"I would recommend Gardner Leader to anyone needing help with litigation matters. I wouldn’t hesitate to use them again."Client of Katie Dyson
Katie Dyson
Senior Associate
Katie Dyson is a Senior Associate and Knowledge Development Lawyer in the Dispute Resolution Team.
Commercial Disputes Experience
Katie specialises in complex multi-jurisdiction commercial dispute resolution and has experience in banking and finance litigation. Her work includes procurement claims, cross border injunctions, civil fraud, commodities actions, corporate litigation and a significant amount of international arbitration (ICC and GAFTA), including at a sovereign/interstate level.
Katie is also a Knowledge Development Lawyer. As such, Katie has a strong focus on the technical aspects of her cases and regularly deploys this for the benefit of her clients. Katie contributes to Practical Law’s Dispute Resolution pages and is listed as a Dispute Resolution Expert on LexisPSL.
Prior to joining Gardner Leader, Katie worked in the Financial Litigation practices of two leading international law firms. She has two First Class degrees and has undertaken a secondment to the Global Markets department of a major multinational investment bank.
Work Highlights
- Defending a fraud and breach of contract claim asserting the misappropriation of a port facility and other corporate assets in Moldova.
- Acting for the claimant in a civil fraud claim involving allegations of misappropriation, undue influence and breach of fiduciary duty.
- Acting on behalf of an international commodities trader to secure the performance of a counterparty’s obligations following a disputed declaration of force majeure.
- Assisting with the defence of a multi-million pound Tomlinson-style High Court conspiracy claim, which has been the subject of Parliamentary discussions and mainstream press coverage.
- Defending a High Court procurement challenge brought under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
- Experience in bilateral trade arbitrations.
- Assisting with a highly sensitive investigation conducted on behalf of a global investment fund following FCA enforcement action
Recent Articles:
- LexisPSL Case Analysis: Conspiracy and deceit—dismissal of application for strike out/summary judgment (Raja v McMillan) (behind paywall)
- Practical Law Dispute Resolution Blog: A sense of purpose: UK Supreme Court clarifies SAAMCO principles
- LexisPSL Case Analysis: Proprietary injunctions: costs paid under order ‘procured by fraud’ not held on constructive trust (Taylor v Khodabakhsh) (behind paywall)
- Practical Law Dispute Resolution Blog: Collateral value: use of documents disclosed under the Norwich Pharmacal jurisdiction in other proceedings
- Cortado Q&A: Interview with Elizabeth Rimmer (CEO of LawCare)
- Article for Practical Law: Debarring orders and disclosure (behind paywall)
- Article for Practical Law: Debarring orders: the enforcement of interlocutory costs orders (behind paywall)
- Cortado Q&A: Interview with Shantanu Majumdar QC
- Gardner Leader Client Guide: Legal Professional Privilege
- Practical Law Dispute Resolution Blog: Security for costs: delay isn’t always fatal
- Cortado Q&A: Interview with Freddie Khalastchi, an insolvency practitioner at Menzies
- Article for Newbury Today: Pension scams: the warning signs
Legal Directories and Awards
Katie was listed in the 2022 Legal 500 rankings as a Rising Star for Commercial Litigation. She is described as being “a young talent coming through – she has a bright future.” “She is a rising star. A protege of Chris Felton, she brings a similar combination of humour and industry to her work.”
Memberships and Professional Bodies
- Women in Banking and Finance
- Advocates for International Development
- Katie is listed as a Dispute Resolution Expert on LexisNexis – https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/legal/experts/7068
Katie Dyson qualified in 2015.
Recent Articles
- 11-01-2022 - Sweet relief: Court of Appeal grants relief from sanctions in the absence of a formal application
- 15-11-2021 - We need to serve proceedings (claim form etc) in the British Virgin Islands from the Court of England and Wales. The lease provides England and Wales as the governing law but is silent as to jurisdiction. What steps do we need to take to serve proceedings?
- 04-10-2021 - The buck stops where? Relevance of the defendant’s funding arrangements to an application for security for costs
- 15-12-2020 - Cortado Q&A: Elizabeth Rimmer
- 06-05-2020 - Cortado Q&A: Shantanu Majumdar QC
- 23-01-2020 - Security for costs: delay isn’t always fatal
- 06-09-2019 - Cortado Q&A: Freddy Khalastchi
- 27-07-2018 - Insight not hindsight: implying terms into commercial contracts
