Harneys has appointed former XXIV Old Buildings barrister David Herbert as head of the firm’s growing Cayman Islands litigation and insolvency team.

Herbert, whose appointment as partner and Head of Cayman Islands Litigation & Insolvency takes effect 1 November, has been associated with Harneys since 2003 and was seconded to the firm’s Cayman Islands office full-time in 2009.

Herbert is a Chancery barrister who has practised at leading offshore set XXIV Old Buildings since 2003. His primary areas of expertise are insolvency and restructuring, trust advice and litigation, and company and business disputes. Recently Herbert acted for Harneys in the high-profile liquidation of the SPhinX Group and is currently acting in the USD10 billion Saad Group fraud litigation.

Global Head of Litigation & Insolvency, Phillip Kite, says: “David brings outstanding depth of experience to this role and his appointment demonstrates our continued commitment to the Cayman Islands and to building the leading litigation practice in the jurisdiction.”

Herbert says: “I have worked closely with Harneys since 2003 both in BVI and in Cayman, and I am delighted now to be joining the firm on a permanent basis. In the two years I have been in Cayman I have been impressed with the dynamic, high-calibre litigation team and the high-profile international case load it has developed and I look forward to leading it from strength to strength.”