Stephan Venter
I am a Senior Associate in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team of Mourant in Jersey. I specialise in multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes that cover a wide range of areas, including contentious trust disputes, insolvency litigation, corporate recovery, fund disputes, and general commercial litigation. With extensive experience in these fields, I am well-equipped to provide valuable counsel and guidance to clients seeking legal support for their complex and high-stakes disputes.
Work highlights:
- Advising the trustees of various family trusts on an ongoing basis with the trustees together holding substantial assets valued in excess of £4,5 billion in different offshore jurisdictions.
- Representation of Shinhan Securities Company Limited [2022] JRC 293 – advised the KS Asia Absolute Return Fund IC (a Fund managing assets worth approximately $700 million), which successfully applied for a stay of legal proceedings before the Royal Court of Jersey pending the outcome of arbitration proceedings in Hong Kong.
- Adeem Investment Holding Company KSCH v Al-Humaidi and Ors [2022] JRC 038 - advised a high-net-worth Kuwaiti businessman and related Jersey companies. Successfully challenged the Royal Court's jurisdiction over one of our clients and also succeeded with a forum non conveniens stay application.
- Investin Quay House Limited (in Liquidation) v BUJ Architects LLP [2021] JRC 233 – acted for and advised BUJ Architects LLP and successfully defended an interim injunction application that was issued by the Plaintiff to restrain our client from pursuing a winding-up petition before the English High Court.