Regional Desks

United Kingdom

Cardinals’ UK Regional Desk offers a team of highly qualified solicitors and barristers, specializing in English law. Our expertise covers a wide range of legal services designed to support businesses and individuals in navigating complex legal matters under the jurisdiction of England and Wales.

Our services in the region include:

Advice on English law

We offer comprehensive legal guidance on a variety of matters governed by English law, tailored to your specific needs.

Drafting contracts under English law

Our team specializes in drafting well-structured contracts that comply with English legal standards, tailored to meet the specific needs of your business or transaction.

Regulatory Compliance

We ensure your business adheres to the relevant legal and regulatory frameworks within England and Wales.

Litigation

Our lawyers represent clients in all types of litigation, including complex disputes in the Commercial Court.

Our team is committed to delivering expert legal support to help clients achieve their goals within the UK legal framework.

Our cases

BDB v ULAS [2024] EWHC 2916 (Ch)

Dispute over jurisdiction concerning a trust claim by a Bulgarian state enterprise on shares in an English company. Key issues include witness and document relevance in deciding the most suitable forum.

Ellis v Digit Europe Ltd (CL-2021- 000753)

Representing and advising the claimant in a GBP 10M crypto investment fraud.

Magomedov v TPG Group Holdings (SBS) LP [2023] EWHC 3134

Advising and representing PJSC Transneft, a defendant in Magomedov v TPG Group, on jurisdiction-related injunctions and the impact of UK sanctions on compliance and the feasibility of the court order.

ACM Investments LCC v Ronald Charles Finley & Ors [2023] (Comm)

Obtaining a worldwide freezing order against a range of non-cause of action defendants holding assets for, or otherwise amenable to the enforcement of a judgment against the principal defendant.

JV agreement for cartoon series investment

Drafting of a joint venture agreement under the laws of England and Wales between a cartoon production studio and agents to seek and attract investment.

Drafting a shipbuilding contract

Drafting a contract, governed by the law of England and Wales, between a Turkish shipyard and a Jordanian shipowner for the construction of tug boats.

DAO token launch

Advising the founders of a Decentralised Autonomous Organization (DAO) on a token launch including coordinating international securities, tax and corporate law advice relating to the USA, EU and the UK.

Gaming NFT project

Acting for a French joint venture between an IT company and a French financial institution for the development and implementation of a gaming NFT project. Bulgarian and English law.

Losses recovery

Assisting and advising clients who have staked tokens to а crypto platform and suffered losses. Swiss, Israeli, English Law.

Trade mark dispute

Advising a German business on its potential trade mark dispute with a UK competitor in relation to a niche Amazon vertical in the UK.

Medtech expansion

Advising a Swiss medtech on its expansion into England and Wales. Advising on the diagnostic imaging regulation framework within England and Wales. English Law.

UK-based business structuring

Advising a UK client on the acquisition of properties in Bulgaria, including setting up a UK holding, incorporating a Bulgarian subsidiary and facilitating the acquisition of the properties through it. English and Bulgarian.

Events management company

Acting for a high-profile French events management company in shareholder dispute against former business partner. UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. English law.

Supply of sunflower oil

Representing a Russian company in a dispute with a UAE trader concerning supply of sunflower oil at the Appeal Stage of the FOSFA Arbitration. English law.

Contacts

Kamen Shoylev

Partner, Head of International Transactions and Corporate Law practices