Expertise

Rachel has experience acting on behalf of a range of companies including financial institutions and institutional investors as well as high net worth individuals on high-value disputes such as securities and group claims, fraud, breach of contract, tortious claims and insolvency matters.

Experience

• Acting for 112 financial institutions in a £487m claim under s90A FSMA against Tesco in respect of its accounting misstatements.
• Acting for the investment authority of Ras Al Khaimah (RAKIA) in a claim against a businessman for fraudulent misrepresentation, conspiracy and breach of contract and defending allegations of hacking and abuse of process.
• Acting on a multimillion pound claim against a FTSE 100 financial services provider in connection with breaches of contract and confidence.
• Acting for major retailers in multimillion pound claims against MasterCard arising from alleged breaches of EU and domestic competition law in relation to interchange fees.
• Acting for a group of institutional investors in a securities action brought against Petrofac.
• Acting for a group of institutional investors in a s.90 FSMA claim against a multinational commodity trading and mining company.

Career

Rachel studied Law at the University of Nottingham, after which she joined Stewarts as a paralegal in the Commercial Litigation department before completing her training contract at the firm.

Accreditations and Memberships

• London Solicitors Litigation Association
• Junior London Solicitors Litigation Association

Publications and Media

• Court approves most claimant substitutions and amendments in the Barclays securities litigation (Lexology)
• High Court rules on strike out and request for information in a claim against Standard Chartered relating to alleged bribery and non-compliance with US sanctions (Lexology)

Personal

Rachel enjoys travelling to new cities and countries abroad and trying new restaurants across London. She also loves the theatre and catching up with friends and family.