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Harry Stirk

Director

Harry founded Stirk Law after having worked at top tier international law firms in London, Jersey and Guernsey. This includes time spent working in-house at major global banks in London and Jersey.

He has significant experience advising on complex and high value disputes, commercial and corporate arrangements, private wealth and employment matters. He advises clients from the UK and internationally including high-net-worth individuals, entrepreneurs, banks, trust companies, family offices, professional sports teams and a range of businesses. His clients are active across sectors including financial services, media, entertainment, sport and luxury services.

Harry is a member of the London Solicitors Litigation Association and AIJA, the International Association of Young Lawyers. He is also a CEDR-accredited mediator and a judge of the National Students Negotiation Competition.

Harry's notable cases and experience include:

Litigation

• Acting for a director of a company defending an unfair prejudice petition for alleged excessive remuneration of £550k
• Obtaning freezing and Banker's Trust orders in a EUR 400k push payment fraud
• SKAT v Solo Capital Partners LLP: acting for SKAT, the Danish tax authority, in a claim of £1.5bn against a trader for alleged tax fraud
• Lloyds Banking Group v Standard Life Aberdeen: advising Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) on an LCIA arbitration claim for breach of contract by Standard Life Aberdeen arising out of the termination by LBG of investment management agreements in respect of £109 billion of assets
• Acting for an inventor in a claim against a global raw metals business for USD 1.1 billion for breach of confidence and conspiracy
• Crociani v Crociani: acting for defendant trustees in a family trust dispute claim of USD 130 million for breaches of trust
• Hard Rock Limited v HRCKY Limited: acting for Hard Rock Limited in proceedings against the franchisee of Hard Rock cafes operating in the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas for breach of franchise agreements and defending a fraud counterclaim for USD 14 million
• Dick-Stock v GB Trustees Limited: acting for a beneficiary of multiple family trusts with assets of approximately £25 million in Jersey and USD 25 million in the US in actions to remove the Jersey trustee, determine the beneficial owner of certain property, recover losses for alleged breaches of trust and fiduciary duty and purge findings of contempt
• Acting for ICAP Europe Limited in an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to manipulation of LIBOR
• Investec Trust (Guernsey) Limited v Glenalla and Rawlinson & Hunter Trustees S.A. v Investec Trust (Guernsey) Limited: acting for Investec Trust (Guernsey) Limited as former trustees of the Tchenguiz Discretionary Trust defending an unsuccessful claim of £391 million for alleged breach of trust and negligence

Commercial and corporate

• Advising Real Bedford FC on a USD 4.5 million bitcoin investment by Winklevoss Capital
• Acting for a global bank on an issuing bank agreement with a sovereign-owned export-import bank
• Advising on a share buyback agreement of EUR 16 million between companies in a trust structure

Education and qualifications

• Law LLB, Exeter University
• Maîtrise en Droit, Université de Rennes
• Legal Practice Course, BPP College of Law, London Holborn
• Solicitor, England and Wales (admitted in 2014)
• CEDR-accredited Mediator

Testimonials

Harry did an incredible job for me from start to finish. His voracious work ethic, attention to detail and laser sharp knowledge of the law led to a magnificent win. I highly recommend Stirk Law." Employment dispute client

“Harry Stirk of Stirk Law has been my company’s go-to solicitor for a broad range of work; from employment and services agreements, through Ts&Cs, partnership documents and much more. I have found Harry to always be incredibly thorough and efficient. Having someone on our side that understands the nuances of our work is a major asset for us. We consider Harry part of our team, not just a third-party adviser.” Karrie Goldberg
Co-founder, HERE at Outernet