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A major focus of Kajetan’s practice is civil fraud, and he is regularly instructed in headline-grabbing international commercial fraud disputes and complex worldwide freezing orders. Recent examples in the public domain include NMC v Shetty in the ADGM Court, and NTT v Goodall and Madison Pacific Trust v Groza & Naumenko in the English Commercial Court; much other work is out of the public domain.
Kajetan also has a busy and varied caseload of non-fraud commercial and commercial chancery work. Much of this work proceeds in arbitrations, and names of parties remain confidential; recent such instructions include 8- and 9-figure disputes under ICC, LCIA and LMAA rules concerning shareholdings, commodities, international trade and transport of goods, and aviation. Recent examples on public court dockets include PD Teesport v P&O North Sea Ferries (force majeure clauses), XXX v Persons Unknown (computer hacking), Longley v PPB Entertainment (mistake; control of unfair contract terms), International Medical Technology Investments S.A.R.L. v. Consortium 9744 at Lloyd’s (insurance), Navrozov v Comfort (unfair prejudice), and Mott MacDonald v Trant Engineering (professional negligence).
Kajetan’s advocacy has been noted in the directories as “brilliant”, “excellent” and “what looks complex, he makes sound simple”, and in a High Court judgment as “conspicuously clear and helpful”. Several of the cases which he has argued as sole counsel have been cited in major practitioners’ textbooks, including (amongst others) Chitty on Contracts, Lewison on the Interpretation of Contracts, Benjamin’s Sale of Goods, and Clerk & Lindsell on Torts, as well as widely covered in legal updates such as law firm newsletters and articles. Almost invariably though not exclusively, he appears against counsel many years his senior and increasingly often against KCs.
Kajetan is recommended for civil fraud work by the Legal 500. He is regularly instructed on complex civil fraud disputes governed by varying legal frameworks, from English common law and equitable claims, through statutory causes of action (such as under insolvency, company or financial services legislation), to claims governed by various foreign laws. Many of those are global disputes involving simultaneous proceedings in multiple onshore and offshore jurisdictions.
On the procedural side, he advises on and provides advocacy in relation to all procedures relevant in fraud claims, such as worldwide freezing orders, contempt of court, disclosure applications under the Norwich Pharmacal and Bankers Trust jurisdictions, service, recognition, enforcement, etc., as well as matters where fraud or allegations of fraud affect the process of the court itself rather than being the subject of the dispute.
Kajetan is admitted to the Bar in the British Virgin Islands.
Kajetan is recommended for Commercial Dispute Resolution by both Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500. When he was first ranked in this area, he was the most junior barrister recommended for commercial litigation in Chambers & Partners, alongside counsel many years his senior – reflecting the nature of his general commercial (non-fraud) practice described in the directory as “operating at a level far beyond his call”.
He acts extensively in general commercial disputes, both as a junior and as sole counsel. He has worked for a full range of commercial clients: corporations, SMEs, joint ventures, public authorities, company directors, and UHNW individuals. He frequently advises on strategy and procedure, and is noted by clients for his focus on the interplay between the legal analysis and the commercial aims of the litigation.
During the Hilary term 2021 (January to March), Kajetan worked as a full-time Judicial Assistant in the Commercial Court and the Financial List (to Cockerill J, Jacobs J, and Bryan J).
Kajetan regularly advises upon and represents parties in relation to issues of civil procedure, whether governed by black letter law, high-level principles, or the Court’s discretion. He has experience of all areas of case management relevant to heavy commercial litigation, including amongst others contested amendments, disclosure, joinders, stays, full and partial summary determination, etc., and a particular expertise in issues relating to open justice and confidentiality of court proceedings (hearings in private, access to court records, party anonymity, disclosure of sensitive material, collateral use, redactions, privilege, etc.). He has acted in a number of heavily-fought multi-day procedural applications.
Kajetan has experience of document- and expert-heavy disputes concerning engineering projects and infrastructure, both in arbitration and in litigation. He was previously recommended as a “Rising Star” in the Construction category in the Legal 500, which described him as having “‘Fantastic attention to detail and insight, and yet still able to clearly see the bigger picture. He has a natural aptitude for complex construction cases. An outstandingly talented junior who is destined for big things.” At the time, Kajetan was the joint most junior barrister recommended in that category.
Kajetan is ranked as a Rising Star in shipping disputes by the current edition of the Legal 500. He has experience of a variety of matters concerning the international trade and transport of goods, including sale of goods disputes, delays, misdelivery, damage to cargo, discharge of cargo against Letters of Indemnity, detention and arrest, and exclusions of liability.
Kajetan spent a part of his pupillage with a leading insurance senior junior. He advises on and acts in a range of insurance matters, for example in respect of coverage disputes, fraud, as well as subrogated claims.
Kajetan handles a variety of banking and financial services matters, both contractual and regulatory. He has experience of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, the Financial Services Act 2012, and the Regulated Activities Order, in particular of civil enforcement claims by the FCA.
Kajetan has experience of professional negligence claims (both on the claimant and defendant side), including in particular claims against lawyers and financial professionals, but also construction professionals such as architects, engineers, valuers and surveyors.
Kajetan has significant experience of advising and acting for businesses on high-risk disputes with consumers requiring delicate strategy and difficult judgement calls, for example where the dispute concerns a unique one-off contract, gives rise to a risk of a group action, raises the risk of regulatory action, attracts adverse media interest, or involves exposure to waves of low-value consumer claims in respect of the same subject matter coordinated on social media or similar channels.
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