Our Lawyers - Andrew Kinnison

 

Andrew is a partner, specialising in commercial litigation (international and domestic) and insolvency, including ADR, banking and professional negligence. Andrew is a member of the Insolvency Lawyers' Association and committee member of R3, for the Eastern Region. Andrew is also a member of INSOL.

 

He qualified as a barrister in 1988, qualified as a solicitor in 1993 (England & Wales and Hong Kong) and is now qualified as a solicitor advocate (all Higher Courts). Andrew joined Greene & Greene in 2007 and became a partner in 2008. Before joining the firm, Andrew was a partner with Holman Fenwick & Willan in Hong Kong.

 

Examples of work undertaken include:

 

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Acting for a public utility on its liability to pay rates;

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Acting for US hedge fund on taxation issues concerning short sales of shares;

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Acting for banks on letter of credit disputes (e.g., Nedcor Asia Ltd -V- ICBC [2000] 4 HKC 69); and in winding up and bankruptcy proceedings;

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Acting for a customer on a claim against an international bank, for breach of mandate, in allowing unauthorised payments to be made out of the customer's account; and

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Acting for liquidators on claims against former directors and third parties, based on misfeasance, breach of duty, fraudulent trading and breach of trust. Relevant cases include ADS -V- Wheelock Marden [2000] 3 HKFFAR 70, and also obtaining "Lazurus" orders to restore companies to the register.
   

 

Andrew Kinnison

Partner

Expertise:

Civil & commercial litigation, Insolvency & bankruptcy, Banking law, Fraud, International law (non EU), Advocacy, Defamation

 

Telephone: 01284 717418 (Direct)

Fax: 01284 717499