Stephan Venter

Overview

I'm a Senior Associate in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution team in Jersey. I specialise in multi-jurisdictional commercial disputes that cover a wide range of areas, including contentious trust disputes, insolvency litigation, corporate recovery, fund disputes, and general commercial litigation. With extensive experience in these fields, I am well-equipped to provide valuable counsel and guidance to clients seeking legal support for their complex and high-stakes disputes.

My legal practice has involved me in various trust proceedings, fund disputes and insolvency proceedings in Jersey.

Professional qualifications

• Solicitor, England and Wales, 2024
• Admitted attorney of the Superior Courts of South Africa (non-practicing), 2019
• LLB, North-West University (cum laude), 2017
• Bcom Law, North-West University (cum laude), 2015

Memberships

• The Contentious Trusts Association (ConTrA)
• The Association of Restructuring and Insolvency Experts (ARIES)
• The International Association of Restructuring, Insolvency & Bankruptcy Professionals (INSOL)

Work highlights

• Advising the trustees of various family trusts on an ongoing basis with the trustees together holding substantial assets valued in excess of £4,5 billion in different offshore jurisdictions.
• Representation of Shinhan Securities Company Limited [2022] JRC 293 – advised the KS Asia Absolute Return Fund IC (a Fund managing assets worth approximately $700 million), which successfully applied for a stay of legal proceedings before the Royal Court of Jersey pending the outcome of arbitration proceedings in Hong Kong.
• Adeem Investment Holding Company KSCH v Al-Humaidi and Ors [2022] JRC 038 - advised a high-net-worth Kuwaiti businessman and related Jersey companies. Successfully challenged the Royal Court's jurisdiction over one of our clients and also succeeded with a forum non conveniens stay application.
• Investin Quay House Limited (in Liquidation) v BUJ Architects LLP [2021] JRC 233 – acted for and advised BUJ Architects LLP and successfully defended an interim injunction application that was issued by the Plaintiff to restrain our client from pursuing a winding-up petition before the English High Court.