James Gale

James has worked on a variety of commercial disputes domestically and overseas, including:

• A successful appeal before the Caribbean Court of Justice arising out of a long-running Barbadian shareholder dispute (assisting, as second junior counsel).
• Advising on a prospective claim to recover cryptoassets (as sole counsel).
• Advising on jurisdictional issues in relation to a claim for unlawful means conspiracy, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of trust and unconscionable receipt (as sole counsel).
• Advising a cryptoasset investment fund on a prospective breach of contract claim (as an attorney-at-law).
• An application for an urgent injunction in support of a £27 million claim alleging breach of trust and dishonest assistance (assisting Aidan Casey QC and Tom Poole QC, as a pupil).
• An ICC arbitration concerning the enforceability of guarantees issued in relation to a US$200 million infrastructure project in the Caribbean (as an attorney-at-law).
• A £250 million claim by liquidators against former administrators alleging London property sold at an undervalue (assisting Simon Davenport QC and Tom Poole QC, as a pupil).
• Advising on AML/KYC issues in relation to the development of a cryptoasset protocol.
• Assisting Richard Samuel with various pieces of commercial / insolvency litigation, including a claim for misrepresentation and an application challenging a transaction at an undervalue.
• Claims for breach of directors’ duties, oppression (unfair prejudice) and wrongful dismissal (as a trainee).
• Advising a software as a service business on the migration of its business from the Caribbean to the UK (as an attorney-at-law).
• Applications challenging transactions at an undervalue and transactions defrauding creditors (assisting Tom Poole QC, as a pupil).