Ritchie Irvine

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ABOUT RITCHIE IRVINE

Ritchie has over 18 years of experience of acting for most of the major clearing banks and finance houses in a broad range of banking and asset finance disputes. He also acts for high net worth individuals in specialist litigation. Ritchie has particular expertise in recovering high value assets, such as business jets and yachts and repossession of commercial and domestic property which is the subject of secured lending. Ritchie has sector expertise in dealing with fleet finance, fraud investigation, injunction applications, inter jurisdictional asset tracing and disputes. He advises on enforceability of loans and security (both regulated and unregulated), ARD, mediation and arbitration. He is well known in the industry for his tenacious approach, whilst exercising sound commercial judgment to obtain the best negotiated outcomes for his clients where possible and if not, a successful outcome at Court. Examples of work: acted successfully for Tandrin Aviation Holdings Limited in a commercial dispute against Aero Toy Store LLC relating to the sale and purchase of a Bombardier Challenger model 605 corporate jet. acted for a major finance company in a claim for the delivery up of a business jet from Cayman registered SPV and Russian end user with guarantor claims against a Floridian company. Dispute involved litigation in the UK; France and Bermuda. Multi million pound recovery made. acted for two banks in respect of sums due under new and used fleet funding.The funding was backed by guarantees from 3 high net worth individuals. There were public relation and political issues for the clients. Matter proceeded to Trial over 5 days, judgment obtained and full recovery made. acted for a high net worth individual in a product liability claim involving a business jet against a major US aircraft manufacturer. represented Fortis Lease UK Limited successfully in the Court of Appeal in the case of Brewer-v-Mann in relation to the financing of a vintage Bentley. Specialties: Aviation litigation; asset finance and recoveries; fraud investigation and prevention; dispute mediation and ADR; inter jurisdictional issues; High Court and Court of Appeal representation and procedure;