‘Increasingly active in some of the largest disputes before the London courts and internationally’, Seladore Legal is a disputes boutique that specialises in high-stakes litigation, fraud, asset tracing and enforcement matters. The practice also covers breaches of trust and fiduciary duty, along with money laundering, bribery and corruption cases. One of the UK’s best-known fraud lawyers, Simon Bushell is ’a master strategist’, whose track record includes investigations into worldwide frauds, conspiracies and insolvencies; Gary Milner-Moore acts in complex cases involving fraud; Gareth Keillor is experienced in CIS-related disputes; and Kevin Kilgour has notable experience in fraud and economic tort cases.
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Témoignages

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  • ‘Partners with enormous experience in investigations and bringing complex fraud claims. Just an astoundingly good unit of top litigators.’

  • ‘Seladore has emerged as one of the leading litigation boutiques, going from strength to strength.’

  • ‘They are packed with some of the best fee earners, having trained and practised at a larger top-tier firm, and increasingly active in some of the largest disputes before the London courts and internationally.’

  • ‘Boutique practice made up of a core of very experienced commercial, banking and fraud lawyers, with very heavy partner commitment to whatever work is required.’

  • ‘Simon Bushell is a master strategist and Gary Milner-Moore has intellectual rigour in abundance.’

  • ‘Simon Bushell, Gary Milner-Moore, Kevin Kilgour and Gareth Keillor are exceptionally experienced and able, and they offer a stand-out, small-firm flexibility to top-tier disputes.’

  • ‘Kevin Kilgour and Gareth Keillor are star partners, both combining superb technical ability and experience with excellent case management and focus on their clients' wider strategic objectives. Formidable opponents in any case.’

  • Owen Hammond is really superb and destined for partnership any time soon. He is all over everything, hard-working, very bright, and very easy to work with.’

Clients clés

  • SGS Group
  • Sian Participation Corp (in liquidation)
  • Hellicorp Investments
  • FRP Advisory

Points forts

  • Acting for a Russian businessman (and a number of his companies) in a very high-stakes, multi-pronged dispute concerning control of a major Russian company, FESCO, as well as a Black Sea port.
  • Acting for one of multiple defendants, in relation to the huge multi-party fraud claim brought by the Kuwait Public Institution for Social Security against Fahad Al-Rajaan (and others).
  • Defending President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi of Mozambique against a Part 20 claim brought in the English proceedings of the Tuna Bonds scandal, which were commenced against multiple defendants, including Credit Suisse and Privinvest.

Avocats

Hall of Fame

Avocats au sommet de leur profession, largement reconnus et respectés par l'ensemble du marché pour leur expertise éprouvée et leur intervention récurrente et longue date dans les dossiers les plus complexes et prestigieux.

Responsable de la pratique

Simon Bushell

Autres avocats clés

Gary Milner-Moore; Gareth Keillor; Kevin Kilgour; Dan Hudson; Owen Hammond