Harley Evans

• Acting for a major financial institution in its defence of a $870m fraud dispute in the Commercial Court.

• Acting for a large restaurant chain in relation to an ongoing COVID-19 business interruption insurance claim in the Commercial Court.

• Advising various Lebanese banks in respect of claims brought by customers as a result of the Lebanese financial crisis.

• Acting for a brokerage and investment banking firm in connection with its claim concerning the sale and purchase of Russian-issued bonds and the impact of UK, EU and US sanctions.

• Acting for a major international airline in its defence of a multi-million dollar expedited Commercial Court claim concerning the breach of aircraft lease arrangements and its associated breach of confidence counterclaim and claim for injunctive relief.

• Representing an international airline in its Commercial Court claim relating to the payment of qualifying maintenance reserves and redelivery obligations.

• Acting for a UK aviation services company in relation to its multiple claims in the Commercial Court concerning various aircraft leasing and charter arrangements; advising in relation to associated freezing injunction application, multi-jurisdictional enforcement actions and settlement negotiations.

• Acting for an international airline in an LCIA arbitration in relation to numerous allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation and breach of contract.

• Representing a prominent British luxury goods retailer in relation to a contractual dispute concerning the sale and purchase of luxury goods.

• Advising various ship owners and charterers in relation to contractual disputes heard in the Commercial Court and arbitration proceedings.

Includes matters handled prior to joining Dechert.

• Kids in Need of Defence UK – assisting children and young people to obtain British citizenship.
• University House Legal Advice Centre – providing advice to, and representing, individuals in relation to First Tier Tribunal welfare benefit appeals.
• Liberty Human Rights – providing advice to individuals in relation to human rights issues, such as right to life, liberty and free speech.
• South West London Law Centres – advising individuals in relation to legal matters, including small claims disputes and tenancy/landlord-tenant matters.