Scott Cruickshank
Managing Partner (BVI)
Scott Cruickshank
About Me
Scott is the Managing Partner and Head of Litigation of the British Virgin Islands office. He has considerable experience in areas such as shareholder disputes, insolvency, fraud and asset tracing, trust litigation, and corporate and commercial disputes generally.

Scott studied Law at the University of Glasgow in Scotland where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (with Honours in Commercial Law) in 1995, and a Diploma in Legal Practice (Dip.LP) in 1996.

Prior to February 2008, Scott was a practising Barrister at the Scottish Bar where he built up a sizeable and successful practice as a corporate and commercial litigator. In February 2008, Scott relocated to the BVI where he worked initially with another leading offshore firm prior to joining Lennox Paton.

Scott routinely works with large city law firms, financial institutions and corporate and commercial clients based throughout the world with respect to large multi-jurisdictional disputes and transactions. He has considerable courtroom experience matched with an acute commercial acumen.

In addition to corporate and commercial litigation, Scott also has a wide experience of ADR procedures such as arbitration and mediation.

Scott is a Fellow of INSOL International, being the first BVI practitioner to have successfully completed the INSOL Global Insolvency Practice Course. Scott is also a member of the Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association (RISA) in the BVI (and is a former board member and former member of RISA’s Technical Advisory Committee); and a member of the BVI Bar Association. He also remains a non-practising member of the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland.

Scott is consistently ranked by Chambers Global and has been ranked by The Legal 500 Caribbean 2020 and the Who’s Who Legal 2018. He also received Lexology’s Client Choice Award 2020 for Asset Recovery in the British Virgin Islands.
Link To Corporate Profile
https://www.lennoxpaton.com/people/scott-cruickshank/
Education
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) (with Honours in Commercial Law) – University of Glasgow, 1995.
Diploma in Legal Practice (Dip.LP) – University of Glasgow, 1996.
Professional Associations
BVI Bar Association
Fellow of INSOL International
Board member of the Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association (RISA) in the BVI
Faculty of Advocates in Scotland
Published Articles
Co-author of the BVI chapter of:
(1) Avoidance of Antecedent Transactions & Cross-Border Insolvency (INSOL, 2014)
(2) Enforcement of Judgments & Arbitral Awards, a Global Guide from Practical Law (2nd Edition, 2015)
(3) International Comparative Legal Guide to Litigation & Dispute Resolution, (8th, 11th &13th editions)
(4) Litigation & Dispute Resolution (2nd-8th editions, 2013-2019)
Languages Spoken
English

Practice Areas
Commercial Contracts
Corporate
Insolvency & Restructuring
Litigation, Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

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Lennox Paton
Office Address:
3 Bayside Executive Park
West Bay Street & Blake Road
Nassau, New Providence N-4875
BAHAMAS
Tel:
+1 (242) 502-5000
Fax:
+1 242-328-0566
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