Olivia Chaffin-Laird

Practice Areas

Olivia has a commercial practice with experience in banking and finance and financial regulation, professional negligence, fraud, contract, company and partnership and insolvency disputes. Her cases are often complex, high value and high stakes.  

Recognised for her meticulous preparation and attention to detail, combined with thorough and tenacious advocacy. Olivia provides a clear, analytical approach with a degree of pragmatism.

Civil Fraud, Contract, Company & Partnership disputes:

Olivia regularly provides advice, advocacy and drafting in a wide range of both company law and partnership disputes and often instructed in matters relating to allegations of misfeasance, disqualification of directors, fraudulent and wrongful trading, company administrations, insolvent partnerships, minority shareholder disputes and litigation following the breakdown of a partnership. 

Banking and Finance:

Olivia has significant experience in the financial services sector, often dealing with complicated finance, fraud and deception cases. She also acts for large groups of investors who have received negligent financial advice and those who have has significant financial loss, as a result of collapsed funds and schemes.  

In addition, Olivia has substantial expertise in all aspects of retail and commercial banking. She has been involved in cases regarding interest rate swaps and misrepresentation, cheque conversion, breach of mandate, bailment and a variety of disputes concerning the enforceability of securities, including guarantees and mortgages. 

She has in depth experience in a wide variety of failed funds and investments including Harlequin, Sustainable Growth Group in Cambodia, Alpha Bank, Cyprus, Unregulated Collective Investment Schemes and Ready2Rent/Ready2Invest in Croatia, Bulgaria and Montenegro.