Press Release - 28/02/2025
Hamersley Invest Anstalt v Haynes [2025] EWHC 432 (Ch): Edwin Coe LLP secures successful outcome in complex trust litigation
London, February 28, 2025 – Edwin Coe LLP represented Hamersley Invest Anstalt, a Liechtenstein entity, in two claims case managed together in the Chancery Division of the High Court.
Today, Joanne Wicks KC, sitting as a judge of the High Court, handed down Judgment in which Hamersley succeeded in its counterclaim and defence of the allegations brought by Ms Haynes. The cases concerned a substantial property in London valued at £11 million, addressing issues of constructive trust, proprietary estoppel, and international law, including expert evidence from Liechtenstein.
Ian Chai, barrister in the Commercial Disputes Team, appeared at trial as junior counsel led by Ian Clarke KC of Selborne Chambers.
The Judgment will be available here shortly: Hamersley Invest Anstalt v Haynes [2025] EWHC 432 (Ch)
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