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Rayner my parade! The importance of specialist advice.
Jemma Brimblecombe
Elliot is a Senior Associate in the Dispute Resolution Team at Kingsley Napley. Elliot’s practice covers a wide-range of areas but he has a particular interest in civil fraud and professional negligence related disputes. Elliot also acts in high-value international arbitrations.
Elliot has strong experience attending high-court trials as well as mediations and arbitration hearings. He is experienced in acting for clients in relation to corporate and contractual disputes, multi-jurisdictional fraud cases, asset tracing, freezing injunctions and search orders.
Areas of expertise:
- Commercial and contractual disputes
- Company/shareholder disputes
- Civil Fraud
- Professional negligence
- International arbitration
- Banking and finance
- Contentious insolvency
- Insurance
Recent work
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Successfully defending a large energy and aviation company against allegations brought by a former CEO that a previous judgment against the CEO had been obtained by fraud.
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Acting for a cosmetics distribution company in response to a freezing injunction and search order obtained by a global cosmetics company.
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Acting for an international law firm in defence of a claim for professional negligence brought against a partner.
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Acting for an international law firm in defence of a claim for professional negligence, breach of trust and unlawful means conspiracy brought against a former partner.
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Acting for a property development company bringing a claim for professional negligence against a well-known law firm.
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Acting for the special purpose vehicle of an ultra-high-net worth individual in an LLMA arbitration relating to the sale of a superyacht.
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Acting for a former partner at a large investment management company in defence of a claim for breach of contract and fraud.
Publications and press highlights
- Can I claim against my accountant for fees to HMRC? Quoted in the Financial Times, April 2024
- How to avoid a professional negligence claim, Accountancy Daily, April 2024
- The rise of ESG claims: What does the future hold for professional advisors? Thought Leaders 4 Disputes Magazine Issue 11 - “A year in Review”, November 2023
MEMBERSHIPS
- Young Fraud Lawyers Association
- Law Society
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London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA)
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Professional Negligence Lawyers Association (PNLA)
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Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG)
further information
Elliot has a Theology degree from Durham University and completed the GDL at the University of Law and the LPC at BPP University (Distinction).