Jonathon Milne

Experience Highlights

• Advising the liquidators of a large Madoff feeder fund in relation to a US$2 billion claim against former service providers to the fund, including briefing expert and factual witnesses, drafting submissions, appearing at a four month first instance trial and a 10 day appeal dealing with issues of limitation, reflective loss, causation and contributory negligence.  The matter is due to be heard by the Privy Council in 2021.
• Advising a major US health system on a multi-million dollar shareholder dispute involving a captive insurance company domiciled in Cayman.
• Acting for a major Nigerian retail bank in relation to successful fraud and tracing claims against a former CEO and founder of the bank, culminating in a £700 million damages award, including preparing for and appearing at a two month long trial held in both Lagos and London.
• Advising a group of syndicate retail banks on the restructuring of facilities for a private equity firm’s ownership of one of the largest fast food chains in the world.
• Advising liquidators in relation to various applications to collect in documents and information, including letters of request for assistance from foreign courts.
• Advising both creditor and contributory petitioners and subsequently the liquidators in relation to the winding up of several Cayman companies. Appearing on both contested and non-contested hearings.
• Advising on litigation funding arrangements, including all aspects of enforcement and costs recovery.
• Advising investors in Cayman funds in respect of rights to information, derivative proceedings, Norwich Pharmacal relief, freezing injunctions, just and equitable winding up petitions and other available remedies.

Professional Background

• Mourant Ozannes (Cayman) – Counsel – 2015 – 2019
• Russell McVeagh (Auckland) – Senior Solicitor – 2013 – 2015
• Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (London) – Associate – 2011 – 2013
• Philip Lee (Dublin) – Associate – 2009 – 2011
• Russell McVeagh (Auckland) – Solicitor – 2008 – 2009

Education

• Completed the South Eastern Circuit advanced advocacy programme at Keble College, Oxford University, 2018
• Completed the College of Law (New Zealand) advanced litigation skills programme, 2014
• Undergraduate degrees from Victoria University of Wellington in Law (LLB) and Arts (BA majoring in criminology and political science)
• Awarded a Russell McVeagh scholarship for the study of law

Bar Admissions

• Cayman Islands, Attorney-at-Law, 2015
• England and Wales, Solicitor Advocate (Higher Rights of Audience), 2012
• Ireland, Solicitor, 2011
• New South Wales, Australia, Barrister and Solicitor 2008
• New Zealand, Barrister and Solicitor, 2008

Awards & Accolades

• Recognised in the 2020 edition of Legal 500 Caribbean (dispute resolution)
• Described by clients as an ‘exceptional’ lawyer ‘with impressive analytical and writing skills and deep knowledge and understanding of commercial law issues’: Legal 500 Caribbean, 2019.
• Recommended by clients as ‘highly rated’ in dispute resolution: Legal 500 Caribbean, 2018.

Associations

• Cayman Islands Law Society, New Zealand Law Society, Law Society of Ireland, INSOL International, RISA