OUR SERVICE:

Experienced practitioners able to quickly assess the merits of any case and advise, pragmatically, on best course of action. Clients choose FSI because:

• broad range of expertise within the team means clients have immediate access to partners with relevant track record
• we are able to advise on international disputes through our membership of Meritas and relationships with firms across the world
• acknowledged strengths in a variety of sectors, but particularly the financial services, construction, education, business crime, professional regulation, media and fashion arenas

RECENT EXPERIENCE ADVISING:

• Econet Wireless Limited on a major injunction and allied proceedings with a value in excess of $1 billion - reported 2006 2 ALL ER (comm) 989
• Naza Motor Trading, one of the largest Asian motor trading companies, on a complex multi-million pound claim brought against them requiring detailed application of principles of private international law, arbitration law and practice and international trade contracts
• Swiss Insurer Winterthur on substantial claims against broker for breach of contract/negligence - settled on favourable terms
• Laxey Partners after former Government Minister was obliged to publicly apologise and pay substantial damages and costs for his actionable defamation of our client Laxey Partners, a global active value investment management company,  in relation to its investment strategies in a listed public company
• Corporate Development Partners on High Court litigation regarding payment of consultancy fees after company acquisition and dealing with complex issues of prohibited financial assistance
• A Nigerian oil company in LCIA arbitration proceedings in London in relation to a drilling dispute and in associated interim measures proceedings in a number of offshore jurisdictions