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Provided by Louise Hutton KC
Practice Areas
Louise’s practice covers commercial and commercial/chancery litigation and arbitration, including banking and finance litigation, fraud, insolvency/restructuring and company law.
Louise’s recent work has included:
Stanford International Bank Limited (in liquidation) v HSBC Bank plc, defending claims for breach of the Quincecare duty and in dishonest assistance arising from the Ponzi scheme of Allen Stanford. HSBC successfully applied to strike out the vast majority of the claims: Supreme Court decision at [2022] UKSC 34.
Ivanishvili v Credit Suisse Life (Bermuda) Limited: acting for the Plaintiffs in the dispute between Bidzina Ivanishvili (the former Prime Minister of Georgia) and other plaintiffs and Credit Suisse Life (Bermuda) Limited (“CS Life”), arising out of a long-running fraud committed by an employee of Credit Suisse. The Plaintiffs’ claims succeeded following trial in Bermuda and judgment was given in the sum of over USD600m. Credit Suisse’s appeal was heard over 5 days in December 2022 and judgment is awaited.
Avonwick Holdings Ltd v Azitio Holdings Ltd: an 8 week Commercial Court trial involving allegations of misrepresentation, deceit and conspiracy.
Louise acted for LBHI2 throughout the Lehman “Waterfall I” litigation, which included the issue of currency conversion claims (on which LBHI2 succeeded in the Supreme Court [2017] UKSC 38) as well as issues of the construction of subordinated debt agreements, statutory interest entitlement, the extent of the s.74 liability of members, and the application of insolvency set-off.
Louise has been called to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (BVI).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Louise Hutton KC is sought after for her advice and advocacy in major pieces of fraud litigation incorporating the full spectrum of allegations. Many of her cases are banking-related.
Louise Hutton KC has worked in substantial and high-profile matters for a range of clients, including banks and administrators. Her experience includes issues of fraud and breaches of fiduciary duty, and she is skilled at acting in arbitration proceedings.
Louise Hutton KC is a well-respected commercial barrister with expertise spanning commercial, fraud and insolvency. She often advises on high-value, cross-border restructuring and insolvency claims in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Louise is a phenomenal silk. She is such a bright, able and hard-working character, and incredibly knowledgeable and articulate."
"Louise is a real team player and a good advocate, technically very strong, with a huge work ethic."
"Louise is a good and measured advocate. She's hard-working and easy to deal with."
"She is a pleasure to work with."
"Louise is excellent. She's on top of the detail and good at thinking commercially about the case from the client's perspective."
"Louise is excellent. She is on top of the detail – she's very client-focused and good at thinking about the case from the client's perspective and thinking commercially."
"Louise is a phenomenal silk. She is such a bright, able and hard-working character, and incredibly knowledgeable and articulate."
"Louise is a real team player and a good advocate, technically very strong, with a huge work ethic."
"Louise is a good and measured advocate. She's hard-working and easy to deal with."
"She is a pleasure to work with."
"Louise is excellent. She's on top of the detail and good at thinking commercially about the case from the client's perspective."
"Louise is excellent. She is on top of the detail – she's very client-focused and good at thinking about the case from the client's perspective and thinking commercially."
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