporate governance and regulatory compliance. Key engagement elements: Advising on and preparing customer contracts, advising on corporate governance, preparing board and shareholder resolutions and subsequently assisting with the sale of the business. 14. Private jet lease and sale: Acting for the owner of a private jet in relation to its dry lease and sale. Key engagement elements: Advising on contractual arrangements, managing negotiations and supporting completion of the transaction. 15. Restaurant group exit: Acting for a co-founder of a restaurant group in negotiating and implementing his exit from the business. Key engagement elements: Documenting the settlement and exit terms and managing the implementation of the exit, including effecting share transfers and director resignations.

STRATEGY & SPECIALIST ADVICE — Strategic legal advisory work, complex cross-border matters and coordination of specialist legal expertise. 16. Sanctions dispute: Advising a US company on a sanctions-related dispute concerning recovery of a deposit paid to a manufacturer. Key engagement elements: Assessing contractual rights, relevant sanctions regulations and identifying and instructing specialist sanctions counsel to assist with cross-border recovery. 17. Corporate insurance claim: Advising a senior employee in relation to a disputed claim under a corporate insurance policy. Key engagement elements: Reviewing policy wording, assessing coverage issues and advising on legal strategy for communications with the employer in relation to the claim. 19. Employment grievance: Advising a senior broadcasting employee on strategy for raising an employment grievance. Key engagement elements: Developing an appropriate strategy for communicating the grievance, taking into account legal, commercial and employer relationship considerations. 20. Arbitral award challenge: Advising an overseas company on grounds for challenging an arbitral award in the English courts. Key engagement elements: Analysing the jurisdictional and procedural issues and advising on the prospects of a successful challenge. 21. Convertible loan fraud: Advising an investor in relation to suspected fraud under a convertible loan agreement. Key engagement elements: Assessing potential legal claims, advising on legal strategy and coordinating the legal process with counsel for other project investors. 22. Debt recovery: Advising an investor in relation to a debt arising from a property development project. Key engagement elements: Assessing the investor’s legal position, conducting legal correspondence with the debtor and advising on recovery strategy.