About

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Ogier's Dispute Resolution team in the BVI, led by partners Brian Lacy and Nicholas Brookes, is one of the largest in the jurisdiction. Strategically formed to incorporate the right combination of local talent, commercial litigation solicitors and barristers from top London firms and chambers, the BVI Dispute Resolution team offers the full range of legal services in a style and to a standard familiar and expected by those instructing us from top-tier onshore firms.

We offer legal advice relating to:

  • Commercial disputes and fraud matters: fraud, asset tracing, protection and recovery; enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, shareholder disputes, jurisdiction challenges and injunctive relief
  • Restructuring and insolvency: winding up cross border insolvency applications, restructuring applications, protection of investors/shareholders rights, schemes of arrangement, amalgamation and reconstruction and asset recovery
  • Contentious regulatory advice: regulatory investigations and enforcement, proceeds of crime and money laundering claims
  • Contentious trusts: breach of trust claims, administrative claims and trust restructuring

Some recent cases we have acted in before the BVI courts include: Three Arrows, Constellation, Phoenix, King Bun, Al-Thani, and Dakota Global.

Key contacts: Brian Lacy, Nicholas Brookes, Nicholas Burkill, and Sarah Thompson

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What the Team is Known For

Ogier maintains a top-drawer BVI disputes team with a very strong reputation in the market. Its key areas of expertise include white-collar fraud, contentious restructuring, asset tracing and asset recovery, as well as the enforcement of arbitral awards. Of late, the team has also developed specific know-how relating to crypto insolvencies. and it is additionally well versed in handling regulatory investigations and breach of trust claims. Lawyers within the team are regularly called upon to act as expert witnesses in overseas court proceedings.

Work Highlights

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  • Ogier acted for Three Arrows Capital, and its liquidator, on all matters relating to its liquidation, including successfully obtaining a freezing order against the company's founders in relation to assets valued at approximately USD1.1 billion.

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Notable Practitioners

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Nicholas Brookes
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Nicholas Brookes
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Nicholas Brookes assists with trust disputes in addition to handling insolvency, restructuring and general commercial cases. He has noteworthy experience representing liquidators as well as high net worth private clients.

Nicholas is an impeccable attorney. He is extremely crisp, polished and authoritative on the law.

Nicholas is a superb lawyer with great delivery.

Nicholas Burkill
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Nicholas Burkill
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Nicholas Burkill has a wealth of onshore and offshore experience acting on high-value litigation claims. His work includes major insolvency cases and investment fund disputes.

He has massive experience, skill and commercial nous.

Brian Lacy
Brian Lacy
Expertise Based Abroad
Brian Lacy heads the disputes practice, dividing his time between Jersey and the BVI. He has extensive experience in asset tracing, insolvency, white-collar fraud litigation and trust disputes.

Brian has huge experience in running multi-jurisdictional dispute resolution.

Brian leads that team and is very good at client care. He has a very good understanding of the commercial nuances of a claim as well as the legal merits.

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Nicholas Brookes
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Nicholas Brookes
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Nicholas Burkill
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Nicholas Burkill
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Brian Lacy
Brian Lacy
UK expertise based abroad

Members

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Alexander Muksinov

Brian Lacy

Brian Lacy

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Carl Moran

Craig Johnson

Daniel Burkitt

David Lim

David Welford

Emily Rivett

Ewelina Clyde-Smith

Romauld Johnson

Samora Lewis

Sarah Latham

Sarah Thompson

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