Overview
Gavin specialises in cross-border commercial litigation and complex investigations. His clients include well-known corporates, professional services firms, financial institutions, and funds. In his litigation practice he advises clients in managing cross-border litigation across the UK, Middle East, Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the US. He represents clients defending group claims and has extensive experience of shareholder litigation.
Experience
- Representing Endeavour Mining plc in relation to the investigation and dismissal of its former CEO.
- Financial services firm: acting in relation to an investigation concerning a collapsed investment fund and defence of the related class litigation.
- Extensive experience in high value shareholder disputes in the English and Hong Kong Courts.
- An international bank: an internal investigation and related investigation by HMRC into alleged breaches of trade sanctions.
- Barclays Bank: representing the bank in relation to an FCA enforcement investigation concerning its customer Premier FX, leading to a negotiated Final Notice and fine.
- UK retail banks: acting on several FCA investigations, including in relation to whistleblowing, and in relation to financial crime investigations.
- In 2019 he spent six months on secondment in the Enforcement Division at the Financial Conduct Authority.
- Gavin has in-house experience as a Managing Director responsible for litigation and regulatory inquiries across Asia-Pacific at UBS from 2006 to 2008.
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