Sally is an experienced litigation and alternative dispute resolution lawyer, with extensive experience in resolving complex and high value, cross-border commercial disputes.

Sally is accredited as a highly recommended lawyer in the Cayman Islands’ Legal 500, 2023, Dispute Resolution Rankings, and noted for her insolvency, asset-tracing and enforcement, shareholder and funds litigation practice by the Legal 500, 2024 Rankings.

PRACTICE AREAS

• Insolvency & Corporate Restructuring
• Asset-tracing and Enforcement
• Corporate (Investment Funds, Financial Services and Regulatory disputes)
• Banking & Finance litigation
• Real Estate
• Debt Recovery

In addition, Sally advises and represents clients whose livelihoods or business interests are, or would be, adversely affected by the laws, regulations, decisions or errors of public bodies and government ministries by way of JUDICIAL REVIEW proceedings.

WORK HIGHLIGHTS

• Advising on highly contentious insolvency proceedings in the Court of Appeal, with leave to appeal granted 5 years after the order under appeal. Judgment granting the appeal, included costs orders made against the Company and the official liquidators in their personal capacity.
• Advising minority stakeholders opposing an application by the JPLs of a blood stem cell storage company based in the People’s Republic of China for the Court’s approval of their fees.
• Representing multiple defendants in Financial Services Division proceedings concerning the alleged misappropriation of investment funds and associated proprietary claims.
• Advising private owners in relation to the receivership of a complex real estate development company and unorthodox secured asset structure.
• Representing and advising on the tracing and recovery of assets located across the Cayman Islands, the US and South America resulting in post-judgment worldwide freezing and third-party disclosure orders.
• Acting on the successful appeal to the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal relating to a judicial review of the 6% turnover tax imposed on ICT providers by the Cayman Islands Utility Regulation and Competition Office. The Appellant claims that the tax is not authorised by legislation and seeks restitution of taxes paid to date. The Court of Appeal overturned the Grand Court’s refusal of leave to apply for judicial review. The claim now proceeds in the Grand Court.
• Advising CTMH Holdings Ltd (T/A The Doctors Hospital) in its successful Judicial Review proceedings against the Cayman Islands’ Government concerning (1) the lawfulness of long-term contractual financial waivers agreed with certain healthcare providers, and (2) the regulation of the two-tier system of registration for healthcare practitioners in the Cayman Islands.
• Advising in proceedings across 3-tiers of the Cayman Islands Courts (Grand Court, Financial Services Division and the Court of Appeal) in relation to the performance and enforcement of a specific performance order against MV Cayman Ltd (former Margaritaville Hotel and Resort) and the subsequent liquidation of the company.
• Acting on proceedings concerning an application to seal the court file and prevent publication of proceedings on the Public Register raising questions concerning the balance between the principles of open justice and confidentiality.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
• Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association (RISA)
• 100 Women In Finance
• Cayman Islands Legal Practitioners Association (Member)

EDUCATION

• College of Law, Birmingham, UK (LLB)
• University of Cardiff (BA Hons)

BAR ADMISSIONS

• England and Wales (2009)
• Cayman Islands (2017)

TESTIMONIALS

“‘Distinguished by its approachability and prompt, clear advice’, McGrath Tonner fields a team in the Cayman Islands that has experience at every level of court, including the Privy Council” [Legal 500, 2024]

“Entrusted by a client roster that includes both high-net-worth individuals and listed corporates, McGrath Tonner fields a broad contentious practice“

“..not only a brilliant mind, but an excellent strategist” [Legal 500, 2023]