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Areas of Practice
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Representative Experience
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Professional Background
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Education
Areas of Practice
Mr. Magnin is a Dispute Resolution partner involved in complex arbitration, litigation and regulatory matters. His experience includes public and private company disputes; international contractual disputes; investment and transaction-related claims; fraud claims; defamation claims; boardroom disputes; proceedings under the Companies, Insolvency and Financial Services legislation; anti-money laundering law, regulation and investigations; cross-border joint-venture disputes; investment, banking and financial services disputes; trading disputes; and sport and media related matters.
Representative Experience
Arbitration
- ICC arbitration giving rise to issues of English, Sharia and Swiss law, concerning an investment in the Middle East
- ICC arbitration and related court proceedings concerning an investment in India pursuant to a shareholders agreement governed by Indian law
- ICC arbitration over the sale of electricity power plant from the Baltic to India
- LCIA arbitration concerning an investment in, and ownership of a leading financial services business in Kazakhstan
- LCIA arbitration over the supply of oil shipments to Kamchatka
- Fast-track arbitration for noteholders in a structured investment vehicle
- Fast-track arbitration for policyholder over contingency event insurance
- Commodity trading and non-ferrous metals arbitrations
- Ad hoc arbitration concerning a landmark building
Litigation
- Acting for World Wrestling Entertainment in striking out $80m claim by World Wide Fund for Nature over use of the initials "WWF"
- Acting for directors of European Home Retail and Farepak resisting claims
- Shashoua -v- Sharma: freezing order and anti suit injunction
- Kazakhstan Mineral Resources Corp -v- Tykaz Mineral Resources Corp: "Transworld" joint-venture dispute in various jurisdictions
- Sheikh Fahad Mohammad Al Sabah & Ors -v- Grupo Torras & Anor
- PGA European Tour -v- KLO : re rights relating to the Dubai Desert Classic
- Palan -v- Nosebag : re rights relating to "Video Killed the Radio Star"
- K-Tel -v- Tring : re licensing of and rights in recordings
- British Newspaper Printing Corp -v- Kelly : re amendment of proceedings
- Mirror Group Newspapers -v- Gothard : re payments in lieu of notice
- Euroalliages -v- Commission : conditions for grant of interim measures and review of decision to terminate anti-dumping duties on imports of ferro silicon before the CFI and ECJ
M&A, financial services disputes and boardroom matters
- Acting for listed companies on claims arising from acquisitions and disposals
- Defence of £43m warranty claims arising on business disposal
- Recovery of $18m, following business acquisition, through heavily-contested completion accounts expert determination
- Advising vendors of an investment management business on favourable resolution of warranty and indemnity claims
- Acting for stock, derivatives, commodity, oil and metals traders on a range of disputes
- Advising investment banks and stockbrokers on investigations and proceedings before various regulators and authorities, and on related litigation
- Acting for life companies, appointed representatives, funds and investment and asset managers in commercial disputes and on regulatory issues
- Advising on FSA issues, and conduct of matters before the Takeover Panel and the Takeover Appeal Board
- Defending wrongful trading and directors disqualification cases, and representing directors in a range of inquiries and investigations
- Injunction proceedings involving departing teams in financial services sector
- Advising investment management business on partners' departures
- Advising on limited partner disputes involving substantial real estate assets
- Advising on high profile boardroom disputes and departures, including bad leaver provisions
Sport and media
- Advising on the postponement and re-staging of the 34th Ryder Cup matches, and on insurance issues affecting subsequent matches
- Acting for Ryder Cup Limited in dispute with BSkyB over television coverage of the 33rd Ryder Cup matches
- Advising Ryder Cup Limited on selection issues concerning the 32nd Ryder Cup matches
- Advising PGA European Tour on disputes with promoters and sponsors, and co-sanctioning arrangements with other tours
- Advising PGA European Tour on governance and accounting issues raised by the "Gang of 4"
- Advising various international cricket boards on a range of contentious matters
- Acting for the Press Association in the British Horseracing Board/bookmakers litigation
- Acting for the Chairman of Sheffield Wednesday FC in successful defence of libel action brought by Ken Bates
- Advising the Estate of the late Diana, Princess of Wales on various issues
- Acting for ISP in litigation and injunction proceedings concerning threatened withdrawal of telecoms network services
Professional Background
Mr. Magnin joined the firm in 1985 and became a partner in 1992. He is a solicitor advocate and is recommended in a range of legal directories.
Education
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LL.B.,
University College London
(1984)
Law
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