Year of call: 2000
Lisa is an experienced commercial Barrister having spent over 5 years in the BVI as a Partner within leading law firms and over 18 years at the independent Bar in England and Wales.
Lisa’s practice includes regular instruction in commercial fraud and all company actions including shareholder and commercial contracts disputes. She has extensive experience in insolvency matters and was recommended in both Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 as an expert in her field throughout her successful career.
During her time in the BVI, Lisa continued to concentrate on high value complex commercial matters. She has led the team in a multi handed, multi-billion dollar claim for breach of trust against a firm of professional trustees and directors. She has navigated a complex multi-jurisdictional claim relating to the forgery of share charges, exercise of shareholder rights and cross border disputes on jurisdiction.
Lisa has advised regularly on all aspects of company law including claims to the ownership of shares, exclusion from management and loss of substratum as the basis for the appointment of Liquidators on the just and equitable ground. Leading her team, Lisa was involved in various claims relating to the validity of the appointment of Receivers of Shares, advising on all aspects of the appointment of liquidators -voluntary and by the Court- and the conduct of the liquidation thereafter.
Other insolvency matters have included a complex dispute over the ownership of shares, consideration of a very large claim by the director of the company and pursuing recovery of property in the United Kingdom.
Continuing her experience at the independent Bar, Lisa has regularly made applications for injunctions including applications for Norwich Pharmacal Orders.
Lisa has considerable experience of managing multi jurisdiction proceedings and was most notably involved in pursuing the recovery of crypto assets fraudulently diverted from a company and from one of the founder members of the company. This included appearing in the Court of Appeal.
Renova Holding Limited v Emmerson International Corporation
Represented ABC Grandeservus, a Cypriot Corporate Services provider and various Cypriot companies in two of the various actions between Renova and Emmerson. Claims included personal claims against the Companies and their Directors for breach of trust and breach of fiduciary duty. The Claims being made were approximately $4billion
(1) Blue Ocean Creation Investment Hong Kong Limited (2) Blue Ocean Structure Investment Company Limited v Golden Meditech Stem Cella (BVI) Company Limited
Advised the Claimants in a multijurisdictional dispute about ownership of shares. There were concurrent proceedings in Cayman for the appointment of Provisional Liquidators overt Global Cord Blood Corporation which was wholly owned by the4 Claimants. The BVI proceedings including obtaining a short notice injunction [preventing the Defendant from dealing with the shares of the Claimants because the share charge they relied on was forgery. We successfully resisted an application for a cross injunction and obtained summary judgment on the claim.
In Re a Company
Advised shareholder in a BVI company about a claim by the beneficiaries of a deceased former shareholder with regards to a claim to the shares.
In Re a Wife
Made an application on behalf of the wife of a Chinese national for declaration as to the ownership of BVI shares.
Re Dondore Incorporated (In Liquidation)
Represented the Liquidator in a dispute about the validity of the appointment of the liquidators and seeking possession and sale of an apartment in London worth $2.5Million. There was an underlying shareholders dispute relating to the shares of the company. Advising on significant creditors claims in particular by the former Director.
Re Three Arrows Capital Limited
Instructed by the directors to make an application to appoint liquidators; advised the Directors after the Company was placed in liquidation
In Re a Company in Liquidation
Advised BVI provisional liquidators on appropriate steps in Thailand to secure assets, the appropriateness of non-disclosure agreements where litigation was going on , valuation of claims.
Arman Oyekenov v (1) Tensigma Limited (In Liquidation) (2) Julian Svirsky (3) Denis Donin
Claim to recover $21 million crypto currency stolen from the Claimant by his former business partners. Included applications for injunctions, for strike out, restoration of the company and various appeals.
Re Isaacs Partnership [2017] EWHC 2405 (Ch) – Rights of Secured creditors in Administrations
Maxwell v Brookes [2015] BCC 113 – Remuneration of Administrators
Care People Limited (In Administration) [2013] BCC 466 – Validity of appointment of Administrators
Natwest Bank Plc v Yadgaroff [2012] BPIR 371 – Creditors; conduct of meetings in an IVA.
Warwick v Trustee in Bankruptcy of Yarwood [2010] BPIR 1443 – Void transactions; beneficial interests.
C&W Berry v Armstrong Moakes [2007] BPIR 1199 – Bankruptcy; discharge of charging orders
Ultraframe (UK) Limited v Fielding [2005] EWHC 1638 – Conspiracy; debentures; dishonest assistance; Directors; breach of fiduciary duty; shares; fraud
Partner in the BVI 2020-2025
Barrister, Kings Chambers, Manchester 2010-2019
Barrister, Exchange Chambers 2001-2010
Civil Litigation Executive, Pinders Solicitors 2000-2001
Called to Middle Temple, July 2000, Blackstone’s Entrance Scholar
University of Nottingham Law School 1999-2000
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne 1996 -1999
Ecclesbourne School 1988 -1996
Lexology Client Choice Award, Asset Recovery BVI, 2022
“She achieves positive results, and her advice is very thorough” “She is an approachable, responsive, and commercial barrister”.
“Robust, direct and good with clients”
“She is friendly, knowledgeable and a strong advocate in court.”
“A very assured combative advocate”
“She is ferocious in court. When she gets the bit between her teeth, she really dishes it out to the other side”.
Chambers and Partners 2011-2018 Insolvency
Legal 500 2014-2018 Commercial Dispute Resolution and Insolvency
