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Orestis Sherman joined Chambers following the successful completion of his pupillage.
He was supervised by Rupert Allen, Laura John QC and Robin Barclay QC. He is developing a broad commercial practice in line with Chambers’ profile, and has particular interests in civil fraud, banking and finance, professional negligence and insurance.
Prior to joining Chambers, Orestis completed the LLM at the University of Cambridge, where he received the BRD Clarke Prize for ranking first in his year and the Chancellor’s Medal for distinction in English law. He was subsequently a Teaching Fellow at UCL.
Since joining Chambers, Orestis has undertaken a secondment at Appleby (Cayman) Ltd, where he gained experience of complex offshore litigation, with a focus on professional liability claims.
Kuwait Ports Authority v Walkers
Acting (with Ben Hubble QC and Sebastian Said) in defence of a $60 million professional liability claim in the Cayman Islands alleging an actual conflict of interest on the part of the defendant firm.
Re Seahawk China Dynamic Fund
Acting (with Sebastian Said) for the petitioner in a just and equitable winding up petition and an application to appoint provisional liquidators brought in the Cayman Islands in respect of an investment fund worth over $400 million.
Vegesentials v Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank
Acting (with Laura John QC) in defence of a vicarious liability claim alleging fraud on the part of a bank employee.
Various Claimants v Barclays Partner Finance
Acting (with James Duffy, Nick Daly and Alexandra Whelan) in defence of multiple claims brought against Barclays under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 arising out of alleged mis-selling of timeshares.
Pensions Misselling
Advising (with Ben Lynch QC) on multi-jurisdictional claims by British citizens overseas against various institutions for pensions misselling.
Advising (as sole counsel) a Spanish airline in a circa €2m contractual dispute concerning the scope of a release and settlement agreement.
Advising (as sole counsel) a North African airline in a circa £1m contractual dispute concerning the sale and purchase of a landing gear set.
Various Claimants v Barclays Partner Finance
Acting (with James Duffy, Nick Daly and Alexandra Whelan) in defence of multiple claims brought against Barclays under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 arising out of alleged mis-selling of timeshares.
Various Claimants v Barclays
Acting (with John Taylor QC) in defence of multiple claims brought against Barclays alleging misapplication of the DISP rules when calculating PPI misselling redress.
Acting (as sole counsel) in defence of a claim against a bank alleging injury to credit.
Boyse (International) Ltd v NatWest [2020] EWHC 1264 (Ch)
Assisting (during pupillage) in a successful strike out application of a LIBOR-rigging claim on the grounds of limitation and a failure to plead fraud adequately.
Vegesentials v Shanghai Commercial & Savings Bank
Acting (with Laura John QC) in defence of a vicarious liability claim alleging fraud on the part of a bank employee.
Pensions Misselling: Advising (with Ben Lynch QC) on multi-jurisdictional claims by British citizens overseas against various institutions for pensions misselling.
Advising (with Sebastian Said) an offshore bank on possible civil liability in unjust enrichment and knowing receipt as a receiving bank.
Misleading Statements
Acting (with Richard Lissack QC and Leonora Sagan) in defence of the first ever FCA prosecution brought against a corporate and former director pursuant to s. 89 of the Financial Services Act 2012.
NCA v Leahy
Acting (with Tim Owen QC, Edward Craven and Damien Bruneau) in defence of a claim brought by the NCA for a civil recovery order pursuant to the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002.
Dow Chemical Canada ULC v Nova Chemicals Corporation
Advising (with Rupert Allen) the Dow Chemical Company as foreign counsel in a circa $1bn claim brought by two subsidiaries against the operator and co-owner of an ethylene manufacturing facility in Alberta, Canada.
Acting (with Anneliese Day QC) on claims against subcontractors arising out of a high-profile building collapse.
Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS v OOO “Insurance Co Chubb” [2019] EWHC 3568 (Comm)
Assisting (during pupillage) on the expedited trial of a claim for an anti-suit injunction to stop proceedings in Russia which were alleged to have been brought in breach of a London arbitration agreement.
Re Seahawk China Dynamic Fund
Acting (with Sebastian Said) for the petitioner in a just and equitable winding up petition and an application to appoint provisional liquidators brought in the Cayman Islands in respect of an investment fund worth over $400 million.
Various Claimants v Barclays
Acting (with John Taylor QC) in defence of multiple claims brought against Barclays alleging misapplication of the DISP rules when calculating PPI misselling redress.
Advising (with Ben Lynch QC) a solicitor’s firm in a professional indemnity insurance policy coverage dispute.
Advising (with Stephen Moriarty QC) on the scope of a war risk exclusion clause in a marine insurance policy.
Advising (with Ben Lynch QC) on the interpretation of a local authority’s public liability insurance policy in the context of claims for historic sexual abuse.
Advising (with Ben Lynch QC) on the interpretation of a firm’s professional indemnity insurance policy in the context of a claim for costs incurred in a regulatory review.
Re Seahawk China Dynamic Fund
Acting (with Sebastian Said) for the petitioner in a just and equitable winding up petition and an application to appoint provisional liquidators brought in the Cayman Islands in respect of an investment fund worth over $400 million.
Kuwait Ports Authority v Walkers
Acting (with Ben Hubble QC and Sebastian Said) in defence of a $60 million professional liability claim in the Cayman Islands alleging an actual conflict of interest on the part of the defendant firm.
Arnage v Walkers
Acting (with Mark Simpson QC, Nico Leslie and Sebastian Said) for the defendant firm in a $490 million professional negligence claim in the Cayman Islands, one of the largest professional negligence actions ever heard in that jurisdiction, arising out of the uncovering of alleged frauds in a major Brazilian bank.
Kuwait Ports Authority v Walkers
Acting (with Ben Hubble QC and Sebastian Said) in defence of a $60 million professional liability claim in the Cayman Islands alleging an actual conflict of interest on the part of the defendant firm.
Arnage v Walkers
Acting (with Mark Simpson QC, Nico Leslie and Sebastian Said) for the defendant firm in a $490 million professional negligence claim in the Cayman Islands, one of the largest professional negligence actions ever heard in that jurisdiction, arising out of the uncovering of alleged frauds in a major Brazilian bank.
Season 1: Episode 1
The first episode of The Fountain Court Podcast is hosted by Gillian Hughes….
Today we welcome three new tenants to Fountain Court, following successful completion…
Fountain Court Chambers is delighted to announce that, following the successful completion…
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