Henry Moore

Henry is regularly instructed by parties in high-value commercial disputes. He has a wide range of experience advising on and acting in litigation and arbitration in this field. 

• Carlyle Aviation Management Limited v Convex Insurance & Ors, acting in 11 Commercial Court claims worth c. US$500m in total concerning the loss of aircraft in Russia, led by Stephen Hofmeyr KC, Michael Holmes KC and Sarah Martin. 
• Stonegate v MS Amlin [2022] EWHC 2548 (Comm); [2023] Bus LR 28, successfully acting for the defendants in a claim for £1.1 billion (one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2022), led by Gavin Kealey KC, Adam Fenton KC and Sushma Ananda. 
• FCA Test Case (FCA v Arch) [2021] UKSC 1; [2021] AC 649, led by Gavin Kealey QC, Andrew Wales QC and Sushma Ananda (and at first instance: [2020] EWHC 2448 (Comm); [2020] EWHC 1572 (Comm); [2020] EWHC 1724 (Comm)): the first ever case under the Financial Markets Test Case Scheme in which a ‘leapfrog’ appeal to the Supreme Court was heard five months after the claim was issued. One of Henry’s clients, Ecclesiastical, was wholly successful in the litigation. 
• Lamesa v Cynergy Bank [2021] 2 All ER (Comm) 573; [2020] EWCA Civ 821, led by Jonathan Crow QC: a leading English appellate authority on US secondary sanctions and their effect on contracts. 
• Consulting Concepts v CPA [2022] EWCA Civ 1699, a successful strike out of a £50m claim, led by Gavin Kealey KC (and at first instance: [2022] EWHC 461 (Comm)). 
• VTB Commodities v JSC Antipinsky Refinery [2021] EWHC 1758 (Comm), led by Michael Holmes QC: successfully representing one of the applicants in a jurisdiction challenge to a conspiracy claim valued at over US$300m. 
• BV Nederlandse Industrie Van Eiprodukten v Rembrandt [2020] QB 551; [2019] EWCA Civ 596, led by Gavin Kealey QC: appearing for the successful respondent in the leading case on the test for inducement in fraudulent misrepresentation. The case is also an important authority on the ability to bring a claim in contract in respect of third-party loss. 
• Apache Beryl I Ltd v Marathon Oil [2017] EWHC 2504 (Comm); [2017] EWHC 2462 (Comm); [2017] EWHC 2258 (Comm): led by David Allen QC in an expedited £100m+ trial of a JV dispute, readied in 7 weeks, with a successful outcome for the client. 
• Successfully acting for the defendant in a multi-million-dollar jurisdiction dispute concerning an alleged 3D printer joint venture, led by James Brocklebank QC. 
• Defending a claim breach of warranty under a share purchase agreement in respect an energy services company, led by James Brocklebank QC. 
• Appearing in the High Court for several Pakistani banks seeking to set aside service out of the jurisdiction (as sole counsel). 

Henry regularly acts in the highest-profile insurance and reinsurance disputes. His experience includes Commercial Court disputes and Bermuda Form arbitration, as well as specialist advisory work. 

• Carlyle Aviation Management Limited v Convex Insurance & Ors, acting in 11 Commercial Court claims worth c. US$500m in total concerning the loss of aircraft in Russia, led by Stephen Hofmeyr KC, Michael Holmes KC and Sarah Martin. 
• Acting in a high-value claim by sporting clubs against their insurers, led by Alistair Schaff KC and Simon Kerr 
• Stonegate v MS Amlin [2022] EWHC 2548 (Comm); [2023] Bus LR 28, successfully acting for the defendants in a claim for £1.1 billion (one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2022), led by Gavin Kealey KC, Adam Fenton KC and Sushma Ananda. 
• FCA Test Case (FCA v Arch) [2021] UKSC 1; [2021] AC 649, led by Gavin Kealey QC, Andrew Wales QC and Sushma Ananda (and at first instance: [2020] EWHC 2448 (Comm); [2020] EWHC 1572 (Comm); [2020] EWHC 1724 (Comm)): the first ever case under the Financial Markets Test Case Scheme in which a ‘leapfrog’ appeal to the Supreme Court was heard five months after the claim was issued. One of Henry’s clients, Ecclesiastical, was wholly successful in the litigation. 
• Aegean Baltic Bank SA v Renzlor Shipping Ltd [2021] Lloyd’s Rep Plus 41; [2020] EWHC 2851 (Comm); [2020] EWHC 2736 (Comm), led by Peter MacDonald Eggers QC: successfully resisting a joinder application brought by hull and machinery insurers and appearing for the bank at the trial of a dispute about a mortgagee’s duties. 
• The Cultural Foundation v Beazley Furlonge Ltd [2019] Lloyd’s Rep IR 12; [2018] EWHC 1083 (Comm); [2018] EWHC 2185 (Comm); [2018] EWHC 2548 (Comm), led by James Brocklebank QC: successfully acting in a hard-fought trial concerning the insurance consequences of Dubai arbitral awards worth US$20m+. 
• Acting in a US$20m+ Bermuda Form arbitration concerning the settlement of a major liability claim, led by Gavin Kealey QC. 
• Acting in a commission claim brought by leading City insurance brokers against Deutsche Bank AG (as sole counsel). 

Henry’s experience of commercial fraud disputes spans litigation, arbitration, and advisory work. 

• VTB Commodities v JSC Antipinsky Refinery [2021] EWHC 1758 (Comm), led by Michael Holmes QC: successfully representing one of the applicants in a jurisdiction challenge to a conspiracy claim valued at over US$300m. 
• BV Nederlandse Industrie Van Eiprodukten v Rembrandt [2020] QB 551; [2019] EWCA Civ 596, led by Gavin Kealey QC: appearing for the successful respondent in the leading case on the test for inducement in fraudulent misrepresentation. The case is also an important authority on the ability to bring a claim in contract in respect of third-party loss. 
• Markel Syndicate Management Ltd v Hippo Versicherungsvermittlung GmbH: obtaining worldwide freezing and proprietary injunctions as sole counsel in the Commercial Court in a breach of contract/trust claim. 

Henry has a wide range of experience of energy and energy-related disputes. He has acted in high-value disputes about infrastructure and long-term contracts (including JV contracts, JOAs, and farm-in and farm-out agreements).

• Apache North Sea Ltd v Euroil Exploration Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 1397, led by David Allen QC (and at first instance: [2019] EWHC 3241 (Comm)): a significant appeal concerning the interpretation and application of a North Sea farmout agreement.
• Apache Beryl I Ltd v Marathon Oil [2017] EWHC 2504 (Comm); [2017] EWHC 2462 (Comm); [2017] EWHC 2258 (Comm): led by David Allen QC in an expedited £100m+ trial of a JV dispute, readied in 7 weeks, with a successful outcome for the client.
• Permanent Court of Arbitration Case 2017-19: an UNCITRAL arbitration between oil traders and an African state, led by Stephen Hofmeyr QC.
• Advising on limitation in the context of an offshore drilling contract, led by Gavin Kealey KC.

Henry’s has significant experience of international arbitration and arbitration-related applications, including applications for relief under s. 44 of the Arbitration Act 1996 and for permission to appeal under s. 69 of the Act. He acted, for example, in Permanent Court of Arbitration Case 2017-19, an UNCITRAL arbitration concerning a dispute between oil traders and an African state, led by Stephen Hofmeyr QC. 

Henry has acted in a very wide range of shipping and international trade disputes in arbitration, under different sets of institutional rules, and in the Commercial Court. 

• Quiana Navigation SA v Pacific Gulf Shipping (Singapore) [2019] EWHC 3171 (Comm), led by Robert Bright QC: section 69 appeal concerning withdrawal of vessel under time charter. 
• Preem AB v Varo Energy Marketing AG: Commercial Court dispute concerning CIF contract and oil tanker demurrage (as sole counsel). 
• Assorted disputes concerning the SHELLVOY, BPVOY, and ASBATANKVOY forms. 
• Acting in an arbitration claim for oil traders seeking over US$7m of losses from owners in respect of a defective VLCC, giving rise to complex issues as to failure to hedge against market losses (as sole counsel). 
• Advising on and preparing application under section 44 of the Arbitration Act 1996 for interim orders in respect of dangerous cargo (as sole counsel). 
• Acting in HKIAC arbitration concerning lost cargo (as sole counsel). 
• Acting in COA dispute raising complex issues of expert evidence and quantum. 
• Advising in respect of time bar in high-value cargo claim (as sole counsel). 
• Acting for charterers in defence of claim concerning hull fouling and allegations of bad faith in the giving of voyage estimates (as sole counsel). 

Henry has experience of aviation disputes in a range of contexts. Examples of work in this area include acting for a private aircraft chartering company in a dispute with a services company and acting in a contractual dispute concerning two private aircraft chartering businesses. He also has experience of aviation insurance disputes.