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Corporate

During a 3-month secondment to Slaughter and May’s corporate/M&A department, Olivia was involved in a variety of matters with highlights including:

  • Advising on the application of the financial assistance rules to a proposed takeover by a public company
  • Advising a registered society in relation to the conduct of its affairs
  •  Providing a broad range of contractual advice in relation to agreements involving international companies in the financial services and telecommunications sectors
  •  Assisting with a matter concerning the compatibility of an LLP agreement with regulatory requirements
  •  Assisting with a public company’s board effectiveness review
Litigation

As a Judicial Assistant, Olivia worked on two high profile trials in the Commercial Court and Chancery Division, namely:

  • Suppipat & Ors v Narongdej & Ors [2023] EWHC 1988 (Comm) (as judicial assistant to Mr Justice Calver) – a US $2 billion multi-party fraud claim concerning the sale of Thailand’s largest wind energy company. This case was one of The Lawyer’s “Top 20 Cases of 2022” and involved a 20-week trial.
  • The Duke of Sussex & Ors v MGN Limited [2023] EWHC 3217 (Ch) (as judicial assistant to Mr Justice Fancourt) – part of the fourth wave of the Mirror Newspapers Hacking Litigation, this case concerned four test claims against MGN Limited for alleged misuse of private information.
Education & Awards

Education

  • City, University of London, Bar Vocational Studies Course – Distinction (first in year) (2021-2022)
  • The London School of Economics, LLM with Corporate and Commercial Law specialism – Distinction (2019-2020)
  • The University of Cambridge, Robinson College, BA Hons Law – First Class (2016-2019)

Prizes and scholarships

Bar course:

  • City, University of London, Senior Scarman Prize for the highest overall result on the Bar Vocational Studies programme (2022)
  • City, University of London, Bar Vocational Studies Scholarship (2021)
  • Lincoln’s Inn, Lord Denning Scholarship (a Major Scholarship) (2021)

University:

  • Letter of Commendation from the Chair of Examiners of Part II of the Law Tripos at Cambridge University for the highest first in the Crime and Criminal Justice seminar paper (2019)
  •  Robinson College Scholarship and College Prize for first class result (2019)
  • Nicola Blakeman Memorial Prize for joint-top performance in Robinson College in Part 1A of the Law Tripos (2017)
  • Robinson College Mooting Cup (2017)
Memberships & Publications

Chancery Bar Association

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