Rupert is a partner in the firm's Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Group. He has extensive experience in contentious and non-contentious insolvency matters, corporate rescues and restructurings/refinancings and other distressed situations (often involving cross-border elements) as well as complex litigation involving financial services and fraud and asset tracing. He regularly advises financial institutions, investment funds, insolvency practitioners, receivers, debtors, creditors, shareholders, directors and financial advisors.

Rupert Bell appears in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands Court of Appeal and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. He also regularly provides expert evidence on matters of Cayman Islands law for the benefit of foreign courts.

Rupert has been involved in hundreds of investment fund wind down scenarios involving both liquidation and management-lead wind downs. He has expertise acting for all relevant parties including investors, management, directors, professional service providers, lenders and liquidators. He is well versed on matters of corporate governance and shareholder remedies.

Rupert is also extremely active in advising in relation to appraisal rights under the statutory merger regime that is contained in the Companies Law. He has been involved in various leading cases before the Cayman Courts in respect of appraisal rights.

Rupert has been recognised in all leading independent directories.

Examples of Fund Litigation/Insolvency/Bankruptcy Cases:

• Acorn International, Inc. acted for the petitioning creditor which successfully resulted in the making of alternative relief to a winding up order for the first time in the Cayman Islands
• Altair Asia Investments Limited - acted for the company in respect of two winding up petitions
• Ambow Education Holding Ltd. (in Provisional Liquidation) – acted for joint provisional liquidators of the company
• Autohome Inc. – acted for a shareholder of the company in successfully defending a winding up petition
• Avendis Alternative Trading Ltd (in Voluntary Liquidation) – acting for the joint voluntary liquidators of the company
• Avendis Enhanced Fixed Income Trading Ltd (in Official Liquidation) – acting for the joint official liquidators of the company
• Avendis Global Fund Ltd (in Official Liquidation) – acting for the joint official liquidators of the company
• Avendis Global Strategies Trading Ltd (in Official Liquidation) – acting for the joint official liquidators of the company
• B.I. Creditanstalt International Bank – acted for joint official liquidators of the company
• Bona Film Group Limited – acted for the petitioning creditor which successfully resulted in the appointment of joint provisional liquidators over the company
• Caledonian Bank Limited (in Official Liquidation) – acting for joint controllers/joint official liquidators of the company
• Caledonian Global Financial Services Inc. (in Official Liquidation) – acting for joint official liquidators of the company
• Caledonian Securities Limited (in Official Liquidation) – acting for joint controllers/joint official liquidators of the company
• Citrico International Ltd. (in Official Liquidation) – acted for the joint official liquidators of the company
• Cybernaut Growth Fund, L.P. (in Official Liquidation) – acted for joint official liquidators of the company
• Dyoll Insurance Company Limited (in Official Liquidation) – acted for the joint official liquidators of the company
• G3 Exploration Limited (formerly Green Dragon Gas Ltd.) (in Provisional Liquidation) – acted for joint provisional liquidators of the company
• General Shopping E Outlets Do Brasil S.A. - acted for the company successfully defending winding up petition
• General Shopping Investments Limited - acted for the company successfully defending winding up petition
• Global Opportunities Breakaway Fund, L.P. (in Official Liquidation) – acting for the joint official liquidators of the company
• Grand T G Gold Holdings Limited – acted for the petitioning creditor seeking the appointment of joint official liquidators over the company
• Harbinger China Dragon Intermediate Fund L.P. (in Official Liquidation) – acted for the joint official liquidators of the company
• IIG Global Trade Finance Fund Ltd (in Official Liquidation) – acting for the joint official liquidators of the company
• IIG Structured Trade Finance Fund Ltd (in Official Liquidation – acted for the petitioning shareholder which successfully resulted in the appointment of joint official liquidators over company and acting for the joint official liquidators of the company
• Kuo Investments Ltd – acted for a shareholder of the company in respect of a winding up petition (dismissed)
• NBRL Global, Ltd. – acted for a shareholder of the company in respect of a winding up petition (dismissed)
• OneTradeX Ltd. (in Provisional Liquidation) – acted for joint provisional liquidators of the company
• Pepin Fund Limited – acted for the joint voluntary liquidators of the company seeking directions from the Court as to the treatment of FIN48 liabilities
• Premier Assurance Group SPC (in Provisional Liquidation) – acting for the joint controllers/joint provisional liquidators of the company
• Saad Investments Company Limited (in Official Liquidation) – acted for the joint official liquidators of the company
• Shanghai International Capital Management (Holding) Limited – acted for the petitioning creditor which successfully resulted in the appointment of joint official liquidators over company and acting for the joint official liquidators of the company
• Singularis Holdings Limited (in Official Liquidation) – acted for the joint official liquidators of the company
• Trident Microsystems (Far East) Limited (in Provisional Liquidation) – acted for the purchaser of assets out of the estate of the company
• Wyser-Pratte Eurovalue Fund, Ltd. - acted for the company successfully defending a winding up petition
• Yucaipa Global Partnership L. (in Voluntary Liquidation) – acted for the joint voluntary liquidators of the company

• Bona Film Group Limited
• eHi Car Services Limited
• JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.
• Perfect World Co., Ltd.
• Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd.
• Shanda Games Limited (in the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council)
• Sina Corporation
• Trina Solar Limited

• Neo Cayman Holdings Ltd. – acted for company proposing scheme of arrangement
• United America Indemnity, Inc. – acted for company proposing scheme of arrangement