Douglas Grant

Acted in a hard-fought LCIA arbitration between two Ukrainian businesspeople involving allegations of fraud and forgery, led by Stephen Hofmeyr QC.
Acted as sole counsel in a multi-million-dollar commodities arbitration concerning the effect of a certificate final clause.
Acted as sole counsel in a multi-million-dollar commodities arbitration involving a dispute as to whether a binding contract had been concluded.
Acted as sole counsel in a GAFTA arbitration, including an appeal to the GAFTA Board of Appeal.
Experience of acting in and advising on a number of LMAA arbitrations, including in relation to charterparty and ship sale and purchase disputes.
Assisted (as a pupil) in successfully resisting appeals under Sections 67, 68 and 69 of the Arbitration Act against two partial awards relating to the construction of a superyacht.

Acted in a hard-fought LCIA arbitration between two Ukrainian businesspeople involving allegations of fraud and forgery, led by Stephen Hofmeyr QC.
Advised on a breach of warranty claim arising out of the sale of shares in a professional services firm.
Assisted in drafting the respondent’s notice of objections in an appeal to the Supreme Court regarding the enforcement of solicitors’ undertakings and covenants in restraint of trade.
Assisted in bringing successful committal proceedings for repeated breaches of a worldwide freezing order.

Acted in Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd and others [2021] UKSC 1, a leapfrog appeal to the Supreme Court concerning insurance cover for business interruption losses arising out of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Acted as sole counsel in a multi-million-pound property insurance dispute.
Advised on the effect of US-Iran sanctions on a claim under a marine insurance policy.
Advised in relation to professional indemnity cover for cladding-related claims following the Grenfell Tower disaster.
Provided evidence to a foreign court on various aspects of the English law of marine insurance and carriage of goods.
Assisted in advising on the aggregation of claims arising out of hurricanes in the Caribbean.
Assisted in advising on aggregation and cover in relation to the seizure of energy generation facilities by militants in the Middle East.
Assisted in a claim arising out of property damage following a landslip, with a particular focus on the issue of insurable interest.

Acted in a hard-fought LCIA arbitration between two Ukrainian businesspeople involving allegations of fraud and forgery, led by Stephen Hofmeyr QC.
Assisted in the successful appeal from a three-week civil fraud trial in the Commercial Court on the grounds that the judge had failed to give adequate reasons for his decision: Simetra Global Assets Limited v Ikon Finance Limited [2019] EWCA Civ 1413.

Acted as sole counsel in a GAFTA arbitration, including an appeal to the GAFTA Board of Appeal.
Acted as sole counsel in a multi-million-dollar commodities arbitration concerning the effect of a certificate final clause.
Acted as sole counsel in a multi-million-dollar commodities arbitration involving a dispute as to whether a binding contract had been concluded.
Advised an EU company in relation to compliance with global anti-corruption and sanctions regimes.

Acted in a LMAA arbitration concerning an agreement for the sale and purchase of a ship terminated during the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Advised on the negligent management defence under the Hague-Visby Rules.
Advised on a dangerous cargo claim relating to the shipment of Indonesian coal.
Advised on a charterparty dispute relating to alleged breach of UN sanctions.
Assisted in a claim for breach of several long-term charterparties, raising issues as to the enforceability of guarantees under the Statute of Frauds, the construction of jurisdiction agreements, and misrepresentation.

Acted for the Financial Reporting Council in an investigation into the audits of a FTSE 100 company, led by Noel Casey.
Assisted in a claim regarding auditors’ failure to detect fraud by the company’s director.
Assisted in advising on a claim against a solicitor for failure to restrain the presentation of a winding-up petition.
Assisted in advising on a claim against the trustees of a pension fund.

Bernie Hyatt	bhyatt@7kbw.co.uk	+44 207 910 8312
Greg Leyden	gleyden@7kbw.co.uk	+44 207 910 8314
Eddie Johns	ejohns@7kbw.co.uk	+44 207 910 8311
Gary Rose	grose@7kbw.co.uk	+44 207 910 8313
Joe Clayton	jclayton@7kbw.co.uk	+44 207 910 8378
Sean Hulbert (Arbitrators’ clerk)	shulbert@7kbw.co.uk	+44 207 910 8379

Year of Call:	2018
Email:	dgrant@7kbw.co.uk

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