Andrew Westwood KC
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Provided by Andrew Westwood KC
Practice Areas
Commercial chancery practice including charities, insolvency, directors' disqualification, company law and civil fraud. Reported cCases include: Bilta (UK) Ltd v TFS [2021] EWCA Civ 221, Re Keeping Kids Company [2021] EWHC 175 (Ch), Stichting Shell Pensioenfonds v Krys [2014] UKPC 41, Fairfield Sentry Ltd v Migani [2014] UKPC 9, Attorney General v Charity Commission [2012] UKUT 420 (TCC), HMRC v Begum [2011] BPIR 59, Grogan v HMRC [2011] STC 1, Re Metrocab Ltd [2010] 2 BCLC 603, Re Aaron Ltd [2009] 1 BCLC 55, Vintage Hallmark plc [2007] 1 BCLC 788, Mea Corporation Ltd [2007] 1 BCLC 618, Crystal Palace FC (1986) Ltd [2004] 2 BCLC 63, Promwalk Services [2003] 2 BCLC 305, J A Chapman & Co [2003] 2 BCLC 206, Phoneer Ltd [2002] 2 BCLC 241, Ashworth Frazer v Gloucester C.C. [2001] 1 WLR 2180, Britannia Home Centres [2001] 2 BCLC 63, Khazanchi v Faircharm [1998] 1 WLR 1603.
Career
Called to Bar 1994. Admitted to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (BVI).
Professional Memberships
Chancery Bar Association, COMBAR, Charity Law Association.
Publications
Advisory Editor of 'Mithani: Directors' Disqualification'.
Personal
Educated at St Catherine's College, Oxford (MA).
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Andrew Westwood KC
Andrew Westwood KC has long experience of representing charities in contentious cases and has regularly acted for the Attorney General and the Charity Commission. He handles charities work as part of a wider chancery practice, and is an expert on trusts and estates issues. His charities practice includes land and governance disputes, as well as constitutional and corporate advisory work. He frequently advises religious organisations and schools.
Andrew Westwood KC
Andrew Westwood KC is an accomplished barrister with significant experience acting in offshore disputes, particularly those in the BVI. He is also active in cases in the Channel Islands and Cayman Islands. His clients include investment funds and liquidators.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Andrew Westwood is an excellent commercial chancery silk. He provides wise counsel and is an attractively concise advocate who is popular in the Caribbean."
"Extremely impressive both in terms of the quality of his advice and his level of service. He provides advice that is accessible to the client and enables them to move forward in a constructive way."
"Andrew Westwood is an excellent commercial chancery silk. He provides wise counsel and is an attractively concise advocate who is popular in the Caribbean."
"Extremely impressive both in terms of the quality of his advice and his level of service. He provides advice that is accessible to the client and enables them to move forward in a constructive way."
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