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About
Provided by Camilla Bingham KC
Practice Areas
Camilla's practice covers the broad spectrum of company and commercial law arising both domestically and internationally in litigation and arbitration. She has particular expertise in civil fraud, banking and finance and issues concerning jurisdiction and conflict of laws. Camilla is consistently ranked as a Leading Silk in the legal directories for Banking and Finance, Commercial Dispute Resolution and Civil Fraud, and is described as “a stand-out commercial silk”, “incredibly bright and loved by the courts” and “superb”.
Career
Called 1996; Inner Temple (Princess Royal Scholar). Silk 2013; Bencher Inner Temple, 2015. Also called to the Bars of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Bermuda and is registered with DIFC on the Register of Practitioners (Part II) in Dubai.
Publications
Former contributor to Gore-Browne on Companies.
Work Highlights
Recent and current instructions include:
• Frasers Group Plc v Morgan Stanley & Co International Plc (2024) - For Morgan Stanley. The Commercial Court proceedings brought by the British retailer group (formerly Sports Direct) centred on economic torts said to arise out of a $900 million odd margin call in respect of options in Hugo Boss AG.
• LLC Eurochem North-West-2 -v- Société Générale & ING Bank [2023] EWHC 2720 (Comm) - Representing ING in EU sanctions-related proceedings brought by Eurochem for payment pursuant to performance bonds issued in connection with a project for the design and construction of a fertiliser plant in Russia. Trial is due to take place in 2025.
• PIFSS v Al Rajaan & Ors - Representing a Swiss bank (EFG Bank S.A) in proceedings brought by the Kuwaiti Public Institution for Social Security to recover sums alleged to have been misappropriated by its former director general. Trial of the action is due to commence in 2025.
• Dolphin Capital Partners Ltd v DCI Advisors Ltd [2024] EWHC 678 (Comm) - For the Claimant, Dolphin Capital Partners Limited, in a dispute concerning the termination of an investment management agreement.
• In the Matter of iKang Healthcare Group, Inc (Grand Court, 21 June 2023) - For the Petitioner, seeking a fair value appraisal pursuant to section 238 of the Companies Law (2013 Revision) in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands against the backdrop of a going private transaction in 2018. Judgment on interested handed down 11 September 2024
Notable past cases include: Cavendish Square Holding BV & Anr v. Talal El Makdessi [2015] UKSC 67 (penalty clauses); Al Khorafi & Ors v Bank Safra Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Ltd & Anr [2018] DIFC CA 010 (Henderson abuse); Donohue v. Armco Inc & Ors [2002] 1 Lloyds Rep 425 (anti-suit injunctions to enforce exclusive jurisdiction agreements).
Industry Sector Expertise
Arbitration; Banking and Financial Services; Breach of Warranty; Civil Fraud and Investigations; Commercial Litigation; Commodity Trading; Company and Insolvency; Energy and Natural Resources; Jurisdiction and Conflict of Laws; Partnerships; Professional Liability; Restrictive Covenants, Non-Compete and Team Moves; Sale of Goods and Supply of Goods and Services; Trusts.
Expert in these Jurisdictions
England and Wales; Cayman Islands; British Virgin Islands; Bermuda; DIFC
Education
Balliol College, Oxford (Reynolds Scholar).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Camilla Bingham KC's practice spans company and commercial law. She is experienced in handling complex, cross-border fraud claims often arising in the banking and finance arena.
Camilla Bingham KC is particularly experienced in representing large banks in a variety of litigation proceedings.She has significant experience of enforcement and conspiracy matters. She also has noted expertise in multi-jurisdictional cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Camilla is incredibly persuasive and writes so well."
"Camilla is awesome. She is really easy to work with, a total team player who wins with the minimal amount of fuss and bother. She is very commercial and great at both oral and written advocacy."
"She is a superb cross-examiner with exceptional written and oral advocacy. She is also incredibly easy to get hold of - there is no one more responsive."
"Camilla is a superb cross-examiner, whose written and oral advocacy is exceptional."
"Hands-on, approachable and brilliant on her feet."
"She is one of the most impressive advocates on her feet."
"Camilla is a go-to for tricky cases. Brave, clever and not afraid of a fight, she is excellent with clients and brilliant on her feet."
"She is one of the best; she's a joy in cross-examination."
"She is a standout. Camilla gets into the detail of any matter and is such a delight to work with. She is a superb cross-examiner and her written and oral advocacy is exceptional."
"Camilla is awesome. She is really easy to work with. At hearings she just says the right points. She wins on the minimal amount of fuss and bother and is very commercial."
"She is a superb advocate. She is extremely bright – one of brightest of her generation."
"Camilla is incredibly persuasive and writes so well."
"Camilla is awesome. She is really easy to work with, a total team player who wins with the minimal amount of fuss and bother. She is very commercial and great at both oral and written advocacy."
"She is a superb cross-examiner with exceptional written and oral advocacy. She is also incredibly easy to get hold of - there is no one more responsive."
"Camilla is a superb cross-examiner, whose written and oral advocacy is exceptional."
"Hands-on, approachable and brilliant on her feet."
"She is one of the most impressive advocates on her feet."
"Camilla is a go-to for tricky cases. Brave, clever and not afraid of a fight, she is excellent with clients and brilliant on her feet."
"She is one of the best; she's a joy in cross-examination."
"She is a standout. Camilla gets into the detail of any matter and is such a delight to work with. She is a superb cross-examiner and her written and oral advocacy is exceptional."
"Camilla is awesome. She is really easy to work with. At hearings she just says the right points. She wins on the minimal amount of fuss and bother and is very commercial."
"She is a superb advocate. She is extremely bright – one of brightest of her generation."
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