Senior Counsel, Head of Litigation
jww@aswlaw.com
Direct Tel: 441 296 8315
Professional Education
University of London , University College (LL.B., 1982); Cambridge University , Queens' College (LL.M., 1984); Inns of Court School of Law (1983); Chartered Institute of Arbitrators , Special Fellowship Course (F.C.I.Arb., 1995); ARIAS ( UK ) Certified Mediator (2005).
Admitted
Barrister, England & Wales (1983); Barrister & Attorney, Bermuda (1991).
Member
Honourable Society of Gray's Inn, Bermuda Bar Association, International Bar Association, ARIAS (UK), ARIAS (US), COMBAR, International Insolvency Institute, International Association of Defense Counsel, London Court of International Arbitration, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Committee Member of the Bermuda Branch.
Specialisation
Complex Civil Litigation and International Commercial Arbitration, Private International Law, Insurance, Reinsurance and Insolvency, Banking Law, Telecommunications Law.
Languages
Polish (fluent), Russian (working knowledge).
Publications Include
"The Law of Reinsurance in England and Bermuda" (co-written with P.T. O'Neill) 2 ND Ed Sweet & Maxwell , 2004, 1 ST Supplement 2006 (1 ST Ed, 1998, winner of the 1998 British Insurance Law Association Book Prize)
Section on ‘Bermuda' in “Freezing and Search Orders” , Mark S. W. Hoyle (informa, London ) 4 th ed., 2006
Reported Cases Include:
Skandia International Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Al Amana Insurance & Reinsurance Co. Ltd. [1994] Bda LR 40, [1995] 4 Re L.R. 63; Berliner Bank AG v. Karageorgis [1997] Bda LR 37 , (1997/1998) 1 O.F.L.R. 145; ABC Insurance Company v. XYZ Insurance Company [2006] Bda LR 8; OAO "CT-Mobile" v. IPOC International Growth Fund Limited
LV Finance Group Limited v IPOC Internaitonal Growth Fund Limited [2006] Bda LR 69.
Mr. Woloniecki has appeared as counsel before the Supreme Court of Bermuda and Court of Appeal for Bermuda in over 40 cases reported in www.bdalawreports.net. In addition to his practice as an advocate before the Bermuda courts, he has an extensive international arbitration practice, and has accepted appointments as an arbitrator in international arbitrations (ICC / LCIA) and domestic (Bermudian) arbitrations. As counsel and arbitrator he has participated in arbitrations held in London , Singapore , Hong Kong, Bermuda and the United States . He acted as an expert witness (on Bermudian and English law) in numerous cases before United States courts and arbitration tribunals.
In 1999 Mr. Woloniecki earned the unique distinction of being the only lawyer in Bermuda to appear in the prestigious Euromoney Guide to Legal Experts "The Best of the Best" in which he is listed as one of the world's top twenty insurance and reinsurance lawyers. He continues to be ranked among the world's leading insurance and reinsurance lawyers in the most recent Euromoney Expert Guide 'The Best of the Best 2005' ( www.expertguides.com ). Chambers Global Directory ( www.chambersandpartners.com ) states: ‘According to one international lawyer, Jan Woloniecki is "quite possibly the brightest and most able insurance lawyer on the island. He has the rare ability to combine good practical knowledge with a really sound understanding of the law and excellent oral presentational skills." Peers agree that he has played an important role in the growth of Bermuda as a location for hearing reinsurance disputes.' Mr. Woloniecki is also listed in the Euromoney Expert Guides to "Experts in Commercial Arbitration " and "The World's Leading Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers", and in "An International Who's Who of Insolvency and Restructuring Lawyers" published by Law Business Research. . |
