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About
Provided by Andrew de Mestre KC
Practice Areas
Commercial litigation and arbitration with particular emphasis on civil fraud and asset recovery; financial services and banking including CMBS and other securitisation disputes; insolvency and company law including proceedings under the Insolvency Act 1986, directors’ duties, and shareholder disputes. Recent cases include: Serco shareholder litigation (settled at trial in 2024) ; Banca Generali v Sovereign Credit Opportunities [2024] EWCA Civ 866; Madison Pacific Trust v SquareTwo Capital [2023] EWHC 2605; Croxen v GEMA [2022] EWHC 2826; Re Bulb Energy [2021] EWHC 3735; GEHC v Gray [2021] EWCA Civ 123 and [2020] EWCA Civ 1668; Travelport v WEX [2020] EWHC 2670 (Comm); Stanford International Bank Plc v HSBC Bank Plc [2020] EWHC 2232; Deutsche Trustee Co Ltd v Duchess VI CLO BV [2020] EWCA Civ 521; Singularis Holdings Ltd v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Plc [2019] UKSC 50; Hosking v Apax Partners LLP [2019] 1 WLR 3347; Re Peak Hotels and Resorts Ltd [2019] 1 WLR 2145; Playboy Club London v BNL SA [2018] UKSC 43.
Career
Queen Mother Scholar of Middle Temple. Called March 1998. Joined 4 Stone Buildings in October 1998. KC in 2019
Professional Memberships
Commercial Bar Association, Chancery Bar Association (Main committee; Chair pro bono sub-committee).
Publications
Contributor to OUP's 'Annotated Companies Acts'; Butterworths Journal of International Banking & Finance Law.
Personal
Educated at Sherborne School, Dorset and Magdalene College, Cambridge (MA).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Andrew de Mestre KC offers strong expertise in handling a range of commercial and financial disputes for clients including corporate trustees, bondholders and fund managers. He acts at all court levels in cases involving fraud, bond disputes and insolvency claims.
Andrew de Mestre KC enjoys a strong reputation across a broad range of company-related litigation matters, and has particular skill in disputes concerning securitisation transactions and bond issues. He is also notably experienced in unfair prejudice petitions and shareholder disputes. De Mestre frequently represents investment banks, corporate trustees, issuers and bondholders.
Andrew de Mestre KC is an expert in cases concerning dishonesty, negligence and fraudulent misrepresentation, and is proficient at tracing and recovering misappropriated assets. He approaches fraud as part of a wide-ranging commercial practice that also encompasses such areas as company and insolvency law.
Andrew de Mestre KC has considerable experience across the full gamut of restructuring and insolvency law. He regularly acts on behalf of an array of clients, including bondholders, issuers and corporate trustees, and routinely appears as sole counsel in high-profile cases. He is particularly well regarded for his expertise in litigation arising from securitisation transactions and other bond issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is a very clever and measured practitioner."
"He was very good."
"Andrew is technically excellent and has a great manner when it comes to dealing with clients, which gives a high level of reassurance in terms of delivering the right outcome."
"He is a brilliant lawyer - he's very practical, a real team player and provides practical advice."
"Andrew is fantastic on his feet and has a calming presence in court."
"Andrew is a sophisticated and creative legal thinker, who is a pleasure to work with. He can always be relied on to give a carefully judged perspective."
"One of the best of the younger generation of KCs."
"He is very good. He has established himself as a solid operator for chancery commercial matters and, in particular, banking and finance-related matters."
"His greatest strength is his ability to absorb information and facts, which saves time and allows forensic points to be taken. He's also extremely responsive."
"Andrew is a top performer and an absolute pleasure to work with."
"He is a very clever and measured practitioner."
"He was very good."
"Andrew is technically excellent and has a great manner when it comes to dealing with clients, which gives a high level of reassurance in terms of delivering the right outcome."
"He is a brilliant lawyer - he's very practical, a real team player and provides practical advice."
"Andrew is fantastic on his feet and has a calming presence in court."
"Andrew is a sophisticated and creative legal thinker, who is a pleasure to work with. He can always be relied on to give a carefully judged perspective."
"One of the best of the younger generation of KCs."
"He is very good. He has established himself as a solid operator for chancery commercial matters and, in particular, banking and finance-related matters."
"His greatest strength is his ability to absorb information and facts, which saves time and allows forensic points to be taken. He's also extremely responsive."
"Andrew is a top performer and an absolute pleasure to work with."
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