REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Clare Tanner
COMMERCIAL DISPUTES
Acting for defendants, at first instance and in the Court of Appeal, on a challenge to the jurisdiction of the English court in relation to the claim against them for an anti-suit injunction to restrain proceedings in Bangladesh. Idemia France SAS v Decatur Europe Ltd [2019] EWHC 946 (Comm)
Joint venture dispute involving an asset in Europe
Acting for a company in the pharmaceutical sector in the defence of claims arising from a business purchase agreement
CONTENTIOUS INSOLVENCY CASES
Advising a creditor in relation to actions brought by officeholders against the former directors of the debtor company
Acting for a creditor on a challenge to the rejection of a proof of debt
Acting for a former director in the defence of claims brought by a company in administration
Advising a foreign officeholder in relation to an application for recognition
Advising a creditor in relation to taking carriage of a petition and subsequent challenge to the petition
Advising officeholders in relation to claims against the former directors of the company
Advising a creditor in relation to the temporary restrictions on insolvency proceedings imposed by the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
Acting for a creditor on an unfair harm application pursuant to paragraph 74 of Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986
Advising officeholders in relation to claims against directors
Acting for the Receivers of a Cayman Fund pursuing losses suffered by a Cayman segregated fund established for the purposes of providing litigation funding to UK law firms. Obtaining a Worldwide Freezing Order and Chabra Orders and pursuing claims in fraud against a number of corporate and individual defendants: JP SPC 4 and Others v. Timothy Schools and Others [2013] EWHC 4248 (Ch)and JP SPC 4 and Others v. Timothy Schools and Others (Defendants) and (1) Claire Schools (2) Solis International Foundation (Respondents) [2013] EWHC 4156 (Ch)
Acting for the Liquidators of a Singaporean company on an application for recognition
Acting for administrators on a contested application to extend an administration
Acting for a property holding company in the defence of proceedings brought by Liquidators of a Cayman company
Acting for a Liquidator in a claim against the former directors of a property development company for misfeasance and wrongful trading: Philip Roberts (Liquidator of Onslow Ditchling Limited) -v- (1) Peter Frohlich (2) Godfrey Spanner [2011] EWHC 257 (Ch)
Acting for liquidators in a claim against the company's former liquidators and solicitors for misfeasance and negligence
Acting for liquidators in a claim against the former directors and professional advisers of an overseas company for misfeasance and breach of fiduciary duty arising from an underlying fraud
Acting for Liquidators in a claim against the company's former insurers and brokers
BANKING AND FINANCE DISPUTES
Acting for a bank in the defence of a claim arising from an alleged fraudulent transfer of funds
Acting for a bank in its capacity as Note Trustee in connection with litigation in Europe at borrower level in a structured finance transaction
Acting for a bank in its capacity as Security Agent and Issuer Security Trustee in relation to proceedings relating to a CMBS structure
Acting for the successor security agent on appeal against the decision of Mr Justice Henry Carr in FSHC Group Holdings Limited -v- Barclays Bank Plc [2018] EWHC 1558 (Ch)
Acting for the Note Trustee in relation to the rights of the Class X Noteholder in a securitisation structure: Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC -v- Titan Europe 2006-1 PLC & Others [2016] EWHC 969 and [2016] EWCA Civ 1293
Acting for an investment bank to defend a substantial claim arising from an IPO
Acting for a company on the English law aspects of a cross-border dispute concerning guarantee liability and associated security
Acting on a negligence claim by a bank against its former solicitors arising from defects in transaction documentation
Acting for a bank to defeat a challenge to a personal guarantee
Acting on a claim against a bank for misuse of confidential information following the withdrawal of an offer of a £100 million loan facility
Acting for a corporate in obtaining a freezing order against a provider of forex services and advising on subsequent claims against a bank
Defeating a claim against a bank for recovery of the bank's fees for the provision of a £10 million facility: Oakscope Limited (formerly Pollway Nominees Limited) & others -v- (1) HSBC London Limited (2) Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited [2002] EWCA Civ 1992
Acting for Barclays Bank in the decisive House of Lords case on undue influence and the grant of security: Royal Bank of Scotland -v- Etridge (No2) [2001] UKHL 44
PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE CASES
Acting for high net worth individuals in a negligence claim against their former pension adviser
Defending a financial services firm against a claim arising from allegedly defective investment advice on the transfer of pension scheme assets
Defending a pensions consultancy firm again a claim arising from an alleged failure to provide investment advice to a pension scheme
Defending a financial services firm against a claim arising from an alleged failure to redeem a financial instrument
Acting for the trustees and principal and participating employers of a pension scheme on a claim against their former solicitors and actuaries arising from Barber equalisation
Defending a financial services firm against a claim arising from the provision of advice on transfer to a personal pension scheme: Shore -v- Sedgwick Financial Services Limited [2008] EWCA Civ 863
Defending a pensions consultancy firm against a claim arising from alleged defects in a trust deed
Multi-million pound claim brought by the Trustees of Wasps Football Club arising from the negligent under-valuation of their ground
