Fiona Gillett
UK Guide 2025
Band 5 : Banking Litigation
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About
Provided by Fiona Gillett
Practice Areas
Fiona advises on a broad spectrum of high value commercial disputes (contract, tort and statutory claims), with a particular expertise in financial services claims against banks.
Fiona has acted for states, state entities (including central banks), corporates, institutional investors and private individuals, whether as claimants or defendants.
Her matters often have an international dimension, whether representing international clients, acting in claims involving aspects of foreign law or in coordinating proceedings in both England and other jurisdictions.
She has worked on some significant and high profile cases including the RBS Rights Issue Litigation and one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2020 (National Bank of Kazakhstan and Republic of Kazakhstan v The Bank of New York Mellon SA/NV London Branch, Anatolie Stati, Gabriel Stati, Ascom Group SA & Terra Raf Trans Traiding Limited) which also became the first ever Commercial Court trial to be conducted on a fully remote basis (due to the Covid-19 pandemic) in late March 2020.
Career
Fiona joined Stewarts in 2010 as a partner after spending four years at a litigation boutique and six years prior to that at an international full-service firm. Fiona studied a joint English and French law degree (King’s College, London/the Sorbonne, Paris).
Personal
Having grown up in Switzerland and spent nine years in the local schooling system, Fiona is a bilingual English/French speaker.
Chambers Review
UK
Fiona Gillett handles banking litigation on behalf of corporates, individuals and institutional investors. Her expertise includes claims relating to financing agreements and insolvency.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Fiona is a strong lawyer who works regularly on sophisticated matters."
"Fiona is a sharp lawyer with a deep understanding of international matters. She is reactive and responds in a very timely manner to client requests."
"Fiona is a strong lawyer who works regularly on sophisticated matters."
"Fiona is a sharp lawyer with a deep understanding of international matters. She is reactive and responds in a very timely manner to client requests."