Andrew Pullinger - Partner, Campbells Grand Cayman

Overview

Andrew is a partner in our Litigation, Insolvency & Restructuring Group, where he specialises in commercial litigation and international arbitration, and leads a number of high-profile matters. He has a wealth of experience acting for clients in a variety of complex and high value disputes, typically with a cross-border element.

He is a highly experienced litigator before first instance and appellate courts, and in institutional and ad hoc arbitrations under all of the major arbitration rules. He has acted in a significant number of reported judgments, including numerous cases before the Court of Appeal and Privy Council. In addition to his busy litigation and arbitration practices, Andrew operates an active advisory practice.

Andrew zealously pursues his clients’ legal and strategic objectives, and is ranked by all of the major legal directories. He regularly publishes articles and speaks at international conferences on issues relevant to litigation, arbitration and ADR.

Prior to joining Campbells in 2014, Andrew practiced international dispute resolution (with a particular focus on international commercial arbitration) in London, and commercial litigation and arbitration in Australia, at a major global firm.

Expertise

Andrew leads teams in a variety of complex and high value disputes.

He advises clients in respect of financial services and investment fund disputes, fraud and professional negligence claims (especially claims against directors, fund administrators, custodians and auditors), and a broad range of contractual and other commercial disputes. He also has experience in public law matters including judicial review.

His clients have included sovereign states, major banks and other financial institutions, leading professional services firms, insolvency practitioners, family offices, insurers, litigation funders and multinationals spanning a number of sectors.

Andrew has a particular interest in promoting the use of arbitration and mediation.

Work Highlights

Recent work highlights include:

Leading the successful defence of HSBC in claims by a Madoff feeder hedge fund seeking in excess of US$2 billion damages before the Cayman Grand Court, Court of Appeal and Privy Council.
Defending >US$100 million direct and derivative claims by limited partners alleging fraud, conspiracy, dishonest assistance and knowing receipt in private equity fund litigation before the Cayman Grand Court, Court of Appeal and Privy Council.
Successfully applying for an anti-suit injunction to restrain the continuation of claims in excess of US$280 million in New York.
Defending a major accounting firm in US$150 million professional negligence claims in parallel Cayman AAA arbitration and litigation proceedings.
Acting for the limited partner claimant in a significant private equity arbitration under the ICC Rules.

Qualifications and Admissions

Solicitor, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Virgin Islands), 2018 (non-practising)
Attorney-at-Law, Cayman Islands, 2014
Graduate Diploma (International Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration major), Queen Mary, University of London, 2013
Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales, 2011
Practitioner of the High Court of Australia, 2008 (non-practising)
Graduate Diploma (Applied Finance and Investment), Financial Services Institute of Australasia, 2008
Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia, 2007 (non-practising)
Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com), University of Western Australia, 2005

Prior Career History

DLA Piper UK, London, 2009 – 2013
DLA Piper Australia, Perth, 2006 – 2009

Professional Associations

Andrew is concurrently Vice Chairman of the Caribbean Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and Chairman of the Cayman Chapter of CIArb.

He is a Key Contact Partner for the World Law Group law firm network.

Recognition and Awards

Andrew has long been ranked by Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 for Cayman Islands dispute resolution, is named a “Next Generation Partner” by Legal 500, and is ranked separately by Who’s Who Legal for litigation, arbitration and asset recovery.

He has been described by sources in Legal 500 as “an outstanding litigator. Clear, decisive and engaged in the detail of issues in a way that few other partners on Cayman would be. A huge intellect and destined to be the stand-out litigator on Cayman” (2021); “a star litigator. Calm, assured and with a brilliant legal mind he is also a keen strategist. He is approachable and user-friendly”, “a very creative thinker, great eye for detail, very user friendly. A pleasure to work with” (2021); “an energetic and committed lawyer” (2023); and “an outstanding lawyer who leads a team from the front. Bright, energetic and committed to his clients he has sound judgment. A first rate lawyer” (2024).

Chambers and Partners states he is “well-liked by his clients and is an ever-more noteworthy force to be reckoned with when it comes to commercial litigation and arbitration in the Cayman Islands”, with sources saying “he is technically brilliant and totally unflappable.”; “he is one of the best litigators on the island”; and “he is a very good lawyer who has a grasp of every detail of the case. Tactically, he is very astute.”

Who’s Who Legal quotes sources describing Andrew as “an incredibly bright operator”.

Publications and News

Articles

SPAC Disputes in the Cayman Islands.
Andrew Pullinger and Sam Keogh discuss the boom in SPACs in recent years, which has led to numerous SPAC-related filings in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands in the past 12 months.
Chambers Enforcement of Judgments 2023.
Authored by Campbells' attorneys, these chapters discuss domestic judgments, foreign judgments, foreign arbitral awards, the 2019 Hague Convention on enforcing judgements as well as enforcement and digital assets.
Campbells authors 2022 Enforcement of Judgments Chambers Guide.
The Cayman Islands chapter discusses domestic judgments, foreign judgments and foreign arbitral awards.
Campbells authors GLI International Arbitration Cayman chapter.
This guide highlights key topics of arbitration agreements and procedures, enforcement of awards, investment of arbitration and decisions in the jurisdiction.

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Client Advisories

Arbitration rising: Four recent judgments of the Cayman Courts.
The Cayman Islands courts have recently delivered four judgments concerning the law and practice of international arbitration, which is a growing feature of the offshore legal landscape.
Privy Council dismisses Primeo’s final appeal in US$2bn Madoff litigation.
In a long-awaited and wide-ranging judgment delivered on 15 November 2023, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has dismissed the appeal by Primeo Fund against the 2019 dismissal of its appeal to the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal of the dismissal of its claims against two HSBC Group companies by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands in 2017.
The Port Fund: supervision application dismissed in favour of continuing receivership.
In a judgment delivered on 6 October 2023, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands dismissed an application by the joint voluntary liquidators of Port Link GP Ltd pursuant to section 124(1) of the Companies Act (2023 Revision) for an order that the liquidation continue under the supervision of the Court, and determined that receivers previously appointed to have conduct of litigation to which Port Link is a party should remain in office in that capacity.
FamilyMart: Privy Council confirms the primacy of arbitration agreements in the Cayman Islands.
In an eagerly awaited judgment of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (“JCPC”) delivered on 20 September 2023 in FamilyMart China Holding Co Ltd v Ting Chuan,[1] the JCPC addressed whether an arbitration agreement in a shareholders’ agreement prevents a party to that agreement from pursuing a petition to wind up the company which is the subject of the dispute.

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