Daniel Stephens
Legal Director
London
Dan is a Legal Director in the London office. He is a qualified solicitor advocate and has extensive experience of regulatory investigations and major commercial and international litigation, with a particular expertise in the accountancy field.
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About Dan
Biography
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Biography
Featured cases include:
- Barings plc v Coopers & Lybrand and others [2003] EWHC 1319 (Ch) – a trial lasting nearly a year involving claims against auditors arising from the collapse of Barings Bank following the activities of the rogue trader, Nick Leeson
- AssetCo PLC v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2013] EWHC 1215 (Comm) – a successful refusal to provide pre-action disclosure
- Barclays Bank plc v Grant Thornton UK LLP [2015] EWHC 320 (Comm) – a claim struck out on the basis of an effective disclaimer
- Vincent Tchenguiz v Grant Thornton UK LLP and others [2016] EWHC 3727 (Comm) – a successful strike-out on the basis of a prior settlement agreement
Service expertise
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Banking, Restructuring and Insolvency
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Financial Services Regulatory
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Banking and Finance Disputes
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Restructuring and Insolvency
London
Insurance
5 min read
Accountants' Reports on solicitors' practices – key proposals and exposures arising from the collapse of Axiom Ince
Insurance
5 min read
Nardelli v Richardson [2024] EWHC 2740 (Ch) - The difficulties and hurdles in removing insolvency officeholders
Insurance
4 min read
