Olivia Chaffin-Laird

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.

She is 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. Ranked in the legal directories for commercial disputes.

Olivia regularly provides advice, advocacy and drafting in a wide range of both company law and partnership disputes and often instructs 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.

Olivia was previously Junior Counsel to the Crown (Regional Panel) where she acted for the Secretary of State in insolvency and company/partnership matters including company directors’ disqualification proceedings, BROs and in public interest winding up petitions.