Demica Kaur Nettleford

Experience

Commercial & Financial Disputes

At Hausfeld, Demica’s experience includes:

• Representing an international energy developer in Commercial Court proceedings involving a dispute with an international investment bank relating to FX trades under the 2002 International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Master Agreement.
• Acting for a high net worth individual in respect of a LIBOR manipulation claim against the Bank of Scotland, worth over £1 billion and involving landmark assets across the UK.
• Acting for a software company in respect of claim brought against it in New York by a supplier for breach of contract, unjust enrichment, and declaratory relief.
• Acting for an infrastructure investment fund in respect of its claim against a pension fund for non-payment of an earn-out under an SPA.

Before joining Hausfeld, Demica gained extensive experience working on a wide range of commercial disputes including:

• Acting for 13 companies based in the BVI and Liberia in a claim brought against them for the non-payment of a purported £25 million loan.
• Advising an outdoor and leisure clothing company in respect of a dispute with one of their commercial agents in France.
• Acting for a higher education institution in respect of a US$7.5m claim brought against them for alleged breach of contract, misuse of confidential information and an alternative claim for restitution.
• Acting for a high street retailer in a County Court money claim brought against them by a current employee for unlawful deduction of wages.
• Defending a facilities management company against a £3m breach of contract claim.
• Defending an energy supply company against a breach of contract claim brought by a recruitment agency for non-payment of fees.
• Acting for a computer game developer in an LCIA Arbitration in respect of its claim for unpaid royalties, breach of copyright, trademark infringement and passing off against an American video game developer.

Antitrust / Competition

At Hausfeld, Demica was part of the legal team: 

• Acting on behalf of individual and business clients in relation to the alleged use by Mercedes of so-called ‘defeat devices’ for the purposes of cheating emissions testing. The team have issued claims on behalf of thousands of clients affected by Mercedes’ alleged conduct and are part of the Steering Committee of firms running the litigation.

Regulatory

Demica's previous regulatory experience includes:

• Advising an organisation representing chartered accountants in Australia and New Zealand in respect of their Modern Slavery statement to ensure compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015.
• Drafting a Modern Slavery statement on behalf of a hotel management company.

Fraud

Demica's previous fraud experience includes:

• Acting for a facilities management and professional services company investigating an employee fraud resulting in annual losses of approximately £2.5m.
• Acting for a retail bank in respect of an appeal against an ICC judgment which found that the bank had forged the Claimant’s signature, resulting in the Claimant being declared bankrupt.