Demica Nettleford

Demica has extensive experience working on a wide range of commercial disputes gained at prior firms, 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.

Demica's 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.

Demica's 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.