Noel is Global Head of HFW's Commercial Litigation Group and Co-Head of the Fraud and Insolvency team. Noel specialises in commercial litigation with an emphasis on financial litigation, fraud and asset recovery, insolvency, company law matters and trusts. His cases are typically high value, complex and cross-border. He has extensive experience of all types of commercial litigation in the London and Hong Kong courts and running litigation in offshore jurisdictions. His experience in Caribbean/offshore jurisdictions is unparalleled covering Anguilla, Antigua, The Bahamas, Bermuda, the BVI, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Jersey, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Isle of Man, Liechtenstein, Marshall Islands, Monaco, The Philippines, St Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Singapore, Switzerland and Turks & Caicos. He has had several cases in the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal, the Bahamian Court of Appeal and the Privy Council. Noel's disputes work includes arbitration and mediation. He is a practising CEDR-Solve mediator and on the English Court of Appeal panel of mediators. He is also a Licensed Insolvency Practitioner in the UK and experienced in cross-border court-driven insolvency and restructurings.

Noel is recommended for dispute resolution by both Chambers and Legal 500, and has also been inducted to the Hall of Fame by Legal 500 UK in 2020.

Noel is "highly experienced at guiding clients through the vicissitudes of fraud litigation. Sources declare that he is "a decisive leader" who "has phenomenal judgement" and an "uncanny ability to maximise the potential in people. (Chambers UK 2017).

Sources also say he is "a noted presence in the civil fraud market, undertaking a significant amount of cross-border work". Others regard him as a "highly able and capable litigator" and "a worthy opponent" (Chambers UK 2013).

He is "something of a godfather at the firm and has seen all sorts of disputes. He is someone you want in your corner." (Legal 500 UK 2021, Commercial Litigation: Premium) .

"We know we can rely on him if we have a fraud case in the UK or across multiple jurisdictions, and he is very strong on offshore work. He has very in-depth and insightful knowledge of fraud work." (Chambers 2018).

His breadth of experience enables him to be "tremendously flexible and [to] adopt the best course of action for a specific case"" (Chambers UK 2010)

Noel is qualified in England and Wales, Hong Kong and Victoria (Australia).

Noel是HFW商业诉讼组的全球负责人以及欺诈和破产小组的联合负责人。Noel专门从事商业诉讼，重点是金融诉讼、欺诈和资产追回、破产清算、公司法事务和信托。他通常处理高价值、复杂和跨境的案件。他在伦敦和香港法院的各种类型的商业诉讼以及在离岸司法管辖区争议方面具备丰富经验。他在加勒比海/离岸司法管辖区的经验是无与伦比的，包括安圭拉、安提瓜、巴哈马、百慕大、英属维尔京群岛、开曼群岛、多米尼克、泽西岛、根西岛、香港、马恩岛、列支敦士登、马绍尔群岛、摩纳哥、菲律宾、圣基茨和尼维斯、圣卢西亚、新加坡、瑞士以及特克斯和凯科斯。他曾在东加勒比海上诉法院、巴哈马上诉法院和枢密院代理数个案件。Noel的争议解决工作包括仲裁和调解。他是有效争议解决中心（CEDR）的执业调解员，也是英国上诉法院调解员小组的成员。他也是英国的持牌破产从业者，在跨境法院驱动的破产和重组方面经验丰富。

Noel被《钱伯斯》和《法律事务500强》推荐为争议解决律师，并于2020年被《英国法律事务500强》列入名人堂。

Noel "在指导客户度过欺诈诉讼的各阶段方面经验丰富“。有消息称，他是一名“果断的领导者”，“具备非凡的判断力”以及“将人的潜能最大化的不可思议的能力”（2007年《钱伯斯英国》）

另有消息称，他“在民事欺诈市场上引人注目，承担了大量跨境工作”。其他人认为他是一名“非常能干的诉讼律师”和“一个值得尊敬的对手” （2013年《钱伯斯英国》）

他是 "公司的教父级人物，见过各种各样的纠纷。他是你想在你的角落里的人"。(2021年《英国法律事务500强》，商业诉讼奖金) 。

"我们知道，如果我们在英国或跨多个司法管辖区有欺诈案件，我们可以依靠他，而且他在海外工作方面非常强。他对欺诈工作有非常深入和深刻的认识。" (2018年《钱伯斯》)。

他的广泛经验使他能够 "非常灵活，并为具体案件采取最佳行动方案"(2010年《钱伯斯英国》)

Noel已取得英格兰和威尔士、香港以及维多利亚（澳大利亚）的执业资格。