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Timestamp: 2019-04-23 16:20:20+00:00

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Gregory Denton-Cox specialises in commercial and chancery litigation, with particular experience in company law, insolvency, banking, trusts, civil fraud and asset recovery. He is recommended by Chambers & Partners as a leading junior in the fields of Chancery: Commercial, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Company, and Fraud: Civil, and is described in the 2018 edition as “unflappable” and “a pleasure to work with”. He is also recommended by the Legal 500 for Company and Partnership for his “agile legal mind’.
Gregory was named Chancery Junior of the Year at the Chambers & Partners Bar Awards in 2017, having previously been shortlisted in 2013 and 2016.
Gregory has consistently been ranked by Chambers & Partners as one of the leading juniors in commercial chancery matters. The 2018 edition describes him as a widely praised junior who has appeared in some of the most significant recent cases and who “consistently demonstrates really excellent strategic judgment, and is easy and fun to work with.” He was named Chancery Junior of the Year at the Chambers & Partners Bar Awards in 2017, having previously been shortlisted in 2013 and 2016. He acts in company, civil fraud and asset recovery, trusts, banking and finance, and insolvency claims, as well as a range of general commercial disputes.
Gregory is recommended by Chambers and Partners and the Legal 500 as a leading junior in the field of company law for his considerable experience in company law litigation including shareholder disputes, derivative claims and petitions under section 994 of the Companies Act 2006. Recent cases include successfully acting for the directors of Carlyle Capital Corporation in long-running proceedings brought by liquidators in Guernsey, and acting for the petitioning shareholder in a dispute relating to the ownership of Claridge’s, the Connaught and The Berkeley hotels (Re Coroin Ltd  BCC 14,  EWCA Civ 781). He also has particular experience in transfers of insurance business under Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
Gregory acts in substantial commercial disputes in the Commercial Court and Chancery Division, as well as in offshore jurisdictions and arbitration proceedings. He frequently acts and advises in relation to jurisdiction disputes and injunctive relief.
Gregory has acted in a range of substantial disputes for and against banks and financial institutions. He has particular experience in acting for noteholders or trustees in disputes in relation to the interpretation of structured finance and capital market transactions, including BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Service Ltd v LBG Capital No 1 Plc  UKSC 29 (Supreme Court); Napier Park European Credit Opportunities Fund Limited v Harbourmaster Pro-rata CLO 2 BV  EWCA Civ 984 (Court of Appeal), and US Bank Trustees Ltd v Titan Europe 2007-1 (NHP) Ltd  EWHC 1189 (Ch).
Gregory is recommended by Chambers and Partners (Fraud: Civil) as a “very impressive” junior who “has appeared in many headline-grabbing fraud cases”. He acts for the victims of fraud in safeguarding, tracing and recovering funds, and for those accused of fraud.
Gregory regularly acts for and against liquidators in proceedings under the insolvency legislation. Recent cases include acting for the successful directors of Carlyle Capital Corporation in long-running proceedings brought by liquidators in Guernsey. He was on the Attorney General’s C Panel from 2006 to 2011 and has considerable experience in directors’ disqualification proceedings and public interest winding-up petitions. In addition to acting for and against directors, Gregory has also advised the Jersey Financial Services Commission and the Northern Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in relation to disqualification proceedings in those jurisdictions.
Gregory is frequently in demand in offshore cases, particularly those involving company, insolvency or trust disputes. He acted for the successful directors in proceedings brought in Guernsey by the liquidators of Carlyle Capital Corporation. In the JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov proceedings, Gregory acted for receivers appointed by the Court including in seeking recognition of their appointment, and enforcement of the order, in a number of offshore jurisdictions. Chambers Global ranks Gregory as a leading junior in UK Dispute Resolution: Commercial Chancery.
BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Service Ltd v LBG Capital No 1 Plc  UKSC 29; Chancery Division, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court (led by Mark Howard QC and Robert Miles QC), contractual disputes concerning the ability of Lloyds Banking Group to redeem Enhanced Capital Notes issued in 2009.
Napier Park European Credit Opportunities Fund Limited v Harbourmaster Pro-rata CLO 2 BV  EWCA Civ 984; Court of Appeal (led by Robert Miles QC), acting for the successful noteholders in a dispute concerning the construction of structured finance documentation.
US Bank Trustees Ltd v Titan Europe 2007-1 (NHP) Ltd  EWHC 1189 (Ch); Chancery Division (led by Richard Hill QC), acting for the successful noteholders in a dispute concerning the construction of structured finance documentation.
Benedetti v Sawiris & others  AC 938,  UKSC 50; Chancery Division, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court (led by Laurence Rabinowitz QC and Richard Hill QC), a claim to a substantial shareholding in the vehicle used for the acquisition of an Italian telecommunications company. The claim raised questions of contractual construction, constructive trust and unjust enrichment, with the unjust enrichment issues going to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court’s judgment is an important analysis of the principles underlying unjust enrichment and claims for a quantum meruit, which had long been the subject of much academic debate.
Re Coroin Ltd, McKillen v Misland & others  BCC 14,  EWCA Civ 781; Chancery Division and Court of Appeal (led by Lord Goldsmith QC, Philip Marshall QC and Richard Hill QC), a shareholder dispute in relation to the ownership of Claridge’s, the Connaught and The Berkeley hotels.
Molko v Hewitt (led by Ian Mill QC), a shareholder dispute between the founder members of the band Placebo, and a former member, which settled before trial.
LB Re Financing No. 3 Limited v Excalibur Funding No.1 Plc  EWHC 2111 Chancery Division (led by Robert Miles QC), acting for the trustee in a dispute concerning the correct interpretation of a securitisation trust deed, and whether an event of default had occurred.
Cecil v Bayat  1 WLR 3086,  EWCA Civ 135; Commercial Court and Court of Appeal (led by Robert Miles QC and Richard Hill), a jurisdiction challenge and application to set aside orders extending time for service of the Claim Form and for service by alternative means.
Alexiou v Campbell  UKPC 11; Privy Council (led by Robert Hildyard QC), construction of consent order compromising shareholder dispute.
Bracken Partners Ltd v Gutteridge  1 BCLC 377,  EWCA Civ 1875; Court of Appeal, beneficial ownership and tracing.
Gregory has also appeared for the applicants in a number of insurance business transfer schemes under Part VII of FSMA, including Re First Alternative Insurance Company Ltd  EWHC 694 (Ch); Re Eagle Star Insurance Co Ltd  EWHC 1850 (Ch);  1 B.C.L.C. 21; Re Pearl Assurance  EWHC 2291 (Ch),  Bus L.R. D10; Re Allied Dunbar Assurance plc  EWHC 28 (Ch);  2 B.C.L.C. 220.
“Handles civil fraud and asset recovery proceedings as part of his celebrated commercial chancery practice. Extremely hands-on, responsive and user-friendly. He receives particular praise for his impressive drafting abilities.” (Chambers & Partners, 2014, Fraud: Civil).
Contributor to the Companies volumes of Atkins Court Forms.
LLB (Law with American Law), University of Nottingham, with a year spent at the University of Texas in Austin.

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