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| Samantha McBain |
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Cambridge University, New Hall College, BA Hons in Law.
The College of Law, London, Law Society Finals. |
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Samantha McBain trained and qualified in 1995 at the international law firm Lovells, working in the firm's London and Hong Kong offices. She spent four years in the firm's City Litigation Department. She went on to practise for four years as a Senior Associate in the London office of a US law firm, in their Dispute Resolution Practice. Samantha started consulting for Innovate Legal in December 2009 after a career break. She is presently a non-practising solicitor.
Samantha has experience of a broad range of commercial matters in the High Court, both Queen's Bench and Chancery Division, including acting for manufacturing, banking and media companies on breach of contract claims, acting in the Commercial Court, the Technology and Construction Court (for property developers), advising on a number of intellectual property matters in the High Court and acting in solicitors' negligence claims. Samantha has also represented clients before the Court of Appeal and in the Privy Council. She has experience in mediation in the UK and international arbitration, including a multi-million arbitration in Switzerland for a significant family trust. She became an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 2004.
Samantha has experience in regulatory investigations. She has advised the Takeover Panel and Investment Ombudsman on investigations and complaints. She acted for the former CEO of an international investment bank in disciplinary proceedings brought by IMRO and then the FSA, and has advised a major UK accountancy firm in relation to investigations by the FSA and the SEC in the US. |
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Wallace Smith Trust Co Limited (in liquidation) v Deloitte Haskin & Sells (1997) (acting for third party Canadian law firm in action against auditors for failure to detect fraud) |
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London & Regional Investments Limited v TBI plc & others (Court of Appeal, 2002) (joint venture dispute) |
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IMRO disciplinary proceedings against Keith Percy, former CEO of Morgan Grenfell (1998) (advising Mr Percy) |
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Advising the Takeover Panel in relation to Guinness PLC |
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Advising the Bosnian government and state airline on defamation following articles in US newspapers syndicated in Europe (2000) |
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Acting for Mirror Group PLC in a Commercial Court claim for breach of a printing contract |
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