Constantine Fraser

Constantine acts across the full range of commercial disputes. He is currently instructed on a large fraud case and in a high-profile claim under s.423 Insolvency Act 1986. He also welcomes instructions as sole counsel, and has appeared unled in the Circuit Commercial Court and the Insolvency and Companies Court.

Notable current and recent instructions include:

• Invest Bank v El-Husseini: acted (with Niranjan Venkatesan) for the defendants in numerous interlocutories and at the 4-week Commercial Court trial of this claim, brought under s.423 Insolvency Act 1986. The case has generated a number of important judgments on issues of procedure, including in relation to freezing undertakings ([2023] EWHC 3350 (Comm)), disclosure ([2024] EWHC 996 (Comm)), amendment applications ([2024] EWHC 1235 (Comm)), and notices to prove ([2024] EWHC 1804 (Comm)).
• Jinxin v Aser: acting (with Simon Colton KC and Daniel Benedyk) for the defendants in a Commercial Court claim for deceit and conspiracy worth over $600 million, relating to alleged bribery, corruption and anti-competitive practices in the acquisition of Italian Serie A and FIFA World Cup media rights. The claim is listed for trial in 2025.
• Havant Biogas v Ofgem: acted (with Thomas Sharpe KC) for the claimants in TCC proceedings for just satisfaction for breach of Article 1 Protocol 1 ECHR, following the defendant’s unlawful withholding of biomethane subsidies.