Ed Llewelyn-Evans Senior Counsel

Senior Counsel

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Ed specialises in complex disputes for corporates, high-net-worth individuals and financial institutions.

As well as running disputes at all levels of the English courts, Ed has significant experience in managing parallel proceedings in numerous international jurisdictions.

Ed assists clients across a variety of sectors (including banking, private equity, aviation, oil & gas and commodities) with their sensitive and significant commercial disputes.

Ed's cases regularly involve complex claims relating to breach of contract, conspiracy and fraud. In addition, Ed advises on corporate and shareholder disputes in relation to companies incorporated domestically and overseas.

As well as representing clients in front of the English Court, Ed’s work regularly involves a cross-border element and in particular he has significant experience of disputes in Asia, Africa and in the Eastern Caribbean. Ed has represented clients in various courts across the world and he works frequently with leading independent firms globally.

Ed spent six months on secondment with the in-house legal team of a leading UK headquartered bank working on a number of high-profile contentious domestic and international financial investigations.

Ed was ranked as a key lawyer in the Legal 500 2021, for commercial litigation and civil fraud.

Expertise

Recent work

The Defendant

Representing the defendant against a £150m conspiracy claim brought against it and a leading UK bank relating to the acquisition of a high-street retailer.

UK Corporate

Representing a UK corporate in relation to claims for breach of contract and fraud relating to activities in China.

Majority shareholders and directors

Advising the majority shareholders and directors in a complex unfair prejudice complaint before the English High Court.

German aviation company

Advising a German aviation company on a c£30m product liability claim against a Japanese defendant before the Japanese courts.

Corporate and individual defendants

Representing a number of corporate and individual defendants against a multi-million High Court conspiracy claim.

UK logistics company

Representing a leading UK logistics company in relation to a public procurement dispute before the English High Court arising out of the award of a circa £700m contract.

Foreign multi-national

Advising a foreign multi-national on a c£600m offshore claim arising out of operational commodity issues in Africa.

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The UK Legal 500 2022

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