Slaughters halts ‘Viking raider’ with High Court assets freeze
SLAUGHTER and May has secured a High Court freezing order against the assets of Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson, the former executive chairman of retail investor Baugur, on behalf of Icelandic bank Glitnir. Partner Deborah Finkler was instructed by the resolution committee of the Icelandic bank to secure the freezing order against its one-time principal shareholder, who is also facing a $2bn (£1.38bn) claim from […]