Jonathan Miller specializes in international heavyweight commercial and chancery litigation and substantial fraud claims. Such litigation typically involves complex issues of law relating to jurisdiction and choice of law; and the wide ancillary and preventative measures available from the High Court in London – principally freezing injunctions and asset disclosure orders, the equitable tracing of assets, constructive trusts, s423 orders and restitutionary remedies. Jonathan has been involved in some of the most substantial litigation in the Commercial Court in recent years, including the long-running Kazakhstan Kagazy litigation and the litigation over the Venezuelan gold reserves in the Bank of England.
Jonathan advises upon and litigates in the areas of banking and finance law; international commercial arbitration; competition law; financial services regulation; guarantees; international law, jurisdiction and forum applications, conflict of laws, corporate and personal insolvency, director’s and trustees’ duties, shareholders’ rights and derivative claims; intellectual property litigation and advice; protection of confidential information and related restrictive covenants and injunctive relief.
Featured cases
- Deutsche Bank AG v Central Bank of Venezuela [2022] EWHC 2040 (Comm) (recognition of foreign judgments); [2021] QB 455; [2021] UKSC 57; [2022] 2 WLR 167 (international law/banking & finance/constitutional law/act of state); [2020] EWCA Civ 1249; [2020] EWHC 1721 (Comm)
- Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc & ors v Zhunus & ors [2021] EWHC 3462(Comm) (fraud/tracing proceeds of fraud/s423); [2019] EWHC 2287 (Comm) (committal); [2019] EWHC 2319 (Comm) (committal); [2018] EWHC 369 (Comm); [2017] EWHC 3374 (Comm) (fraud/Kazakh law/limitation)
- Inter-Export LLC v Townley & anor [2017] EWHC 530 (Ch) (fraud)
- In re Hand’s Will Trust [2017] Ch 449 (human rights)
- Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc & ors v Zhunus & ors [2014] EWCA Civ 381 (freezing orders)
- Phillips v Fryer [2013] BCC 176 (derivative claim);
- NMBS v Bellamy & anor [2013] EWCA Civ 452; [2012] EWHC 2563 (Ch) (guarantees)
- Cooke v Hopper [2012] EWCA Civ 175 (agent’s commission)
- Bibby Financial Services & anor v Magson & ors [2011] EWHC 2495 (guarantees/delivery of deeds)
- Close Invoice Finance v Watts [2009] EWCA Civ 1182 (guarantees)
- Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance v Melia [2009] EWHC 1114 (fraud/contempt)
- DCD Factors Plc v Ramada Trading Ltd [2008] Bus LR 654 (letter of credit fraud)
- Caudle v LD Law Ltd [2008] 1 WLR 1540 (letters of administration/conversion)
- Davies v Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc [2007] EWCA Civ 594 (defamation)
- Barnes v Handf Acceptances Ltd & ors [2005] EWCA Civ 314 (abuse of process/pleadings)
- Secretary of State for Trade and Industry v Paulin [2005] BCC 927, [2005] 2 BCLC 667 (director’s disqualification)
- Fortis Bank SA v Trenwick International [2005] EWHC 399 (estoppel)
- Liquidator of Marini Ltd v Dickenson & ors [2004] BCC 172 (repayment of unlawful dividends)
- LG Electronics Inc v Clevo Computer Company & ors (2004) Ch D (IT patents)
- Padden v Arbuthnot Pensions & Investments Ltd [2004] EWCA Civ 582 (declaratory relief)
- Hill v Bailey [2004] 1 All ER 1210 (costs)
- Lakah Group v Al Jazeera [2002] EWHC 2500 (defamation)
- Salvidge v Hussein [1999] BPIR 4 (insolvency/evidence)
- Soleimany v Soleimany [1998] 3 WLR 811 (arbitration/illegality)
Languages
- Conversational French and Russian
Equitable Compensation: A Guide for the Perplexed
Border Timbers Ltd & anor v Republic of Zimbabwe [2024] EWHC 58 (Comm)
Jonathan Miller acts in landmark Court of Appeal case relating to USD 1.8 billion Central Bank of Venezuela gold reserves
Our Insolvency Team delivers a seminar at Moore Barlow LLP offices
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