Georgia is ranked as a “Leading Junior” in Insolvency and a “Rising Star” in Banking and Finance in the 2025 edition of The Legal 500 UK Bar Guide which describes her as “robust in submissions”, “punchy” and “bright”, while also being “very user friendly, commercial and client focused.”
Regularly instructed as sole counsel against silks and senior juniors, Georgia acts routinely in multi-million-pound disputes (including cases in the tens and hundreds of millions). She is known for her incisive advocacy and strategic acumen beyond her year of call. In particularly heavyweight cases, Georgia is also experienced in acting as junior to leading silks.
Georgia’s recent instructions as sole counsel include: a £150 million shareholder dispute involving breach of fiduciary duty, trust and contract; a successful defence at trial of an £8 million Chancery Division claim concerning an alleged share purchase agreement (Fulstow & Woods v Francis [2024] EWHC 2122 (Ch)); and a £25 million guarantee claim. She is also currently instructed as sole counsel in a £4.2 million FinTech investment fraud dispute (against a silk-led team) and in a high-value LCIA arbitration concerning a law firm partnership dispute.
Georgia’s practice is strongly international. Her recent work includes advising the Italian government in negotiations for the first post-Brexit cross-border insolvency protocol between parallel proceedings in the UK and an EU Member State; advising two global banks in a multi-million-pound Spanish restructuring and acting in major cross-border asset recovery litigation involving jurisdictions including Chile, EU Member States, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, India, Israel, and Singapore.
Georgia has substantial experience acting for and against banks and other financial institutions in all aspects of banking and financial services disputes. Her work spans fraudulent investment schemes, mis-selling, regulatory breaches and litigation involving guarantees, debentures and financial instruments.
Georgia is ranked as a “Rising Star” by the Legal 500 in Banking and Finance who comment she is “very user friendly, commercial and client focused. Robust in submissions and doesn’t back off a tricky argument”.
Recent instructions include:
Civil Fraud and Asset Recovery
Georgia is regularly instructed in high-value, high-stakes commercial fraud litigation, routinely as sole counsel. She acts in claims involving misappropriation, deceit, conspiracy, breach of fiduciary duty and fraudulent misrepresentation, alongside multi-jurisdictional enforcement, tracing and disclosure issues. Her practice spans all stages of litigation – from urgent injunctive relief through to trial and advising on worldwide enforcement and asset recovery strategies. She is known for her robust advocacy, forensic approach and tactical precision.
Recent highlights include:
Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
Georgia is regularly instructed in substantial commercial litigation and arbitration, routinely as sole counsel in cases valued up to £150 million. Her work spans shareholder and contractual disputes and complex financial and investment claims. She is known for her robust advocacy, commerciality and ability to lead heavy litigation without a leader.
Georgia has particular strength in cases involving fraud, fiduciary duties and jurisdictional issues. She acts for a wide range of clients including multi-national conglomerates, financial institutions, professional firms and high-net-worth individuals.
Recent highlights include:
(1) Fulstow (2) Woods v Francis [2024] EWHC 2122 (Ch)
Successfully representing Mr Francis in a 5-day Chancery Division trial, where the Claimants alleged they had agreed to purchase 32% of shares in development land valued at £32 million, with a post-planning estimate of £100 million. The Judge dismissed the claims entirely and awarded indemnity costs against the Claimants. The case is significant and was widely reported for the Judge’s findings on the Claimants’ solicitor’s failure to comply with PD57AC, with the Judge finding that “false” certificates of compliance had been signed. This decision underscores the importance of adherence to procedural rules and the severe consequences of non-compliance in high-stakes commercial litigation.
Georgia has extensive experience in company and partnership disputes, particularly those involving breach of fiduciary duty and shareholder fallouts. Her work frequently overlaps with her commercial, fraud and insolvency practices. She acts for shareholders, directors, partnerships and companies – both onshore and offshore – and is often instructed as sole counsel in disputes with several millions.
Recent cases in which Georgia has been instructed as sole counsel include:
Georgia is a highly experienced insolvency litigator, regularly instructed in complex and high-value disputes, often as sole counsel. She is ranked as a Leading Junior in Insolvency by the Legal 500 who regard her as “punchy” and “bright”.
She acts for office-holders, creditors, investors, financial institutions, companies, directors and other individuals in litigation arising from misfeasance, asset recovery, wrongful trading, remuneration challenges and cross-border issues. Her practice frequently overlaps with allegations of fraud, breaches of duty and international asset tracing.
Georgia’s recent instructions include:
Re Mederco (Cardiff) Ltd [2021] EWHC 386 (Ch).
Application in the High Court relating to a defective administration extension where the consent of hundreds of international investors with claims exceeding £4.5 million, who should have been treated as secured creditors as holders of equitable liens, was not obtained. Significant judgment considering whether the Court can backdate a retrospective administration order for more than 364 days and determining that the post- Brexit legislation applied despite the order being backdated before the end of the transition period.
Retrospective administration order plus an extension obtained.
Georgia has particular expertise in professional liability claims arising in the context of company, insolvency and financial services litigation. She regularly acts in high-value disputes involving directors and officers, insolvency practitioners and insurance coverage and is well placed to handle complex multi-party cases involving fiduciary duties, statutory breaches and overlapping FSMA issues.
She has advised both claimants and defendants – including creditors, office-holders and insurers – under the Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Act 2010, D&O policy disputes and professional negligence claims involving misfeasance.
Georgia’s recent work includes:
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