PCB Byrne instruction named as one of the Top 20 cases of 2025

14.01.2025

The lawyer has included The Public Institution for Social Security v Al Rajaan and Others its annual list of the Top 20 English cases: https://www.thelawyer.com/unveiled-the-top-20-cases-of-2025/#case-12-media.

The claim involves allegations by the Kuwaiti public pension fund, PIFSS, that its former Director General, the late Fahad Al Rajaan, received secret commissions over a 20-year period. PIFSS has claimed circa. £1bn plus interest from dozens of defendants around the world.

This is one of the largest fraud cases currently being dealt with by the Commercial Court and is listed for a 12-month trial from March 2025.

PCB Byrne act for the primary defendants, the estate of Mr Al Rajaan and his widow Muna Al Wazzan. The team is led by Ben Davies (Partner) and Tom McKernan (Partner), assisted by Ella Maiden (Associate), Katie McKernan (Associate), Andy James (Legal Advisor), Beth Arrowsmith (Trainee) and Hanin Al-Zubi (Paralegal).

Counsel instructed are Tom Weisselberg KC, Harry Adamson and Rayan Fakhoury of Blackstone Chambers.

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