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Robin heads our broad Dispute resolution department and is a member of our Banking & financial disputes team.

Robin has wide experience of financial disputes and has developed an expertise in advising clients on complex FX derivative contracts. He is experienced in advising on financial mis-selling claims and also advises clients subject to investigation by the FCA.

He also has broad experience of both contentious and non-contentious banking and insolvency matters, with an emphasis on financial markets work and distressed debt. Robin gained experience of distressed debt trading from being seconded to Morgan Stanley and has since advised clients in this area, including on Lehman and MF Global claims.

He has worked for administrators, administrative receivers and fixed charge receivers appointed in respect of numerous companies, involving both business and property sales. With regard to contentious insolvency, Robin’s experience includes actions for mortgage fraud and other claims and investigations brought by Insolvency Practitioners against companies and directors.

He has also defended directors against claims brought by IPs, negotiated on behalf of companies in debt restructuring negotiations and advised borrowers on swap misselling claims.

Robin is a member of R3 and the Insolvency Lawyers Association.

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  • "Robin Henry came highly recommended and I have not been disappointed."

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  • "Robin Henry - quite simply a litigation powerhouse."

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Robin's work highlights

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Contractual dispute over €50m of medical equipment

We acted for an Italian distributor of medical equipment in a contractual dispute with a Belgian supplier with a value of €50m.

Cross-border pharma fraud case

Our Commercial disputes team acted in a complex cross-border fraud dispute relating to a pharmaceutical company in a claim for over £40 million.

Crypto currency account dispute

We acted for a client who entered into a trade on a crypto currency exchange, making a large windfall profit. The dispute is with the exchange following its freezing of the account alleging that the crypto currency wallet had been hacked.

Defending a medical products manufacturer against claims for damages

We acted for a medical products manufacturer defending claims for damages arising from the supply of allegedly substandard products to the NHS.

Defending the former director of a company in administration

We acted for a client based overseas in defending threatened actions by the administrators of an investment company concerning their conduct as a director. The administrators were seeking an interview to ask questions relating to expenses paid to our client by the company and transactions entered into while they were a director.

US depositions

We represented a bank plaintiff in a $1 bn claim in the US regarding the obligations of former employees to give depositions in England to the opponent’s lawyers and representing the employees in the deposition taking.

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About

Robin heads our broad Dispute resolution department and is a member of our Banking & financial disputes team.

Robin has wide experience of financial disputes and has developed an expertise in advising clients on complex FX derivative contracts. He is experienced in advising on financial mis-selling claims and also advises clients subject to investigation by the FCA.

He also has broad experience of both contentious and non-contentious banking and insolvency matters, with an emphasis on financial markets work and distressed debt. Robin gained experience of distressed debt trading from being seconded to Morgan Stanley and has since advised clients in this area, including on Lehman and MF Global claims.

He has worked for administrators, administrative receivers and fixed charge receivers appointed in respect of numerous companies, involving both business and property sales. With regard to contentious insolvency, Robin’s experience includes actions for mortgage fraud and other claims and investigations brought by Insolvency Practitioners against companies and directors.

He has also defended directors against claims brought by IPs, negotiated on behalf of companies in debt restructuring negotiations and advised borrowers on swap misselling claims.

Robin is a member of R3 and the Insolvency Lawyers Association.

Recognition

  • "Robin Henry came highly recommended and I have not been disappointed."

    Legal 500

  • "Robin Henry - quite simply a litigation powerhouse."

    Legal 500

  • legal 500 2022 logo

work highlights

ambulance-vehicle
working at the office

Contractual dispute over €50m of medical equipment

We acted for an Italian distributor of medical equipment in a contractual dispute with a Belgian supplier with a value of €50m.

Cross-border pharma fraud case

Our Commercial disputes team acted in a complex cross-border fraud dispute relating to a pharmaceutical company in a claim for over £40 million.

Crypto currency account dispute

We acted for a client who entered into a trade on a crypto currency exchange, making a large windfall profit. The dispute is with the exchange following its freezing of the account alleging that the crypto currency wallet had been hacked.

Defending a medical products manufacturer against claims for damages

We acted for a medical products manufacturer defending claims for damages arising from the supply of allegedly substandard products to the NHS.

Defending the former director of a company in administration

We acted for a client based overseas in defending threatened actions by the administrators of an investment company concerning their conduct as a director. The administrators were seeking an interview to ask questions relating to expenses paid to our client by the company and transactions entered into while they were a director.

US depositions

We represented a bank plaintiff in a $1 bn claim in the US regarding the obligations of former employees to give depositions in England to the opponent’s lawyers and representing the employees in the deposition taking.

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