Murray Rosen QC is head of Herbert Smith’s Advocacy Unit. Formerly head of chambers at 11 Stone Buildings in Lincoln’s Inn, he was appointed Queens Counsel in 1993 and has consistently been featured in Chambers and Legal 500 as a leading practitioner in commercial litigation, Chancery commercial, civil fraud and sport. He is described as "tactically flawless" and is lauded as an "excellent advocate” with “considerable experience and a weighty reputation”.
Murray was appointed a Recorder in 2000 and is a bencher of Lincoln’s Inn. As well as his eminent practice as an advocate and team leader in commercial disputes, he has acted as a tribunal chairman, an arbitrator and a mediator, He is a fellow if the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a member of the London Court of International Arbitration and the Sports Dispute Resolution Panel.
Cases with Herbert Smith include:
- Buttes Oil v Hammer - rival oil concessions in territorial waters - Act of State - discovery
- Bhimji v Chatwani - termination of joint ventures - attritional injunctions and contempt applications
- Macmillan v Bishopsgate - recovering shares wrongfully pledged to banks
- SEC v Antar - enforcement of US judgment for disgorgement of proceeds of securities fraud
- Simon Engineering v Butte Mining - anti-suit injunction to restrain US claim in respect of an English company flotation
- International Fund for Agricultural Development v Jazayeri - pursuing alleged breaches of fiduciary duties by project controller
- In the matter of Roys Poyiadjis - US authorities seeking repatriation of Isle of Man funds allegedly the proceeds of securities fraud
Other recent cases include:
- Den Norske Bank v Antonatos - freezing and search orders - privilege against self-incrimination
- Phillips v Symes - partnership and trust claims in conflicting jurisdictions
- Smay v Sachdev - setting aside company proceedings in favour of India
- Irvine v Talkport - damages for passing off by false endorsement
- Mazur Media GmbH - effect of foreign liquidation on assets conversion claim
- Middleweek v Collins Stewart - "whistleblower" dispute in financial services industry
- Speed Investments v Bambino - banks' battle for control of Formula One companies