Before joining Walkers, Nick was a barrister in private practice, appearing frequently in both the criminal and civil courts.

Admitted In:
Cayman Islands
England and Wales (not practising)

Qualifications:
MA, St. Catherine's College, Oxford, UK
MPhil, Trinity Hall, Cambridge, UK

2023 Chambers Global - Notable Practitioner - Dispute Resolution - "Nick is a pleasure to work with. He provides concise advice and is aware of the commercial circumstances of the engagement."

2022 Who's Who Legal - Recommended - Asset Recovery

2022 Who's Who Legal - Recommended - Restructuring & Insolvency

2022 Chambers Global - Notable Practitioner - Dispute Resolution - "He is very much someone who is deeply respected in terms of his capabilities and understanding of the law. He comes across as highly credible."

2021 Who's Who Legal - Recommended - Asset Recovery - 'Nick Dunne earns acclaim for his considerable expertise in cross-border litigation covering fraud and asset recovery matters.'

2021 Chambers and Partners - Up & Coming - Dispute Resolution - "Nick is very experienced in Cayman and knows the system very well. He is great to work with and is a very sensible and measured practitioner," commented one interviewee.

2021 Who's Who Legal - Recommended - Restructuring & Insolvency

2021 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Dispute Resolution

2020 Chambers and Partners - Up & Coming - Dispute Resolution - "Sources say he is "a good guy" and "an excellent lawyer to work with."

2020 Legal 500 - Next Generation Partner - Dispute Resolution - "The effective and creative Nick Dunne provides valuable input on the Cayman elements of complex, multi-jurisdictional fraud disputes"

2019 Who's Who Legal - Thought Leaders - GIR

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

2019 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Dispute Resolution - "Nick Dunne is 'widely regarded as one of the best domestic Cayman advocates'

2018 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Dispute Resolution - "Nick Dunne is ‘a very thoughtful and careful attorney with great analytical skills and a real feel for a case’."

2017 Legal 500 - Recommended Lawyer - Dispute Resolution - "Nick Dunne is very bright, calm and hardworking'."

2012-2020 Who's Who Legal - Asset Recovery- "Nick Dunne is held in high esteem by respondents thanks to his top-tier international and domestic fraud and asset recovery practice"

Nick is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Chairman of the Cayman Islands Conditional Release Board

ADVISORY

• Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards from Asia in Offshore Jurisdictions - However strong the claim, and however certain the likelihood of obtaining a favourable judgment or a...
  
• Grand Court grants leave to enforce a foreign interim arbitration award - On 3 February 2023 the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands delivered a judgment in the matter of Nasse...
  
• Introduction of the New Cayman Islands Restructuring Officer Regime - The much-anticipated and welcome reforms to the Cayman Islands restructuring and insolvency legislat...
  
• Privy Council considers the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in the Cayman Islands - On 19 May 2022, the Privy Council's judgment in Gol Linhas Aereas SA (formerly VRG Linhas Aereas SA)...
  
• Cayman Islands Employment Update - The first ever electronic meeting of the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly on 23 April 2020 consid...
  
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EVENTS

• Nick Dunne to speak at LexMundi Insolvency, Bankruptcy & Restructuring Practice Group Meeting 2022 - Cayman partner Nick Dunne will be speaking at the LexMundi Insolvency, Bankruptcy & Restructuring Pr...
  
• London International Disputes Week: Malleable Memory - Witness Recollection in the Face of Data Overload - Join Partner Nick Dunne for a panel discussion with Stevens & Bolton and XXIV Old Buildings as they ...
  
• Walkers Webinar: Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Spring 2020 - Session 1 - Join us for the first session of the Cayman Islands Insolvency & Dispute Resolution Webinar Series.S...
  
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ARTICLES

• 2022 ICC FraudNet Global Annual Report - As the sight of cruise ships bobbing in Hog Sty Bay, and the steady stream of aircraft full of ...
  
• The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides 2020 - Cayman Islands: International Arbitration - In the 2020 issue of the Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide - Cayman Islands: International Arbitra...
  
• A Just and Equitable Decision: Cayman Court of Appeal Defines the Limits of Arbitration in a Winding Up - On 23 April 2020, the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal ("CICA") delivered an important decision in the...
  
• What's in a Claim? The Art of Constructing Arbitration Clauses - In an unreported judgment of the Civil Division of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands dated 26 Au...
  
• Sharpening the Blue Pencil: The UK Supreme Court Clarifies the Law of Restrictive Covenants - Restrictive covenants are a common, even standard, feature of employment contracts for senior member...
  
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NEWS

• Walkers Scoops Asset Recovery and Restructuring & Insolvency Awards at 2021 Who's Who Legal Awards - Walkers is pleased to announce that its Global Insolvency & Dispute Resolution ("IDR") Group has won...
  
• Britannia Owners' Golf and Beach Club Rights Upheld - On 9 June 2021, the Grand Court handed down its judgment in Cayman Shores Development Ltd and Palm S...
  
• 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 Caribbean Guide 2020 with Lawyer Rankings - Walkers is pleased to announce that it has received 41 lawyer rankings in the 2020 Legal 500 Caribbe...
  
• 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...
  
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MATTERS

• Walkers Advises KKR and Atlantic Aviation on Establishment of Aviation Infrastructure Platform - Walkers is pleased to have acted as Cayman Islands counsel to KKR and Atlantic Aviation on the combi...
  
• 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 for beneficiaries in major trust dispute - The trial of Lea Lilly Perry & Tamar Perry v. Lopag Trust Reg. and others (Cause No. FSD 205 of 2017...
  
• Walkers Acts on Parkland's $1.21 Billion Acquisition of SOL - Walkers is pleased to have acted as Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands ("BVI") and Bermuda* coun...
  
• Walkers (BVI) Acts on Intertain Group Financing - Walkers acted as BVI counsel for Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc. and the other syndicate banks in relat...
  
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