About

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Ogier's Dispute Resolution team in Cayman is one of the largest in the jurisdiction and has acted in some of the largest and most complex insolvencies before the Cayman courts in recent years, including Abraaj, Constellation, Ocean Rig, AHAB, and Kuwait Port Fund. 

With a pedigree in local and cross-border trust dispute resolution, we:

  • act for trustees, settlors, protectors, enforcers and beneficiaries in relation to high value international trust disputes, including breach of trust, forced heirship and rectification claims, Hastings-Bass applications, and claims involving the exculpation and indemnity of trustees
  • provide advice for banks, financial intermediaries and corporates, as well as onshore counsel and other professional services providers in connection with company structures
  • act and advise with respect to enforcement of foreign judgments, including acting for foreign governments and other judgment creditors seeking to enforce foreign judgments in Cayman

Our team is regularly asked to provide expert evidence in respect of foreign proceedings concerning various aspects of Cayman Islands law. Additionally, we acted in the first Cayman case to consider the effect of the Trusts Law Foreign Element Provisions as regards an attempt to enforce foreign matrimonial orders purporting to vary a Cayman trust.

Chambers Review

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Dispute Resolution - Cayman Islands

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Ogier has a well-established team that is highly regarded in the Cayman dispute resolution space. The law firm handles a range of insolvency, white-collar fraud and shareholder disputes, as well as assisting with the enforcement of arbitral awards. It attracts a broad array of clients, including banks, fund managers and trustees.

Work Highlights

  • Ogier acted for the joint liquidators of Three Arrows Capital on various debt recovery efforts.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Rachael Reynolds
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Rachael Reynolds
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Eminent Practitioners
Rachael Reynolds KC is a highly experienced Cayman Islands lawyer who advises clients on investment fund disputes as well as insolvency and white-collar fraud cases. She is Ogier's global senior partner and also draws great acclaim for her trust litigation practice.

Rachael Reynolds KC is great to work with because she is intelligent and works collaboratively.

Rachael Reynolds KC is an excellent advocate and is all over the detail. If I want someone with impeccable judgement who will get to know every detail of a case back and front, she's my first choice.

Rachael Reynolds KC is an excellent team leader and a great example of how to look after clients.

Rachael Reynolds KC is almost certainly the premier trust litigator in the jurisdiction.

Marc Kish
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Marc Kish
Head of Dispute Resolution
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Band 1
Marc Kish assists a variety of significant clients with dissenting shareholder and debt restructuring mandates as well as broader commercial disputes. From his base in the Cayman Islands, he leads Ogier's global dispute resolution practice.

Marc Kish is a class act; he is at the top of his game in terms of running multi-jurisdictional asset recovery matters. He is my go-to partner in Cayman.

Marc Kish is strategically top-notch, has very sound judgement and good strategic insights about the Cayman Bar.

Jennifer Fox
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Jennifer Fox
Head of Dispute Resolution
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Band 2

Jennifer Fox has fast established herself as one of the leading dispute resolution lawyers in the Cayman Islands, with an excellent standing among her peers. Her practice covers matters relating to trusts and distressed investment funds. She is also noted for her experience handling high-profile insolvency and fraud matters.

Jennifer Fox manages the team really well and is very easy to get on with.

Jennifer Fox is a phenomenal lawyer.

She is the calmest litigator I have ever come across; nothing fazes her.

Gemma Bellfield (née Lardner)
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Gemma Bellfield (née Lardner)
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Band 3

Gemma Bellfield (née Lardner) has more than a decade of experience counselling clients on major restructuring and insolvency proceedings, both onshore and in the Cayman Islands. She is also well-versed in general commercial litigation.

She will take on cases which are not easy but which she believes in and she will fight tooth and nail to get the result she believes her client deserves.

Gemma Bellfield is really superb. She brings lots of experience and is someone who really gives everything she has for the client.

Gemma Bellfield is superb at explaining the technicalities of the case in a straightforward and easily understandable way. She's got a wealth of experience and is incredibly impressive.

Christopher Levers
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Christopher Levers
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Band 4

Christopher Levers counsels clients on an array of high-value commercial litigation and insolvency proceedings, as well as trust disputes.

It is a pleasure working with Christopher Levers. He is helpful, practical and commercial while also delivering thorough and carefully considered advice.

Christopher is extremely good on his feet.

Christopher Levers is trusted by all the local businesses and the judiciary; he is incredibly well respected.

Christopher Levers is truly brilliant at every level. He understands the jurisdiction, knows how to get things done and produces really high-quality work.

Farrah Sbaiti
Farrah Sbaiti
Associates to watch

Farrah Sbaiti draws high praise from a variety of sources, several of whom remark upon her impressive strategic skills. She is notable for her considerable experience assisting with Section 238 shareholder appraisal cases.

Farrah Sbaiti is the most efficient and organised solicitor I have ever come across. You never worry about a ball being dropped - she is a fantastic talent.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Cayman Islands

Dispute Resolution

Rachael Reynolds KC
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Rachael Reynolds KC
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Eminent Practitioners
Marc Kish
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Marc Kish
Head of Dispute Resolution
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Band 1
Jennifer Fox
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Jennifer Fox
Head of Dispute Resolution
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Band 2
Gemma Bellfield (née Lardner)
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Gemma Bellfield (née Lardner)
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Band 3
Christopher Levers
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Christopher Levers
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Band 4
Farrah Sbaiti
Farrah Sbaiti
Associates to watch

Members

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Anna Snead

Brooke Fitzgerald

Chris Vincent

Corey Byrne

Deborah Barker Roye

Dunzelle Daker

Edwin Gomez

Ghita Moyle

Harry Clark

Holly Johnston

James Clifford

Jennifer Fox

Jennifer Fox

Head of Department

Jeremy Snead

Jessica-Leigh Knowles

Jordan Constable

Laura Labunet

Marc Kish

Marc Kish

Head of Department

Max Galt

Nour Khaleq

Oliver Payne

Raedean Simpson

Rebecca Findlay

Rondelle Keller

Shaun Maloney

Suneeta Lee

Victoria King

Victoria Kohler-Kruner

Industries

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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Arbitration

Banks

Corporate & Commercial Disputes

Distressed Investment Funds

Financial Services

Fraud

Government

Insolvency & Restructuring

Insurance

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