Chris is co-head of Litigation & Insolvency and Restructuring in the British Virgin Islands. He has experience in all the types of disputes work that frequently arises in the BVI including fraud and bribery claims, disputes relating to the ownership and management of companies, minority shareholder claims, and insolvency and restructuring cases. Chris has a particular specialism for fraud and asset recovery cases. The majority of his work entails applying for and opposing applications for interim relief, particularly injunctive relief and third-party disclosure orders. He also advises on insolvency cases, often where insolvency practiti ...
Chris is co-head of Litigation & Insolvency and Restructuring in the British Virgin Islands. He has experience in all the types of disputes work that frequently arises in the BVI including fraud and bribery claims, disputes relating to the ownership and management of companies, minority shareholder claims, and insolvency and restructuring cases.
Chris has a particular specialism for fraud and asset recovery cases. The majority of his work entails applying for and opposing applications for interim relief, particularly injunctive relief and third-party disclosure orders. He also advises on insolvency cases, often where insolvency practitioners seek to bring actions to recover assets that have been misappropriated by former management. In addition, Chris has advised on a number of restructurings, including one of the first instances in the BVI involving the appointment of “light touch” provisional liquidators.
Prior to joining Harneys, Chris practised as a solicitor in London for 10 years. He initially trained and worked at a US firm specialising in fraud and asset recovery work before moving to Linklaters where he advised accounting firms, banks and private equity funds on a broad range of disputes and investigations.
Chris has a keen interest in technology and innovation, both within the legal market and the wider economy. Chris has advised on a number of disputes concerning cryptocurrencies and has published articles on such matters, including identifying the fraud risks arising from use of cryptocurrencies and the way such assets can be recovered.
