Neville Byford
Partner
Neville is a highly respected commercial litigator with over 35 years' expertise in civil fraud. A leader in his field Neville has a formidable reputation through high-profile cases involving major frauds and complex disputes. Neville has acted on various high profile cases starting with acting for John Delorean to more recently acting in a $1bn claim involving the Kuwait Pension Fund. Neville became a partner in one of the large US firms in 2000 and continues to act for many US clients. He has a speciality of explaining the differences between English and US litigation. Neville has taken depositions in the UK for US proceedings, obtained recognition of English judgements in the US and US judgements in the UK.
"I give total commitment to my clients"
"It is vital to keep the client informed at every development and essential to be close to the client when things do not go to plan - that is when I am most needed and when you need to be closest to your client.
I give total commitment to clients and have acted for numerous clients repeatedly for many years.
Joining RPC is an exciting step for me as I leverage my expertise to strengthen our civil fraud capabilities."
Neville's recent work highlights
Acting for Ben Maher MBE – Neville has acted for Ben since 2013 and his work has attracted significant media attention unsurprisingly given Ben has just won three Olympic gold medals - Previous firm
Winning the jurisdiction challenges on the PIFSS case for Mr Amouzegar at first instance and the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court - Previous firm and continuing at RPC
Acting for Optimas in their dispute with LEVC - Previous firm and now acting for Optimas at RPC
Directory quotes
"He is excellent, clever and completely tenacious." - Chambers UK 2025
Recommended - The Legal 500 UK 2025
"Neville is a very experienced commercial litigator." - Chambers 2024
"Neville has a depth of knowledge which is second to none. He is fearless and gets the job done." "Neville is a tactical and strategic genius who is always one step ahead." - Chambers 2024
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Expertise services
Disputes, Commercial Disputes, Enforcement, Fraud & Asset Recovery , International Arbitration
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