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Adam Zoubir

Partner

E: azoubir@harcusparker.co.uk

Adam joined Harcus Parker in February 2020 from another leading litigation practice. He has a broad commercial litigation practice with a focus on high-value commercial fraud, complex contractual disputes, insolvency, and banking and finance matters.

Legal Expertise

Adam has played a leading role in several significant and high-profile cases before the Commercial Court. He represents clients in hard-fought, high-value international litigation against well-resourced opponents. He also leads major group actions, including the Whistletree Mortgage Prisoners litigation, pursuing substantial claims against TSB.

Notable cases include:

  • SFO & Ors v Litigation Capital Limited & Ors: Representing a leading litigation funder in one of the largest Commercial Court disputes, involving over 20 parties and assets exceeding £150m across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Suppipat & Ors v Narongdej & Ors: Acting for the primary Defendant in a US$1bn–US$2bn Commercial Court fraud claim arising from the sale of a major Thai renewable energy business (one of Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of the Year).
  • Harbour Fund III, L.P. v Kazakhstan Kagazy PLC & Ors: Representing a major litigation funder in enforcing a judgment worth over US$300m, involving complex cross-border asset recovery.
  • Republic of Djibouti & Ors v Abdourahman Boreh & Ors: Successfully representing Abdourahman Boreh and his companies in Commercial Court proceedings and related LCIA arbitration for damages exceeding US$125m.
  • The SPhinX Litigation: Advising the Joint Official Liquidators of the SPhinX Group, with assets over US$500m, on complex disputes.

Accreditations / Membership

Adam was called to the Bar in 2005 and admitted to the Bar of the Cayman Islands in 2011.

Industry Recognition

Ranked by Chambers and Partners for Civil Fraud, Adam is described as “a fantastic strategist” and “one of the brightest lawyers of our generation.” He was named one of the five “Most Highly Regarded” litigation partners in Europe under 45, praised as “excellent.” He is also recognised in the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Global Plaintiff Lawyers guide and Who’s Who Legal: Commercial Litigation 2024.

‘Adam Zoubir is a brilliant lawyer, with a fine eye for detail and able to absorb huge amounts of information’ Legal 500 2024.

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