Rachael specialises in complex commercial litigation and has worked on some of the world’s largest and most complicated cases against challenging opponents. Earlier in her career, she spent 9 months in the Cayman Islands representing the Plaintiff in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands’ longest ever trial and one of the largest fraud trials ever litigated worldwide. Rachael’s work often has an international aspect and she has particular expertise in working as part of a global team of advisors and fighting litigation across multiple jurisdictions and forums.
Rachael acts for a wide range of clients including ultra-high net worth individuals, entrepreneurs, business owners, directors and office holders. She prides herself on providing direct strategic advice in order to secure the best outcome for a client.
Recent cases include:
- Acting for a group of Defendants in a significant multi party Commercial Court claim for alleged bribery, money laundering and breach of fiduciary duty including claims under Kuwaiti and Swiss law. The case was listed in The Lawyer as one of the top 20 cases of 2020.
- Advising an ultra-high net worth individual in relation to a significant prospective claim for breach of fiduciary duty and misrepresentation against a financial institution and in respect of applications in the BVI and the Cayman Islands for the just and equitable winding up of funds the client had invested in on the grounds of mismanagement.
- Acting for a group of investors in their Commercial Court claim in their claims for fraudulent misrepresentation and conspiracy against companies connected with a Russian financial institution. Rachael also worked with lawyers in the Netherlands to cross-examine former directors of a related Dutch Company.