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Andrew Maguire | Littleton Chambers
Andrew has built up a formidable reputation in the fields of contract and trust disputes; many involving joint ventures and shareholders; civil fraud, as well as banking and financial services claims including regulation and mis-selling, in addition to large-scale professional negligence disputes. Andrew regularly acts as lead counsel and enjoys leading a team on larger cases. He has considerable experience in relation to international and domestic fraud and asset-tracing cases, often involving pre-emptive injunctions, particularly freezing injunctions, three cases of which have been reported: Thursfield v Thursfield [2013] EWCA Civ 840; Hewlett Packard Enterprises v Peter Sage [2017] EWHC 66 and BCS Corporate Acceptances Ltd and Ors v Daniel Terry [2019] EWHC 1645 (QB).
Most of Andrew’s work, in court and arbitration, has a strong international element, with his clients coming from all around the world, including the Middle East, Africa, India, China, Russia, and the USA. The cases on which he is instructed often raise complex jurisdictional and conflict of laws issues, including the interplay between proceedings in court and arbitration. Andrew is regularly instructed in international and domestic arbitrations and in English court proceedings in aid of arbitral proceedings and in connection with the enforcement of arbitration awards and foreign judgments.
Recent arbitral work has included a LCIA arbitration in Dubai relating to a joint venture dispute, involving jurisdiction, joinder and security for costs issues as well as a commercial dispute between a Serbian company and a Kosovan company, subject to ICC Rules. In addition, Andrew is currently instructed on an enforcement of a Ugandan High Court judgment of $211M in the English High Court.
Andrew has a reputation for being a leading chancery commercial senior junior, specialising particularly in disputes relating to the interpretation or breach of most types of commercial contract, personal guarantees, mortgage and trust deeds and joint venture agreements (usually involving the subject-matter of a construction and property dispute), claims for breach of trust, fiduciary duty and directors’ duties together with shareholders’ disputes and cases involving commercial fraud including freezing injunctions and asset recovery. Andrew is frequently instructed on matters involving cross-border enforcement of judgments and anti-suit injunctions. Frequently, such claims give rise to issues of insolvency and claims for misfeasance and preferences arise, such as in Power v Hodges [2015] EWHC 2983 (Ch), [2016] ETMR 6.
Andrew has extensive experience of foreign jurisdictions and has worked, among others, with lawyers in the Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Botswana, Canada, China, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Northern Ireland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, Spain, the UAE and USA. Andrew was a mentor on the Lord Chancellor’s Training Scheme for Chinese Lawyers and in 2011 formed part of the Bar Council’s official delegation to China. Andrew has been called to the Bar of England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Gibraltar and is a registered practitioner at the DIFC Courts.
Andrew is regularly instructed in matters concerning breach of trust and fiduciary duties and joint ventures and disputes between company directors and co-adventurers involving claims for breach of fiduciary and directors’ duties. Reported cases include Miller v Stonier [2015] EWHC 2796 (Ch) before Newey J (as he then was), which involved allegations that a company director owed a fiduciary duty to his business partner (as opposed to the joint venture company), Newey J held that the case had none of the particular and special features necessary for fiduciary duties to arise between commercial co-venturers and Power v Hodges [2016] BPIR 162 in which misfeasance and wrongful trading claims and a contested committal for contempt made against company directors by a Liquidator for £9.5M.
Andrew’s more recent cases have involved the High Court considering the scope of fiduciary and director’s duties in joint venture agreements to each other as well as the JV company [Miller v Stonier [2015] EWHC 2796 (Ch)] and misfeasance and wrongful trading claims against company directors [Power v Hodges [2016] BPIR 162], acting for the bank in a claim relating to duties of disclosure on a without notice freezing injunction [Cole v National Westminster Bank [2014] EWHC 992 (Ch)] and the interface between regulatory duties and enforceability of contracts under sections 19 and 26 of FSMA 2000 on Regulated Mortgage Contracts [see appeal at Personal Touch Financial Services Ltd v Simplysure Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 461] and in the Court of Appeal which provided guidance on the extent of an “all monies” guarantee [National Merchant Buying Society v Bellamy [2013] EWCA Civ 452] and collateral warranties [Thinc Group v Armstrong [2012] EWCA Civ 1127] and penalties in contempt proceedings for breach freezing injunctions: Thursfield v Thursfield [2013] EWCA Civ 840 and Hewlett Packard Enterprises v Peter Sage [2017] EWHC 66, at [13] where Jay J. praised Andrew for his “measured and realistic submissions”, as well as varying a freezing injunction: Andrews v Stanway [2017] EWHC 3734 (QB)) and the successful defeat of a £2M fraud claim against his clients and the obtaining of indemnity costs and Part 36 additional sums: Trow v Durmast Group Ltd [2017] EWHC 1485 (Ch). Andrew was recently instructed in a £21M breach of contract dispute: Dunn Motor Traction Ltd v National Express Ltd [2017] EWHC 228 (Comm) and the breach of fiduciary duty and deceit case of BCS Acceptances Ltd and Ors v Daniel Terry [2019] EWHC 1645 (QB), as well as the registration in England of a $212M Ugandan High Court judgment against an Indian registered company.
Andrew is also an experienced mediator and an arbitrator.
Andrew has had published a number of Arbitration articles, such as that co-authored with Robert Rhodes QC, “Have the risks of ADR escalation clauses reduced?” published in Arbitration (2016) 82(1).
Andrew is recognised in Legal 500 (2020), under (i) Banking and Finance: “He has an excellent eye for detail, and has a good entrepreneurial style to his practice which often allows deals to be done where they otherwise would not”, and (ii) Financial Services Regulation, as a leading junior in London: “He has shown excellent knowledge and ability to apply complicated facts to the regulatory regime and case law.”
Andrew is recognised in Legal 500 (2019), under (i) Banking and Finance: “Excellent with clients and coasts through the complexities of the law” and “Noted for his strong track record in mis-selling claims”, and (ii) Financial Services, as a leading junior in London: “Excellent with clients and always keen to go the extra mile”.
Andrew is recognised in Chambers UK Bar Guide 2017, as being a leader in (1) Chancery: “Acts on a broad range of commercial chancery disputes, offering expertise in unfair prejudice petitions and other shareholder litigation matters as well as contract law. He also advises on professional negligence cases.” “He’s got an exceptionally good way with lay clients. He’s quite fearless and commercially very realistic.” and (2) Commercial Dispute Resolution: “An accomplished chancery and commercial litigator who draws on a wealth of advocacy experience in both international and domestic disputes. His areas of expertise include injunction and restitution claims, commercial theft, breaches of trust and fiduciary obligations.” “One of the most people-friendly and commercially aware barristers out there. His ability to communicate at any level sets him apart. Attentive and responsive with clients: he always adds value.”
Andrew is recognised in Chambers UK Bar Guide 2016, as being a leader in (1) Chancery: “A respected senior junior with a strong commercial chancery practice. He is commonly instructed in disputes relating to mortgages, fiduciary obligations, negligence and breach of trust.” “He’s very good with clients and always willing to go the extra mile.” and (2) Commercial Dispute Resolution: “Noted for his strength in representing clients in the financial services sector. His practice encompasses property and professional negligence litigation, as well as cases concerning breach of trust and breach of fiduciary duty. A passionate and very intelligent advocate who is tactically astute and really gets behind your case.”
Legal 500 (2017), under Commercial, Banking and Insolvency, which states that Andrew Maguire ‘… has a wide-ranging practice including asset finance enforcements, fraud and breach of contract matters.’ Legal 500 (2016), under Commercial, Banking and Insolvency, which states that Andrew Maguire is a “committed advocate who reads a situation well”.
Registered Panel Arbitrator and Mediator, LCIA-DIFC
Registered Practitioner (Part II) DIFC Courts