Andrew Dunn - Partner

Andrew is ranked as a Leading Individual in the Legal 500 directory in which he is also described as an “exceptional lawyer”. He is a specialist in shareholder disputes, company law and arbitration. He has acted for clients and teams all over the world including the US, Russia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, Europe, the Caribbean, Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea. He regularly receives instructions and referrals from other international lawyers.

Recent cases include: acting for a shareholder and offshore trustees in proceedings against a leading European alternative investment fund; acting for a US based client in obtaining settlement in a multi-million pound shareholder arbitration; acting for Nissan in its €150 million claim against Italian manufacturer Fiamm; acting in claims relating to employee benefit trusts; acting for a minority shareholder in settlement of proceedings against a large NASDAQ technology company; a multi-million settlement in shareholder proceedings before the courts of Bermuda; settling for one of the defendants in the mammoth London Capital & Finance Plc litigation (one of The Lawyer’s ‘Top 20 of 2024’ cases); a ground-breaking US$500 million arbitration against an international investment bank; worldwide freezing injunction proceedings on behalf of an overseas bank in support of an arbitration award; settlement of a complex commercial payment processing claim; a Bitcoin dispute in the BVI; success in an international art fraud claim; settlement of a law firm partnership dispute; settlement of a fintech shareholder dispute; success against the UK Government in the Supreme Court in a matter concerning pension rights; and settlement of particularly hard-fought s.994 unfair prejudice proceedings.

Current cases include: an LCIA arbitration for international parties involving allegations of fraud and dishonesty at board level; a derivative claim, in respect of a renewable energy business, listed for trial in the High Court in 2025; conspiracy claims against a finance house and a professional advisory firm; a claim against a large Mauritian bank; acting for a technology Plc in claims by a US fintech group; London arbitration proceedings in respect of a substantial US and UK property group; and acting for Tina Moore in seeking to recover the famous red shirt worn by England football captain Bobby Moore in the 1966 World Cup final.

Andrew regularly acts in international arbitrations with a particular knowledge of the rules of LCIA, ICC and HKIAC. He has been involved in insolvency work throughout his career, from acting for the Bank of India in the BCCI litigation to representing insolvency practitioners, entrepreneurs and directors at every level. He worked on-site for Nissan in the 2008 global financial crisis. Andrew takes appointments as an LPA Receiver and is admitted as a Solicitor in the British Virgin Islands (Supreme Court of the Eastern Caribbean).

Email: adunn@candey.com