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About
Provided by George Bompas KC
Practice Areas
Company law (all aspects, advisory and litigation, including minority shareholder proceedings, insolvency and asset recovery), banking/insurance, financial services law & professional negligence.
Amongst recent cases: representing the successful appellant in the ground-breaking Marex Financial Ltd v Sevilleja appeal to the Supreme Court ([2020] UKSC 31), Official Receiver v Batmanghelidjh & Ors: Re Keeping Kids Company, Bott & Co Solicitors v Ryanair [2019]1 WLR 3375 (solicitors’ lien, Supreme Court appeal pending), and Global Gaming Ventures [2018] EWCA Civ 68 (company law and receivership).
Career
Called 1975
Junior Counsel to the DTI 1989-94
Silk 1994
Deputy High Court Judge 2003
Ordinary Judge of the Courts of Appeal of Guernsey & Jersey (2014 to date)
Professional Memberships
Chancery Bar Association and COMBAR. Called to the Bars of the British Virgin Islands and the DIFC, and for specific cases to the Bars of Trinidad and Tobago and of the Cayman Islands. LCIA arbitrator.
Publications
'Company Investigations' in Tolley's Company Law; 'Funding Litigation and Assigning Claims' and 'Investigations' in Butterworths Practical Insolvency
Personal
Born 1951. Oriel College, Oxford 1970-74 (MA – Jurisprudence (1st) & Classics Mods (1st)).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
George Bompas KC is regularly instructed in high-profile company disputes, and is particularly active in international jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, Singapore and the Caribbean. Solicitors call on him for his skills in both advisory and contentious work. He displays particular strength in cases concerning contractual interpretations, shareholder disputes and corporate reorganisations.
George Bompas KC is a leading insolvency practitioner who is recognised for his expert handling of major, sophisticated insolvency disputes alongside his significant experience in ADR proceedings. He is regularly called upon to assist with international matters and multimillion-pound claims. He is frequently instructed in overseas cases in Hong Kong, Singapore, Trinidad, the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He has a very strategic and analytical mindset."
"George is a heavyweight silk in restructuring matters."
"George is incredibly knowledgeable and is quick to understand and apply that knowledge to a given set of facts and issues."
"George combines intellect and practicality."
"Impressive in every regard. His input throughout a case is invaluable."
"Excellent at handling complex and novel disputes."
"He has a very strategic and analytical mindset."
"George is a heavyweight silk in restructuring matters."
"George is incredibly knowledgeable and is quick to understand and apply that knowledge to a given set of facts and issues."
"George combines intellect and practicality."
"Impressive in every regard. His input throughout a case is invaluable."
"Excellent at handling complex and novel disputes."
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