An unprecedented year for our Dispute Resolution team

Litigation Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2024

Competition & Regulatory Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2024

Commercial Litigation Team of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2024

FT’s 2024 Innovative Lawyers in Dispute Resolution award

Overcoming 4% success rate for a landmark victory

Acting for Nigeria in overturning a $11billion arbitral award, exposing severe fraud and bribery in a gas deal. Despite a three-year delay and a mere 4% success rate, Mishcon de Reya’s legal team secured an unprecedented extension, setting a new legal precedent. This win protected Nigeria’s economic stability and reshaped international arbitration norms.

Largest case in the Commercial Court's history (outside of class actions)

Defending in a record-breaking $14 billion, 32-party litigation, Magomedov v. TPG, involving complex allegations of unlawful conspiracies. The case has seen a slew of high-stakes legal battles, including a three-week jurisdiction challenge, multiple injunctions, and global proceedings, making it the largest of its kind in Commercial Court history.

One of The Lawyer top 20 cases of 2022

Successfully acted for Telefonica UK Limited ("O2") in £1 billion claim in relation to proceedings brought by Phones 4 U Limited (in administration) alleging conspiracy between EE, Vodafone, Telefonica and their parent companies (at the relevant time).

One of The Lawyer top cases of 2024

Successfully acted for the administrators of London Capital & Finance regarding strategy to recover £237 million loss resulting from a significant financial scandal. The Court found that the defendants knowingly participated in fraudulent conduct, misappropriated millions of pounds from investors and operated a Ponzi scheme.

The world’s most indebted property developer

Advising the Hong Kong court appointed liquidator Alvarez & Marsal of China Evergrande Group, in relation to their investigations of the reasons for the collapse with total liabilities of US$300 billion.

The world’s most indebted property developer

Global Multi-billion dollar civil / criminal dispute

Representing Loudmila, Veronica and Elena Bourlakova in a complex cross-border dispute between members of a family, involving allegations of fraud, where the claims are valued at circa $4bn. Involves the coordination of civil and criminal concurrent litigation in over 10 jurisdictions. The trial of the main UK fraud proceedings has been set down for 2027.

Secured an acquittal in the Serious Fraud Office's only bribery trial of 2022

We achieved a unanimous jury acquittal for Robb Simms-Davies accused by the SFO of bribery and money laundering, following a fifteen-week trial in London, arising out of a corporate self-report.

Victory in long running FCA investigation

Successfully represented Swiss banker Thomas Seiler in the long running FCA investigation, and subsequent appeal to the Upper Tribunal, concerning arrangements entered into by third parties through Julius Baer.

Well publicised £250 million+ group action claim against Uber

Acting on behalf of over 13,000 licensed London black cab drivers in a major group action in the High Court against Uber in relation to losses sustained as a result of Uber’s unlawful activities in the London taxi market.

Leading judgement in audit negligence case

Acting for AssetCo plc in its claim against is former auditors Grant Thornton UK LLP for the negligent conduct of AssetCo’s audits in 2009 and 2010. A leading case where an auditor failed to detect that a company is being run fraudulently by management.

Historic FCA Business Interruption Text Case

Acting for policyholders in both the High Court hearing and the Supreme Court appeal hearing.

News Featured

Mishcon team wins Dispute Resolution category at the FT Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2024 for Nigeria case

The Mishcon de Reya team that acted for the Federal Republic of Nigeria to set aside an $11 billion arbitration award has won the Dispute Resolution category at the FT Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2024.

13 Sep 2024

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Mishcon de Reya successfully acts for the joint administrators of London Capital & Finance Plc (LCF) in claim against defendants arising out of £237 million investment fraud

The High Court in London has handed down judgment in favour of the joint administrators of London Capital & Finance plc (LCF) and the joint administrators of London Oil & Gas Limited (LOG) in their claim against the former CEO of LCF and various other defendants. Mishcon de Reya LLP acted for the successful claimants.

18 Nov 2024

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Mishcon de Reya's victory in Nigeria v P&ID: Shaistah Akhtar's reflections for Legal Business

Shaistah Akhtar, a Partner in Mishcon de Reya's Dispute Resolution department, spoke to Legal Business about her team's significant win in Nigeria v P&ID, which earned them the Legal Business Commercial Litigation Team of the Year award.

4 Nov 2024

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Mishcon de Reya issues claim against Uber on behalf of over 10,500 black cab drivers

Mishcon de Reya has filed today a group action in the High Court on behalf of over 10,500 licensed London black cab drivers in their claims against Uber, for losses sustained as a result of Uber’s unlawful activities in the London taxi market between May 2012 and (at the earliest) March 2018.

2 May 2024

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Mishcon de Reya successfully defends O2 in £1 billion claim for collusion

Judgment has now been handed down in one of The Lawyer top 20 cases of 2022: Phones 4u v EE and Others. Nicola Bridge and Tom Roberts acted for Telefonica UK Limited ("O2") in its successful defence to claims made by the administrators of Phones 4u for breach of UK and EU competition law.

17 Nov 2023

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Seiler, Raitzin and Whitestone v the FCA: Tribunal dismisses that Seiler 'acted recklessly and without integrity'

Judgment has been handed down by the Upper Tribunal today in the matter of Seiler, Raitzin and Whitestone v the FCA. Mishcon de Reya acted for Swiss banker Thomas Seiler. The Tribunal allowed our case in full, dismissing any suggestion that Mr Seiler acted recklessly and without integrity. The case is notable for being heard longer after the events in question than any other comparable proceedings at the Tribunal.

13 Jun 2023

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Supreme Court defeat for Insurers in FCA Business Interruption Insurance Test Case

The Supreme Court has now given its much anticipated judgment in the FCA business interruption test case. It is a comprehensive and resounding victory for policyholders.

15 Jan 2021

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Grant Thornton confirms it will not seek permission to appeal against the Court of Appeal decision in AssetCo

Grant Thornton UK LLP ("GT") have confirmed this week that they do not intend to seek permission to appeal against the Court of Appeal decision handed down on 27 August.

7 Oct 2020

As a firm, over half of our fee earners are litigators (over 350 litigators).
We are involved in many of the recent high-profile actions arising from fraud, financial scandals and corporate collapses across the globe, including Liberty Steel, London Capital & Finance, AssetCo, China Medical, Hyflux and Platinum Funds.
Our International Arbitration team has enforced over 50 arbitral awards in over 20 different jurisdictions and acted in almost 20 investment treaty arbitrations.

We own a majority stake in Somos, a claims management company specialising in group action claims, enhancing the firm's capacity to handle large-scale class actions and set new legal precedents.
We have an embedded and highly regarded Reputation Protection and Crisis Management team, specialising in managing and mitigating breach of confidentiality and reputational damage through media scrutiny.

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