David Butler

Practice Areas

David is a fraud, insolvency, and corporate disputes lawyer and leads the civil fraud group at Fox Williams.

David’s practice is founded in insolvency, ranging from corporate insolvency disputes to, more commonly, fraud claims arising out of insolvency. David’s insolvency practice crosses multiple jurisdictions, with particular expertise in the Caribbean and other offshore jurisdictions. David has acted for and against insolvency practitioners in claims relating to misappropriation of assets, breach of trust, breach of duty and other Insolvency Act claims.

David additionally has extensive experience in litigating fraud claims for claimants and defendants and has represented clients in fraud claims touching all parts of the world, including the international financial centres where he practiced for many years. His experience of litigating fraud claims extends to businesses in all sectors of the economy, from automotive parts manufacture to zinc trading, and includes obtaining and discharging freezing, disclosure and device imaging orders and orders to obtain information from banks and preserve evidence.

David’s corporate disputes practices ranges across LLP and partnership claims, shareholder and joint venture disputes and claims for breach of confidence and misuse of private information. David has acted on numerous unfair prejudice petitions and derivative actions, and frequently advises corporates and their directors and senior executives on their duties and responsibilities. Together with members of Fox Williams’ employment team, David also represents clients in High Court litigation in respect of bonus claims and claims to enforce post-termination restrictive covenants.