Adam Chichester-Clark *
Practice
* Chancery
* Commercial Litigation
* Civil Fraud
* Company and Insolvency
* Insurance
Profile
Adam's principal areas of practice are company and insolvency, partnership, civil fraud, breach of trust and fiduciary duty, insurance and general commercial litigation. Adam’s primary focus is on litigation but he also regularly acts for insurers and reinsurers on insurance business transfer schemes and schemes of arrangement.
Recent & ongoing cases
- Berryland Books Limited v BK Books Limited (2010) (CA)
- Re Tenecom Limited (2010)
- Belfairs Management Limited v Sutherland & anor [2010] EWHC 2276 (Ch)
- Koshy v Deg-Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
and another [2008] EWCA Civ 27
- Lexi Holdings Ltd v. Luqman and Others [2007] All ER (D) 238 (Jan)
- Woking Ex-service Memorial Club, Working Men's Club & Institute (2006) EWHC
28/11/06
- Koshy v Deg-Deutsche Investitions-und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH
and another [2006] EWHC 17
- Re Syndicate 982 and Sterling Life Limted (2006)
- Re Nissay Dowa General Insurance Company Limited (2006)
- Z1 Ltd [2006] All ER (D) 188 (Nov)
Prior to joining Chambers in 2004, Adam practised as an employed barrister at Clyde & Co. where he acted in numerous insurance and reinsurance matters often with an international dimension, including:
- litigation arising out of the major insurance fraud trial, Sphere Drake v EIU & SCB
(2002);
- the first insurance business transfer scheme under the Financial Markets and
Services Act 2000 WASA International & AGF Insurance Limited v WASA;
- an insurance claim arising out of investors’ allegations of the misselling of split
capital investment trusts;
- the recovery of US$115 million on behalf of the Turkish Government and Italian
contractors as a result of earthquake damage to the Ankara/Istanbul Highway in
1999, in the subsequent litigation in the High Court (KGM & Astaldi SPA v
Generali Kent Sigorta & others (2002)) and in associated ICC arbitration
proceedings in Zurich;
- an arbitration for a Lloyds syndicate against reinsurers, in respect of claims on its
catastrophe aviation cover;
- an arbitration for a life insurer concerning a premium rebate overpayment by
reinsurers amounting to £100 million.
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association
Personal
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