Britt Smith

Trusts:

• Acted for Trustee and Protector in contested Public Trustee v Cooper application (unreported ruling, 2023)
• Acted for beneficiaries in contested Public Trustee v Cooper application Re XYZ Trusts [2022] SC 10 Civ
• Acted for Trustee in s 47 application Re CT2 Trust [2021] SC (Bda) 94 Civ and Re TT Trust [2021] SC (Bda) 93 Civ
• Acted for Trustees in Public Trustee v Cooper and s 47 application A & Anor v C et al [2022] SC (Bda) 93 Civ
• Acted for beneficiaries of a high-value estate in proceedings to remove a personal representative

Insolvency & Restructuring/Commercial:

• Acted for an investor group comprised of unpaid redeemed investors bringing a winding-up petition seeking the appointment of liquidators over an investment fund with total net assets of US$250m
• Acted for liquidators of an investment fund in first instance, Court of Appeal and Privy Council proceedings relating to an anti-suit injunction in respect of auditor negligence claims
• Acted for liquidators in a commercial arbitration (American Arbitration Association) in a professional negligence and wilful default dispute against the entity’s former auditors
• Acted for an investment fund in respect of the collapse of a private equity firm with $14bn under management
• Acted for creditors in winding up proceedings and liquidations of multinational companies
• Acted for corporate client in respect of merger by court-sanctioned creditors scheme of arrangement in $700m global restructure and obtaining recognition under Ch 15 of the US Bankruptcy Code
• Acted for a corporate client in a professional negligence dispute against a national commercial law firm
• Acted for a corporate client in a fraud dispute against a former director

Regulatory:

• Advised corporate clients in respect of investigations by Bermuda Monetary Authority and other Bermuda regulators
• Advised investors in respect of proceeds of crime reporting obligations

Professional Background

• Associate, Dispute Resolution/Insolvency & Restructuring, Baker McKenzie, Sydney
• Associate, Dispute Resolution/Insolvency & Restructuring, Ogier, Cayman Islands

Education

• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Fellowship (2022)
• University of Technology Sydney, Australia (in partnership with the Australian Restructuring Insolvency & Turnaround Association): Advanced Certification, Restructuring and Insolvency (2016)
• Australian National University: G. Dip Legal Practice (2014)
• University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia: Juris Doctor (2013) (First Class Honors, Truman Hoyle Prize for Best Performing Student in stage 3)
• Columbia University, New York: Law (Summer 2012, visiting student)
• La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia: BA, Journalism (2005)

Bar Admissions

• Bermuda (2021)
• Cayman Islands (2017) (non-practising)
• New South Wales, Australia (2014) (non-practising)
• High Court of Australia (2014) (non-practising)

Associations

• The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Fellow
• RISA, Bermuda
• Women in Insolvency & Restructuring, Bermuda

Offshore Cases