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Ogier's Dispute Resolution team in the BVI, led by partner Brian Lacy, 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:
Some recent cases we have acted in before the BVI courts include: Constellation, Phoenix, King Bun, Al-Thani, and Dakota Global.
Key contacts: Brian Lacy, Nicholas Burkill, Nicholas Brookes and David Welford.
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Ogier maintains a top-drawer BVI disputes team with a very strong reputation in the market. The team's key areas of expertise include contentious restructuring, asset tracing and recovery, and the enforcement of arbitral awards. It is additionally well versed in handling regulatory investigations and breach of trust claims.
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An Ogier team acted for Three Arrows Capital via its joint liquidators, Teneo, on the company's liquidation.
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"Ogier is very nimble and agile. They communicate well and their cross-jurisdictional network is useful. They are our first port of call."
"Ogier is highly responsive and capable of deploying resources from offices around the world to keep the matter moving around the clock."
"They are always on the forefront of new legal strategies and industries."
"Ogier is very nimble and agile. They communicate well and their cross-jurisdictional network is useful. They are our first port of call."
"Ogier is highly responsive and capable of deploying resources from offices around the world to keep the matter moving around the clock."
"They are always on the forefront of new legal strategies and industries."
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Nicholas Burkill has a wealth of onshore and offshore experience which touches upon fraud and asset tracing matters, including issues relating to freezing orders. He is also well versed in trust litigation and the enforcement of arbitral awards.
"Nicholas is very astute at spotting factual points that will resonate with the court. He picks up points that might otherwise be brushed over because they're not central to the case."
Nicholas Brookes has experience handling trust disputes in addition to restructuring and general commercial disputes.
"Nicholas is a safe pair of hands."
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 is an excellent lawyer with top-rate offshore experience."
"Brian is at the top of most people's list for high-value complex BVI cases. He's easy to work with."
"Brian is very articulate and engaging. You can communicate easily with him and he has a great sense of humour. He was well prepared and balanced numerous commitments with ease."
"Brian is one of the best advocates for the BVI. He is incredibly charming and has what you need, because he can do client-facing work, but he can also go to the court and represent the client well."
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Alexander Muksinov
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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
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