Practice Areas
Andrew’s practice covers commercial litigation, arbitration and advice, in particular civil fraud, banking and finance, energy and unjust enrichment. His recent cases include acting for Glencore’s former CEO in a multi-billion dollar shareholder group claim, for Credit Suisse in claims related to the collapse of Greensill, the first cyber-hacking claim in the English Courts (Lonestar v Kaye), a US$5.5 billion fraud arbitration between two energy majors, the group claims against British American Tobacco (Milasi Josiya v BAT), the first Material Adverse Effect case arising from Covid (Travelport v WEX) and a series of Italian derivatives cases (including Deutsche Bank v Savona, Dexia v Brescia, and Deutsche Bank v Busto Arsizio). His advocacy experience includes appearing as sole counsel in a 10-day Commercial Court fraud trial (Exxon v Norbert Dentressangle) and oral advocacy and cross-examination of the cyber-security experts in Lonestar v Kaye. Andrew has a particular interest in unjust enrichment, which was the subject of his doctorate. He is the Consulting Editor of the Restitution title in Halsbury’s and the author of a leading text (Enrichment in the Law of Unjust Enrichment and Restitution, 2012). Andrew is called to the Bar in the state of New York and is able to advise on issues of New York law.
Career
Called 2011 (New York), 2012 (London). University of Western Australia, LLB (First class, 1st in year), Rhodes Scholarship, BA (First class, 1st in year), University of Oxford, BCL (Distinction), MPhil (Distinction) DPhil.