Ian Meredith

K&L Gates

Ian is a partner at K&L Gates in London.

Ian's practice focuses on International Commercial Disputes across a range of sectors. He is a CEDR Accredited Mediator, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the coordinator of the firm's International Arbitration Group. His practice encompasses alternative dispute resolution, international arbitration and both domestic and multi-jurisdictional litigation.

Ian has project managed significant disputes involving sums exceeding US$2billion across a range of jurisdictions including Russia, Brazil, Venezuela, Egypt, Italy, Spain, France, BVI, Cayman, Bermuda, Japan, Switzerland, Malta and various states in the US and in Canada. Those disputes have extended across a diverse range of business sectors including power generation, combustion equipment, metals, oil & gas, telecoms, industrial coatings, beverages, finance and investment and sport.

Individual disputes have concerned post-acquisition issues (including completion account and warranty claims), boardroom disputes (including minority shareholder actions), professional negligence (malpractice) claims, commercial trading, trade finance and Bank defence. He has taken disputes through appellate courts and has several reported cases.

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Cross-border service—application for permission to serve outside England and Wales

Practice Notes

This Practice Note provides assistance when making an application to obtain the courts’ permission to serve the claim form outside England and Wales. Such an application is generally made without notice and on the papers. This Practice Note covers the timing of the application, the documentation required to make the application and considerations when completing it. It then sets out the steps that need to be taken if permission is granted.

Dispute Resolution

Cross-border service—Form N510

Practice Notes

This Practice Note considers the requirement for completing Court Form N510 (Notice for service out of the jurisdiction where permission of the court is not required) when serving a claim form out of the jurisdiction without the court’s permission. It explains what Form N510 is and when it must be used. It then explains the different parts of the form to be completed, depending on which jurisdiction the claim form is to be served in. It also provides some considerations when completing Form N510 and explains the consequences of a failure to complete it correctly. Finally it covers when the form must be filed and served and the consequences if this does not take place.

Dispute Resolution