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Eleanor is a partner in the Global Commercial Disputes Group with over 20 years of experience in both litigation and investigations. She works on high-value, complex matters, with deep experience in financial services disputes, regulatory investigations, and professional negligence claims.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Representing a major commercial bank in a dispute with insurers over liability for PPI mis-selling costs.
Represented a major commercial bank on the FCA IRHP mis-selling review and associated litigation.
Advising a Luxembourg-registered private limited liability company in relation to repayment of subordinated loans, obtaining a High Court judgment in the client’s favour.
Experience
Representing a major commercial bank in a dispute with insurers over liability for PPI mis-selling costs.
Represented a major commercial bank on the FCA IRHP mis-selling review and associated litigation.
Advising a Luxembourg-registered private limited liability company in relation to repayment of subordinated loans, obtaining a High Court judgment in the client’s favour.
Advising a global payment services company in a dispute with a Chinese counterparty.
Representing an FCA-authorised broker in an FCA investigation into alleged compliance failings.
Assisting an FCA-authorised broker with an internal investigation into potential misconduct during a cyber-security audit.
Representing a Big Four accountancy firm against a claim arising from its audit of a paper manufacturing company’s statutory accounts and its valuation of environmental liability provisions.
Advising one of the world’s largest law firms on a professional negligence claim arising from work for a large European bank in a dispute with Turkish entities (worth approximately $450 million).
Advising one of the world’s largest law firms on a potential professional liability claim by members of a well-known family.
Acted in LCIA arbitrations and several English Commercial Court litigations on behalf of a large Indian pharmaceuticals group arising out of the sale by various international banks of complex financial derivatives products, involving both English and Indian law.
Acting for a Romanian representative of a major energy trading group in the context of High Court litigation brought by a Romanian oil trader.
Advising a company on English law aspects of a BVI claim involving allegations of procurement of breach of contract, wrongful economic interference, and unlawful-means conspiracy.
Conducted investigations for a major life sciences company including in India, Croatia, and Greece.
Assisting with advice in connection with the collapse of The Accident Group, an after-the-event insurance claim management company.
Recognitions
Listed as a Leading Partner in The Legal 500 UK for Insurance: Professional Negligence, 2027
Credentials
Education
Education
- College of Law, Birmingham Branch, CPE
- College of Law, Guildford, LPC
- University of Birmingham, B.A., Modern and Medieval History
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Solicitor Advocate (All Higher Courts)
