George is a partner in the firm’s Global Commercial Disputes Group. With over 15 years’ experience, his practice includes running heavy-duty, high-profile, and multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes, contentious regulatory investigations, and arbitration proceedings. He has worked on some of the most complex cases in the London Commercial Court, and recent highlights include two of The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases for the year and one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 appeal cases for the year.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Advising certain defendants in claims for in excess of £1.5 billion brought by the Danish state relating to allegations of fraudulent withholding tax reclaim applications
Acting for one of the four lead defendant teams in the Court of Appeal hearing in which the Danish state sought to overturn the decision of the High Court dismissing the claims in their entirety
Representing a bank in its defence of proceedings by a Middle Eastern state alleging US$1 billion dishonest conspiracy with other international banks and which alleged that the Defendants conspired together to cause loss to the state’s economy through ‘spoofing’ activity in the financial markets
Advising certain defendants in claims for in excess of £1.5 billion brought by the Danish state relating to allegations of fraudulent withholding tax reclaim applications
Acting for one of the four lead defendant teams in the Court of Appeal hearing in which the Danish state sought to overturn the decision of the High Court dismissing the claims in their entirety
Representing a bank in its defence of proceedings by a Middle Eastern state alleging US$1 billion dishonest conspiracy with other international banks and which alleged that the Defendants conspired together to cause loss to the state’s economy through ‘spoofing’ activity in the financial markets
Advising an international bank on over a dozen claims involving allegations of mis-selling, negligent advice and misrepresentation in respect of interest rate hedging products
Advising the Issuer in the Titan series of CMBS transactions, where particular issues have included the interpretation of certain contractual provisions which impact the entitlement of the Class X Noteholder in those securitisations
Advising an Italian client in relation to a valuation dispute with Lehman regarding termination payments of interest rate and inflation swaps
Acting for the Civil Aviation Authority in internal regulatory proceedings and in a judicial review in relation to matters arising from the administration of Monarch and Thomas Cook, and the EU aviation regime
Advised senior bank executives in connection with the legal issues arising out of giving evidence to a Parliamentary Select Committee
Advising a Nigerian publicly listed company in relation to a dispute regarding the repayment of bonds and the cancellation of options
Advising an international bank on a section 166 investigation ordered by the FCA in respect of alleged mis-selling of interest rate swaps
Providing advice to former shareholders regarding alleged breaches of warranties and a Tax Deed Claim arising out of an SPA
Acting for the liquidators of a manufacturing company in connection with a multi-million pound fraud claim against its former finance director in a number of jurisdictions
Acting for the liquidators of a bank in relation to claims arising out of the Icelandic banking collapse
Acting for a major hotel operator in arbitration proceedings relating to one of its former hotels in the Middle East
Worked on internal investigations of US corporates in connection with enquiries made by OFAC arising out of alleged breaches of US export controls
Assisted a life sciences company in the context of US FCPA matters arising in the Middle East
Acted for the Tanzanian state-owned power company in relation to English proceedings for the enforcement of a New York Convention arbitration award subject to challenge under the law of the seat
Assisted a US plastics manufacturer in arbitration proceedings relating to a dispute over the supply of material to plants in Europe
Acted for an Indian pharmaceutical company in arbitration proceedings arising out of the purchase of complex derivative products
Assisted Antony White QC on his Inquiry into allegations of misuse of public funds and serious financial impropriety within Network Rail
Acted for an Indian commodities trader in arbitration proceedings relating to the supply of coal
Acted for the Tanzanian state-owned power company in two ICC arbitrations relating to power supply contracts in Tanzania
ETI v. Bolivia and Entel. Acted for Entel, the Bolivian state-owned telecommunications company, to discharge successfully a freezing injunction granted by the English court over approximately US$50 million. Both the High Court and the Court of Appeal found the freezing order was wrongly obtained by the Claimant
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of the West of England, 2006, LPC
- University of the West of England, 2005, Graduate Diploma in Law
- University of Durham, 2003, B.A.,
, Politics and Anthropology
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- England and Wales
- Solicitor Advocate (All Higher Courts)