Aidan has a substantial body of expertise in civil fraud and asset recovery, with a particular emphasis on large scale and complex international and commercial and fiduciary fraud and the identification and recovery of assets in that field.

His civil fraud practice spans both litigation and arbitration, and many of his arbitration cases have involved allegations of complex fraud and fiduciary fraud.

Aidan regularly undertakes work involving urgent injunctive relief in the fraud context, including search orders, proprietary and freezing injunctions (and associated relief such as notification injunction), Norwich Pharmacal and Bankers Trust orders, and anti-suit injunctions.

He acts across the client spectrum, from foreign states, institutions and large corporates, to SMEs and private clients. Many of his fraud cases are cross-border and he regularly works in conjunction with lawyers in other jurisdictions (recent examples include Russia / CIS, Malta, Switzerland, Sweden, the UAE, New Zealand and the US) on multi-jurisdictional claims involving fraud and misfeasance and associated asset-tracing issues including offshore trusts, corporate governance and regulatory issues.

Aidan is ranked as a leading silk for civil fraud work in both The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.

Aidan’s practice covers the full range of commercial dispute resolution, both in the High Court (and appellate courts), in arbitration and overseas.

He has a particular expertise in complex and large scale international and cross-border cases, ranging from disputes involving bad faith and dishonesty, to international contractual disputes, and to company, joint venture and partnership disputes. He has also in recent years advised and acted for several Premier League football clubs on commercial matters.

He is ranked in Chambers & Partners for Commercial Dispute Resolution and Chancery Commercial, and in the Legal 500 for Commercial Litigation and Offshore Commercial Disputes.

Aidan has substantial experience in cryptocurrency work, having in particular regularly advised one of the major cryptocurrency exchanges, and having acted in a number of disputes in the cryptosphere.

He has also spoken at a crypto-themed conference in the BVI, on jurisdictional / conflicts of law issues, and on Quincecare duties, constructive trusts and regulatory risks in the crypto context.

Aidan has significant experience in disputes involving Russia/the CIS, UAE, Mauritius, Cyprus, Sweden, BVI, Malta, Switzerland, Bermuda, and The Bahamas.

He has experience of and international Arbitration in disputes under ICC, LCIA and adhoc rules, as well as satellite litigation arising including challenging an arbitral award.

This through a range of sectors including corporate, finance, energy and natural resources, construction, sports, and telecommunications.

Aidan’s practice has a heavy International and offshore element. He has appeared in courts in the Caribbean and in Mauritius, and he regularly appears in the Privy Council.

He has been called pro hac to the Bars of The Bahamas and of Bermuda, and he has rights of audience in the DIFC. In addition, many of his cases – both litigation and arbitration – involve claims governed by foreign law, with his recent experience spanning claims under the laws of Russia, Cyprus, Malta, Sweden, Dubai / the UAE, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Mauritius.

His offshore work tends to fall into his main practice areas of asset recovery, civil fraud, commercial dispute resolution, and shareholder and corporate disputes.

Aidan’s civil fraud expertise means that he is ideally placed to undertake proceeds of crime work, and related asset recovery work.

He has substantial experience of restraint orders and associated procedures in the POCA context.

Aidan regularly advises and represents clients in relation to sanctions work, and the international nature of his practice is such that sanctions issues often arise.

He has particular recent experience of dealing with the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and associated legislation (and with the analogue legislation in the Caribbean) and experience of dealing with OFAC delisting petitions.