Following completion of his Bachelor of Laws, Rupert worked as associate to the Honourable Justice Dowsett of the Federal Court of Australia in 2003. He then practised as a solicitor in the Litigation Group of Clayton Utz for three years prior to joining Walkers.​

Admitted In:
Cayman Islands
Supreme Court of Queensland, Australia (not practising)
High Court of Australia (not practising)

Qualifications:
First in Law, University of Queensland
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Queensland University of Technology
Masters of Laws, Queensland University of Technology

2021 Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner - Dispute Resolution - 'Legally and commercially astute and one of the most strategic minds around.’

2020 Who's Who Legal - Restructuring & Insolvency 

2020 Chambers and Partners - Notable Practitioner (Dispute Resolution) - "One source stated: "His strength is his technical ability and knowledge of law. He has a really great grasp of any legal issue arising on Cayman litigation or contentious liquidation." A client added that he is "phenomenally bright and very, very responsive."

2020 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Banking, Finance & Capital Markets - "Rupert Bell is extremely responsive and available, and quickly gets up to speed on matters"

2019 Who's Who Legal - Global Leader - Asset Recovery

2019 Who's Who Legal - Investigations - Future Leaders - Partners

2019 Chambers and Partners - Up and Coming (Dispute Resolution) 

2019 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Dispute Resolution - "Rupert Bell is 'very responsive and experienced in complex insolvencies'"

2018 Chambers Global Guide - (Dispute Resolution) A Notable Practitioner. "Thorough and diligent. He has lightning-fast reactions and can deal with issues as they arise. His responsiveness is amazing."

2018 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Dispute Resolution - "Rupert Bell is ‘an excellent insolvency technician with commercial acumen and the appetite to fight hard on the points that matter’."

2017 Who's Who Legal - Asset Recovery

2017 Chambers Global Guide - (Dispute Resolution) A Notable Practitioner. "Rupert Bell makes his debut in the rankings this year, having been highlighted by a number of sources as a lawyer who is both 'very bright and very good on his feet'. Clients in particular note that he is 'an assertive lawyer who will go in to fight for you'."

2017 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Dispute Resolution

2016 International Who's Who of Asset Recovery Lawyers

2014 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Dispute Resolution - Rupert Bell is ‘very easy to work with’."

NEWS

• Walkers Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Practice Retains Top 20 Ranking in The GRR 30 2020 - Walkers' Global Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Group has once again been ranked inside the top 20 o...
  
• Walkers Leads Legal 500 Offshore Lawyer Rankings & Practices - Walkers is pleased to announce it has received 44 individual lawyer rankings in the 2021 Legal 500 C...
  
• Decade-long Saad litigation settled between AHAB and Grant Thornton Defendants - After over 11 years of litigation, Walkers Cayman is pleased to announce that Walkers' clients, the ...
  
• Weavering: Privy Council Rules on Preferences in the Cayman Islands - The Privy Council's recent judgment in Skandinavska Enskilda Banken AB v Conway and another (as Join...
  
• Walkers IDR Team Continues to Impress (GRR) - Walkers' global Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Group has been shortlisted in the 'Small or Regional...
  
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ADVISORY

• Revisiting the “Old Chestnut”: The Inherent Discretion to Confirm the Powers of Controllers Appointed Under Section 24 of the Insurance Law - On 29 September 2020, Chief Justice Smellie QC handed down his judgment in the Matter of Premier&nbs...
  
• Adjourning a Winding up Petition: The Standing of a Secured Creditor in the Cayman Islands - In the recent judgment of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the "Grand Court") in the matter of...
  
• Summary of Creditors’ Rights in a Cayman Islands Liquidation - The Cayman Islands is a well-established insolvency jurisdiction under which all unsecured creditors...
  
• Back-to-back Redemptions in Cayman Islands Master/Feeder Investment Fund Structures - A recent judgment of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (Grand Court) has raised a number of impo...
  
• Protection of Dissenters’ Rights - Appointment Of Forensic Experts - In the matter of Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd (Unreported, Mangatal J, 24 July 2017)In a recent appli...
  
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EVENTS

• Walkers Webinar: Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Spring 2020 - Session 2 - Join us for the second session of the Cayman Islands Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Webinar Series....
  
• Colette Wilkins to Speak at INSOL New York 2018 - Partner Colette Wilkins is to speak (and Walkers is to sponsor) the 2018 INSOL International An...
  
• Walkers to Sponsor INSOL New York Offshore Day - Walkers is delighted to be sponsoring the INSOL offshore meeting on Sunday 29 April, the perfect sta...
  
• Walkers Fundamentals 2016 - On Tuesday 1 November Walkers hosted its annual New York investment funds seminar, Walkers Fundament...
  
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MATTERS

• Walkers Acts on Magazine Luiza's $115 Million acquisition of Netshoes - Walkers is pleased to have acted as Cayman Islands legal counsel, and as co-counsel alongside Milban...
  
• Walkers Acts on $1 billion Didi Chuxing and 99 Taxis Transaction - Walkers' BVI and Cayman Islands offices advised Didi Chuxing, the ride-sharing giant of China, on th...
  
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ARTICLES

• Enforcement of Arbitration Award Set Aside – Arbitration Must be Consensual - BackgroundThe judgment delivered on 19 February 2019 in the matter of VRG Linhas Aereas S.A. v Matli...
  
• When is a Consent Order not a Consent Order? Cayman Court Clarifies Position - Following an unprecedented course of events in a Cayman Islands case under section 238 of the Compan...
  
• Protection of Dissenters’ Rights - In a recent case before the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (the “Court”), in the first decisi...
  
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