Ranked in 2 Practice Areas
2

Band 2

Banking Litigation

UK-wide

3 Years Ranked

4

Band 4

Commercial and Corporate Litigation

London (Firms)

2 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Fiona Huntriss

UK

Practice Areas

Focusing on litigation and broader disputes strategies, Fiona’s portfolio encompasses high-profile finance litigation, restructuring and insolvency-related litigation, commercial litigation, shareholder disputes and sovereign debt disputes. She frequently litigates both before the English Courts and other fora, in complex, multi-jurisdictional and novel situations. Fiona also has a strong advisory practice working with clients to understand litigation risk and develop litigation strategies ahead of time.

Fiona’s expert litigation skills combined with commercial nous has resulted in a proven track record in her cases. She has successfully represented numerous bondholder and lender groups in English litigation, as well as in contentious restructurings where she is able to contribute authoritative technical knowledge with litigation savvy. Fiona has a prolific record in commercial litigations before the English High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

Work Highlights

Credit Suisse AT1 Holders – Acting for holders in correspondence and proceedings against the Swiss authorities, Credit Suisse and UBS in respect of the AT1 write-downs.

Major S90 FSMA Claim – Acting for large group of institutional investors in prospectus liability claim against Glencore plc, for amounts in excess of £2bn.

Tuna Bond Litigation – Acting in complex English court proceedings against the Republic of Mozambique and Credit Suisse with respect to the “tuna bond scandal”, where amounts in dispute are over £500m.

Madison Pacific – Acting for a trustee in complex litigation (and related arbitration) proceedings relating to the bail-in of the Ukrainian bank PrivatBank, and the resultant failure to repay €500m of notes.

Claimant in Misrepresentation Proceedings – Acting for Parsdome Holdings in English litigation concerning misrepresentations made in the context of negotiations to settle a convertible note.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Solicitor of England & Wales

Education

BPP Law School

Legal Practice Course

Oxford University

M.A. (Hons)

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK

Banking Litigation - UK-wide
2
Band 2

Fiona Huntriss is frequently engaged to represent major financial institutions in cross-border disputes. She has considerable experience acting in a wide range of cases, including shareholder disputes and insolvency-related litigation.


Commercial and Corporate Litigation - London (Firms)
4
Band 4

Fiona Huntriss acts on a broad range of commercial disputes. She regularly represents institutional investors and clients in the financial services sector.

Strengths

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