Lisa specialises in all aspect of the law relating to financial wrongdoing:
- Commercial fraud, bribery and corruption
- Whistleblowing
- Civil recovery and property freezing orders
- Criminal confiscation, restraint and receivership
- Anti money laundering advice and statutory reporting
- Corporate investigations
- Private prosecutions and investigations
Notable current/recent instructions:
Skatteforvaltningen v Solo Capital Partners LLP (in administration) and others (instructed July 2018-present)
Representing Mr Sanjay Shah, his corporate entities (the “Sanjay Shah Defendants”) and Usha Shah in the alleged $2 billion international dividend arbitrage (“cum-ex”) fraud; one of the largest and most complex pieces of litigation ever commenced in the Commercial Court.
Led by Nigel Jones KC (Gatehouse Chambers) for the Commercial Court proceedings, and by Nigel Jones KC and Kieron Beal KC (Blackstone Chambers) for the appellate proceedings. Read the judgment here and the Court’s press summary here.
Appellant proceedings:
- United Kingdom Supreme Court (Lord Hodge, Lord Lloyd-Jones, Lord Briggs, Lord Hamblen, Lord Richards), appeal heard on 5-6 July 2023, judgment handed down on 8 November 2023 upholding CA decision: [2023] UKSC 40.
- Court of Appeal (Sir Julian Flaux, Philips LJ, Stuart-Smith LJ), appeal heard on 25-27 January 2022, judgment handed down on 25 February 2022 overturning the Revenue Rule Trial judgment: [2022] QB 772.
Commercial Court proceedings:
- Main Trial: determination of SKAT’s claims in deceit, unlawful means conspiracy, dishonest assistance, unjust enrichment, knowing receipt and proprietary remedies heard by Mr Justice Andrew Baker (9 April 2024 to 10 April 2025) (judgment awaited).
- Validity Trial: second preliminary issue trial (17 January-10 February 2023) heard by Mr Justice Andrew Baker setting out the requirements for a valid reclaim of withholding tax under Danish law: [2023] EWHC 590 (Comm).
- Revenue Rule Trial: first preliminary issue trial (22-25 March 2021) heard by Mr Justice Andrew Baker. Entire claim dismissed on the basis that it was not admissible under Dicey Rule 20 (previously Dicey Rule 3): [2021] EWHC 974 (Comm).
- See also: [2021] EWHC 1222 (Comm) (indemnity costs judgment); [2020] EWHC 2161 (Comm) (release of proprietary injunction funds); [2020] EWHC 1658 (Comm) (stakeholders application).
Examples of notable previous instructions:
- Bagnall v UK, ECHR (Second Section Decision, 8 July 2025) declaring applications inadmissible: instructed by the UK government in linked applications concerning criminal confiscation and Article 6 / A1P1 (led by James Eadie KC). See also Bagnall [2013] 1 WLR 204.
- Representing alleged offender in £1bn restraint proceedings (led by Geoffrey Cox KC).
- Led a team of barristers and paralegals conducting internal compliance review of energy and transport contracts to assess whether payments would offend international standards on bribery and corruption. Based at multinational’s HQ in Paris.
- Expert instruction by the EU and UN to speak at international conferences on money laundering and proceeds of crime.
- “Hatton Garden” confiscation proceedings.
- Money laundering advice to household Plc re investments in the medical cannabis market in Canada (led by Kennedy Talbot KC).
Consistently ranked in Legal 500 and Chambers UK since 2014.