Jane Gibson

Practice Areas

Jane's areas of expertise include advising on a wide range of problems in connection with financial transactions. These include derivatives litigation and other banking disputes (including over investments in structured products) and related issues such as margin calls and other collateral requirements. She acted for the European Commission on an important insolvency law point, which was referred to the Court of Appeal.

Her Chambers and Partners top ranking quotes client praise for her being: “the type of lawyer that the other side wants to instruct afterwards”, “popular with clients, who champion her as “a fantastic litigator who is really on the ball” with “excellent judgement”, and “tenacity” who “doesn’t shirk from a difficult matter” . She has maintained her top tier ranking in Chambers for twelve years and is also ranked as a “Hall of Fame” leading individual in Legal 500, who commented that she is a “consummate litigator”, “expert at cutting through the issues to find solutions for clients”, “very bright and tough” and say she “is lauded for her excellent business acumen” and “a great negotiator, will fight to get the best outcome, and is very much on top of legal developments”.

Jane Gibson is known generally in the market for representing corporate clients and financial institutions in a range of substantial commercial disputes.

Strengths (according to the Chambers researchers:

"Jane is incredibly knowledgeable, strategic and a really talented litigator."

"Jane is scarily bright. She is really good with clients and understanding their needs."

"Jane is sharp as a box of knives. She clearly knows her commercial and civil contract law, and is very competent"

"Jane is absolutely razor sharp - she is frighteningly intelligent and has an ability to cut through the issues and quickly digest very complex problems."

"Jane Gibson is a top-class litigator with a sharp mind and excellent client care skills."