Jonathan Davey

International & Offshore CV

Jonathan has spent considerable periods involved in large scale litigation involving offshore structures and/or foreign law.

Recent/notable cases include:

• Acting for defendant trust protector in multi-party breach of trust claim in respect of Gibraltar-based trusts (with Christopher Nugee QC) (2009).
  
  
• Acting as junior counsel for defendants in the Cayman-based Re Jahre litigation involving claims for US$250 million alleged to belong to a Norwegian shipping tycoon - the case was described in The Independent (27 October 2008) as "truly epic litigation" of "mind-numbing complexity" and in The Lawyer (22 September 2008) as "among the longest-running cases in legal history" (2008).
  
  
• Acting for HM Revenue & Customs in appeal before the HMRC Special Commissioners in respect of proper tax treatment of various Channel Islands-based trusts and companies (2007).
  
  
• Acting for defendant purchaser in interpleader proceedings concerning ownership of medieval Italian manuscripts (2009).