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Stephen Hadley

Partner

Dispute resolution

stephen.hadley@kjd.co.uk

Stephen undertakes a wide range of commercial and general disputes. He has particular expertise in contentious corporate and personal insolvency, professional negligence, fraud and breaches of fiduciary duty, insurance law, equitable remedies, shareholder disputes, European and International law and claims involving financial institutions. He has experience of conducting disputes in all divisions of the High Court as well as in the County Court.

Stephen graduated in law from Brunel University, achieved honours in his Law Society final examinations and has a master of laws degree in European and International Law from the University of Alberta, Canada. Stephen was admitted as a solicitor in 1990. He trained in London and then worked for a large commercial firm in Leeds. He joined KJD from Eagle Star in December 1997.

Amongst other things Stephen has advised

• the liquidators of a plc holding company and a number of subsidiaries concerning proprietary and constructive trust claims in a major multi-jurisdictional fraud,

• the US shareholder victims of a fraudulent hotel scheme,

• timeshare owners in a claim against a Spanish developer and management company,

• institutions and lenders in relation to claims against professional advisors and arising from equity release schemes,

• on claims against directors following the merger of two listed companies

• pension fund cases,

• on mineral rights dating back to the 16th century.