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Fred Thorling
Partner
Expertise
  • Banking & Finance Litigation
  • Commercial Arbitration/ Litigation
  • Commercial & Contractual Disputes
  • Fraud (& Asset Recovery)
  • M & A Disputes
  • Shareholder and directors’ disputes
Qualifications & Education
  • Contemporary History (MA), University of London
  • History (BA Hons), University of Nottingham
Admissions
  • Higher Rights of Audience (Civil)
  • Law Society of England and Wales
Professional Associations
  • London Solicitors Litigation Association
  • Fred has experience in high-value cross-border litigation and arbitration. He typically handles complex commercial and financial disputes, often involving allegations of substantial international fraud.  He advises a broad range of clients, including funds, listed companies, public bodies and high-net-worth individuals, across various sectors, including energy and banking.

    Background

    Fred trained and qualified at Addleshaw Goddard. Before joining Enyo Law in 2021, he practised at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld as an associate and then counsel focusing on international disputes. He is a Solicitor Advocate (Civil).

    Cases include
    • Acting for a Finnish energy and engineering company in a USD400 million UNCITRAL arbitration brought by their Bahraini joint venture partner.
    • Acting for a major Russian energy group in long-running cross-jurisdictional proceedings worth USD1 billion before the BVI High Court relating to a joint venture dispute with an oligarch (and government minister) and associated companies. The case involved allegations of major structural fraud.
    • Acting for a major Middle Eastern property development company and a Bahraini investment bank in a USD1 billion English Commercial Court action involving allegations of fraud, conspiracy and breach of confidence.
    • Representing a Gulf Corporation Council retail group in an LCIA case arising out of the breakdown of a multijurisdictional joint venture.
    • Acting for a German public sector entity in defending a USD200 million English Commercial Court claim pursued by a U.S. bank regarding collateralized debt obligations, and bringing an additional claim for professional negligence against one of the world’s largest law firms.
    News
    Oct 2, 2024
    Enyo Law secures key positions in Legal 500 UK 2025 rankings
    We are pleased to share that once again, Enyo Law has been ranked across fraud, litigation and international arbitration in...
    Sep 26, 2024
    ICC and LCIA Arbitration Statistics 2023: In-Depth Analysis and Insights
    Arbitration continues to be a widespread method for resolving complex commercial disputes across a myriad of industries. Following Leonie Ghirardi's...
    Sep 19, 2024
    Supreme Court Confirms Anti-Suit Injunction in favour of foreign-seated arbitration proceedings: UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC
    On 18 September 2024, the UK Supreme Court gave its hotly anticipated reasoning in UniCredit Bank GmbH v RusChemAlliance LLC....
    Aug 12, 2024
    Arbitral institution stats 2024
    Several of the key arbitral institutions have published their statistics for 2023. In this blog post we highlight some of...