Hamid Khanbhai

Hamid Khanbhai is a partner in Campbells Litigation, Insolvency & Restructuring group in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, and has experience dealing with large-scale multiparty cross-border disputes. Written and oral advocacy is an important part of his practice, as is advisory work. Prior to coming to the Cayman Islands, Mr. Khanbhai was a barrister in London, where he appeared in relation to a wide number of commercial disputes. In the Cayman Islands, he has advised or acted for directors, shareholders, creditors, managers and other professional service providers in litigation and in relation to a broad range of commercial disputes, both pre- and post-liquidation. He has also acted for officeholders in high-profile restructurings such as Luckin Coffee Inc., and liquidations such as Abraaj. A number of Mr. Khanbhai’s instructions have involved advising and acting for companies (token-issuers, investment funds, blockchain ecosystems), directors and investors in connection with investments in cryptocurrency and other digital assets — including successfully resisting an application for injunctive relief over crypto tokens and contractual rights to tokens. He publishes and speaks on issues relevant to investment fund litigation, insolvency and restructuring. Mr. Khanbhai is admitted to the Bars of the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and England & Wales, and he is a Fellow of INSOL. He received his B.A. with honors in modern languages from Magdalen College at the University of Oxford in 2004, as well as his M.St. in history in 2006. He received his law degree from City University in 2011.