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About
Provided by James Duffy KC
Practice Areas
Commercial litigation and arbitration practice, including: banking and finance; aviation; civil fraud; insurance and reinsurance; and professional negligence.
Significant recent cases include: Ingenious Litigation (group litigation concerning mis-selling of film finance investments, and litigation funding); Littop v Ukraine (an Energy Charter Treaty international arbitration); Federal Deposit Insurance Corp v Lloyds Banking Group and others (LIBOR manipulation); Russian Aviation test case (major insurance disputes following the invasion of Ukraine); Decura v UBS (material adverse effect clauses); LNT v Airbus (contractual formation); Barclays v UniCredit (scope of contractual discretions); Choicezone v Simmons & Simmons (professional negligence); Marz v Bank of Scotland (interest rate swap mis-selling); Tchenguiz v Serious Fraud Office (misfeasance in public office, and privilege); SAMs Borrowers v Bank of Scotland (group litigation concerning mortgages); Bmibaby v Durham Tees Valley Airport (incorporation of terms in an aviation contract and damages).
Career
Called 2005. Silk 2024.
Professional Memberships
COMBAR; BASL.
Personal
Christ Church, Oxford (BA, First; BCL, Distinction)