Banking and Finance, Civil Fraud and Asset Recovery, Commercial Litigation, Company, Joint Venture and Partnership, Fintech, Insolvency and Restructuring, Interim Injunctions and Freezing Orders, International Arbitration, Professional Negligence
Barrister specialising in Banking and Finance, Civil Fraud and Asset Recovery, Commercial Litigation, Company, Joint Venture and Partnership, Fintech & Digital Assets, Insolvency and Restructuring, Interim Injunctions and Freezing Orders, International Arbitration and Professional Negligence.
Justina Stewart’s practice encompasses the full range of commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on banking and financial services, civil fraud, fintech and digital assets, insolvency and international arbitration.
She is ranked in the key legal directories as a Leading Junior in several areas:
Commercial Litigation/Commercial Dispute Resolution Banking and Finance Fintech and digital assets Financial Services Regulation; and Insolvency.Justina is ranked as a Leading Junior in Chambers UK Bar, Chambers Global, Legal 500 and Legal 500 Middle East.
Comments in legal directories have included “phenomenally bright”, “an absolute delight to work with”, “a hard-hitting litigator. She is able to parachute into a dispute and turn it 180 degrees in favour of her clients” “brilliant for banking litigation”, “no matter how stressful the situation, Justina has a way of calming matters so that the focus is always on the issues at hand”, “impressive”, “strong, dynamic and commercial”, “great to use on difficult insolvency claims”, “a highly intelligent and tenacious litigator, she is also far more financially literate than most barristers”, “incredibly impressive and a force to be reckoned with” and “a fantastic communicator”, , “a phenomenal addition to any team when you have claims against banks” with “outstanding legal acumen”.
Justina’s cases frequently involve multi-jurisdictional elements and matters which are notable for their complexity and novelty.
Before coming to the Bar, Justina was an international investment banker, working with top-ranked corporate finance teams on complex transactions. This, together with her economics degrees, gives her a level of financial acumen and familiarity with financial products that is rare at the Bar.
She has been appointed to the Attorney General’s Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown for many years, and is registered with both the DIFC (Part II registration) and ADGM Courts.
French (Fair), Polish (Fair)