Asia Pacific
We are regularly instructed in disputes across our core areas of practice with an international and offshore dimension. Our work spans Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the Caribbean and Americas, Asia Pacific, and the Crown Dependencies.
Members have specific experience in jurisdictions including Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, the BVI, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Grenada, Antigua and Barbuda, Mauritius, Seychelles, India, Dubai, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.
Members are admitted to practise in the DIFC, ADGM, QFC, BVI, Grand Cayman, Turks and Caicos, Mauritius, Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and Seychelles, as well as New York.
Chambers has close links throughout the Caribbean and the US, including with Allum Chambers in Trinidad and Tobago, Caroline P. Hay Attorneys at Law in Jamaica, and Cohen & Gresser LLP in New York.
Representative cases
Close cases
Selected appearances as junior counsel between 2012 and 2014 before the New Zealand High Court and Court of Appeal included: Morley v Earthquake Commission [2013] NZHC 230New Zealand Steel Ltd v Attorney-General [2013] NZHC 3524Kraal v Earthquake Commission [2015] 2 NZLR 589 (NZCA)Miah v National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd [2015] NZHC 993
Selected appearances as junior counsel between 2012 and 2014 before the New Zealand High Court and Court of Appeal included: Cases involving encrypted communications, technology-enabled fraud, and cross-border cyber investigations.
Instructed in a US$275 million oil and gas construction dispute in Asia Pacific.
Instructed on a concession dispute in Asia Pacific. The dispute value amounts to US$50 million.
Instructed in an oil rig construction dispute in Asia Pacific. The dispute value amounts to US$57 million.
Miah v National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd [2015] NZHC 993
Instructed on a £150 million arbitration joint venture dispute involving hedge fund obligations to develop AI-driven securities finance analytics.
Instructed in an investment arbitration to advise on the expropriation of gold mining assets in an Asia Pacific country. Dispute value of US$1 billion.
Instructed in a power purchase agreement dispute in Asia Pacific. The dispute value amounts to US$75 million.
TDB v Deborah Annells
Prosecution of Hong Kong CIOT Fellow upon allegations of multi-million HK$/AUD$/€ misappropriation.
Representative cases
Selected appearances as junior counsel between 2012 and 2014 before the New Zealand High Court and Court of Appeal included: Morley v Earthquake Commission [2013] NZHC 230New Zealand Steel Ltd v Attorney-General [2013] NZHC 3524Kraal v Earthquake Commission [2015] 2 NZLR 589 (NZCA)Miah v National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd [2015] NZHC 993
Miah v National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Ltd [2015] NZHC 993
Selected appearances as junior counsel between 2012 and 2014 before the New Zealand High Court and Court of Appeal included: Cases involving encrypted communications, technology-enabled fraud, and cross-border cyber investigations.
Instructed on a £150 million arbitration joint venture dispute involving hedge fund obligations to develop AI-driven securities finance analytics.
Instructed in a US$275 million oil and gas construction dispute in Asia Pacific.
Instructed in an investment arbitration to advise on the expropriation of gold mining assets in an Asia Pacific country. Dispute value of US$1 billion.
Instructed on a concession dispute in Asia Pacific. The dispute value amounts to US$50 million.
Instructed in a power purchase agreement dispute in Asia Pacific. The dispute value amounts to US$75 million.
Instructed in an oil rig construction dispute in Asia Pacific. The dispute value amounts to US$57 million.
TDB v Deborah Annells
Prosecution of Hong Kong CIOT Fellow upon allegations of multi-million HK$/AUD$/€ misappropriation.
For a confidential conversation please contact Chief Executive and Director of Clerking, Sam Carter.
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“The clerks always go above and beyond to assist. They understand the needs of instructing solicitors, particularly in identifying suitable counsel for cases”
Chambers & Partners
“A friendly and integrated service. The clerks systems and client handling are excellent - with a can-do attitude, enabling easier planning on my side.”
Legal 500
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For a confidential conversation please contact Chief Executive and Director of Clerking, Sam Carter.
“The clerks always go above and beyond to assist. They understand the needs of instructing solicitors, particularly in identifying suitable counsel for cases”
Chambers & Partners
“A friendly and integrated service. The clerks systems and client handling are excellent - with a can-do attitude, enabling easier planning on my side.”
Legal 500
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