Catherine Gibaud KC

Catherine is an experienced commercial litigator, specialising in banking and finance, financial services and regulation, civil fraud, group litigation, corporate insolvency and fraudulent trading disputes, and professional negligence & indemnity work.

Catherine has particular experience in disputes involving misleading statements to investors and the mis-selling of complex financial products and derivatives. Drawing on her previous actuarial experience, she very much enjoys disputes involving multiple financial, economic and other expert witnesses.

Over 25 years at the commercial Bar, Catherine has acted for banks, corporates, professional services firms, funds, individual professionals, consumers, regulators, insurers, asset managers and pension funds in banking, financial services, insolvency, contractual, professional negligence and regulatory disputes.

As part of her contentious regulatory practice, Catherine acts for individuals, regulated firms and regulatory bodies. Catherine has been instructed by regulators including FCA, FRC, and GFSC (Guernsey Financial Services Commission). Before taking silk, Catherine was regularly instructed for the Government (on the Attorney General’s panels) in Directors’ Disqualification proceedings and for the Secretary of State in winding up companies in the public interest under s124A Insolvency Act.

In 2018, Catherine was appointed to the part-time role of Senior Decision Maker by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. In cases appointed to them, Senior Decision Makers, sitting alone, determine the outcome of the Commission’s major enforcement cases.

In September 2022, Catherine was appointed a part-time Deputy District Judge (civil) on the South-Eastern circuit.