Moira Nardoni

Moira acts for clients on a variety of complex commercial litigations across various sectors, including Family Businesses & High Net Worth Individuals, Construction & Infrastructure and Banking & Finance.

Her work is often cross-border and she has represented clients in high-profile claims in the High Court and the LCIA, which included elements of fraud, breaches of fiduciary duty, asset tracing, corporate investigations and breaches of contract. Moira has also worked closely with high-net-worth individuals on complex trust terminations.

She joined LK Law LLP in 2019 as a paralegal after completing her Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Certificate at the University of Law, Moorgate. She qualified with the firm in 2022.

Moira is a native Italian speaker.

Experience

UHNWI – Breach of fiduciary & contractual duties

Acting for an UHNWI in relation to actions against an investment advisor and private bank for breach of fiduciary and contractual duties under various investment advisory and loan agreements. The client invested approximately £500m in various funds on the investment advisor’s advice and now wishes to unwind the investments because of the advisor’s conduct. The case includes allegations about the misapplication of client monies, inappropriate investment strategies and fund arrangements, breach of fiduciary duties, conflicts of interest and general breaches of the FCA Conduct of Business Rules and Principles.

Acquisition of Bulgarian bank

Acting for the largest construction group in Bulgaria in relation to the recovery of a EUR 1 million deposit in the acquisition of a Bulgarian bank from its Japanese owner. Both parties allege they are entitled to the recovery of the EUR 1 million deposit. We have been instructed to advise our client as to the best course of action to recover the money, including representing them in potential settlement negotiations and/or court proceedings.

European-state procured gas drilling project (LCIA Arbitration)

Acting for one of the largest construction firms in Eastern Europe in a dispute concerning the expansion of gas storage infrastructure against a drilling subcontractor in a dispute for c. USD 30,000,000.

Multi-jurisdictional; contested application for interim measures in relation to local freezing order relief. Novel point about Art.25 of the LCIA Rules.

The arbitration proceedings are ongoing.

PROJECT HASTINGS

Investigating and reporting on the circumstances and events leading to a transfer of shares in McLaren Group Ltd to Mumtalakat in return for warrants. Specifically, TA wishes to understand the work undertaken on its behalf by White & Case and explore the reasons for its shareholding being surrendered for warrants of little value when TA’s shareholding had been valued previously in excess of $250 million.

HNWI – Termination of Trusts

LK acts for a US national in relation to the dissolution of a trust, which he is the Settlor of.

As part of our instructions, LK engaged Counsel and together advised the Settlor as to the possible ways to bring the Trust to an end, including whether the trustee’s failure to pay tax pursuant to the Trust Instrument constitutes an event of default and if so, whether the Settlor is in a position to write to the Trustee to inform him that the Trust has been terminated on this basis.

LK is also assisting the Settlor, and the Original Beneficial Owner of the Trust, to transfer the legal title of the shares in light of the Trustee’s failure to comply with his duty. This comprises of making a Part 8 application to the court, pursuant to section 51(1)(d) of the Trustee Act 1925.

Recovery of loan payment – winding-up petition

We acted for an Italian individual seeking to recover the principal advanced under a loan agreement. The funds had been transferred to an English company for the purpose of purchasing a warehouse, but the company failed to repay the loan in accordance with the agreement. LK advised the client on the available recovery options and subsequently issued a winding-up petition against the company. The petition was successful, resulting in the appointment of a liquidator to investigate potential fraud and pursue recovery of the outstanding sums.