Tiran Nersessian

Practice Areas

Highly regarded for his courtroom advocacy and particularly extensive experience as sole counsel in substantial insolvency, company and commercial litigation, including several high profile matters for the government and private clients in recent years such as Carilion, Comet Group, BHS, Boris Becker, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the proposed acquisition of Sky by 21st Century Fox, and James Stunt. Examples of reported cases: Comet Group (2022) – preferences; OR v Obaigbena (2022) - directors duties; Be l Pottinger (2021) - directors disqualification;; Balengani v Sharifpoor (2020) – setting-aside judgment; Viceroy Jones (2020) – third part costs orders; Georga lides v Sec of State (2020) – rescission of undertakings; Armstrong-Emery (2019) – director disqualification; Bajaj Healthcare (2019) – misrepresentation; Leitzbach (2018) – bankruptcy, insolvency regulations; Botleigh Grange v HMRC (2018) – Cross claims/consent orders; Genz Holdings (2018) – Foreign convictions, disqualification; A&M Access Ltd (2017) – Liquidators, personal costs; CFL Finance v Rubin (2017) – IVA, material irregularity; Brooks v Armstrong (2017) – wrongful trading; Kombinat Aluminjuma (2016) - Cross-Border Insolvency; Walker v NatWest (2016) – financial misselling, administrators.

Career

MA (Oxon); Called 2002; Attorney General’s A Panel

General Editor of Mithani: Directors’ Disqualification

Professional Memberships

COMBAR; ChBA