Gregory Denton-Cox
About
Provided by Gregory Denton-Cox
Practice Areas
Broad commercial and chancery litigation practice with particular experience in company law matters (including shareholder disputes and proceedings brought by liquidators), civil fraud, tracing and asset recovery, international trusts and offshore disputes, banking and finance, and insolvency and restructuring. Notable recent cases include: FSHC Group Holdings Ltd v Barclays Bank plc (Court of Appeal), BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services v LBG Capital (Supreme Court), Napier Park v Harbourmaster (Court of Appeal), US Bank Trustees Ltd v Titan Europe (disputes concerning the construction of structured finance documents) Benedetti v Sawiris (Supreme Court) (claim to a shareholding in telecommunications holding company, payment on a quantum meruit), McKillen v Misland (shareholder dispute concerning ownership of London hotels).
Career
Called to the Bar 2000. Junior Counsel to the Crown (C Panel) 2006-11.
Professional Memberships
Chancery Bar Association, COMBAR.
Publications
Contributor to Atkin's Court Forms (Companies - General).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Gregory Denton-Cox
Gregory Denton-Cox
Gregory Denton-Cox is a highly respected barrister with a broad commercial chancery practice. He is particularly active in shareholder, director and investor disputes, and also has recognised skills in civil fraud, banking disputes and wider commercial litigation.
Gregory Denton-Cox
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"A hard-working, user-friendly, responsive and thoroughly modern barrister, who is really pleasant to work with."
"Disarmingly good, he's straightforward, very articulate and precise in a non-pedantic way."
"Gregory has a fantastic grasp of the law. He is a craftsman when it comes to written submissions and is effective on his feet."
"He is an accomplished advocate, who adopts a very pragmatic approach."
"He is a go-to. He produces first-rate drafting and has great knowledge of the case law relating to complex commercial matters."
"He is hard-working, user-friendly and responsive. A super-modern barrister who is really pleasant to work with."
"His persuasive and incisive advice on law and strategy is a great asset to any team."
"A hard-working, user-friendly, responsive and thoroughly modern barrister, who is really pleasant to work with."
"Disarmingly good, he's straightforward, very articulate and precise in a non-pedantic way."
"Gregory has a fantastic grasp of the law. He is a craftsman when it comes to written submissions and is effective on his feet."
"He is an accomplished advocate, who adopts a very pragmatic approach."
"He is a go-to. He produces first-rate drafting and has great knowledge of the case law relating to complex commercial matters."
"He is hard-working, user-friendly and responsive. A super-modern barrister who is really pleasant to work with."
"His persuasive and incisive advice on law and strategy is a great asset to any team."