Hannah Sharp
Rosling KingRosling King‘s ’dynamic, female-led group of fantastic partners and associates’ represents clients from the financial services, banking, insurance, energy, real estate, mining, sport, food and beverage, and commercial and professional services sectors. The team is notably experienced in shareholder and partnership disputes, as well as claims involving breach of directors’ duties, contract breaches, negligence and mis-selling. Department head Georgina Squire is a past chair of the Law Society Litigation Committee. Hannah Sharp is a specialist in financial services disputes and Lauren Pardoe is ‘a phenomenally bright partner’. Kate Rigby and Laura Matthews are also both experienced commercial litigation practitioners.
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Testimonials
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‘Very good availability, very high levels of responsiveness, strongly committed to its cases, and very friendly and likeable.’
‘A good tight team of enthusiastic and effective lawyers.’
‘The team are proactive in keeping clients abreast of all developments in cases.’
‘They are tenacious in tracking down information from a variety of sources and are not put off by the tardiness of third parties or the misleading actions of counterparties. The quality and turnaround of response letters are excellent.’
‘Rosling King punches above its weight, attracting excellent work from large funders due to its experienced team and excellent client service. The women-led partner team is unusual in the sector and they make a real effort to be inclusive when instructing counsel too.’
‘The litigation team is a nimble, dynamic, female-led group of fantastic partners and associates who drive the client's case forward. The team has the experience to provide strategic oversight and direction in a case, but also the ability to get into the detail of complicated factual cases where necessary.’
‘Hannah Sharp is excellent - clever, careful, incisive, and a good team leader who inspires confidence in her clients.’
‘Lauren Pardoe is a phenomenally bright partner whose personable charm belies an excellent grasp of legal and commercial issues. She has a supportive attitude and simultaneously drives forward litigation even in high-pressure situations.’
Key clients
- WWRT
- Gable Insurance
- Christian Souter
- Grove Road Tyres
- Sunley Estates
- Palmali Shipping
Work highlights
- Acting for WWRT in relation to its £65m claim (brought under Ukrainian tort law) against the former chairman of a Ukrainian bank and his ex-wife, which concerns non-performing loans advanced by the bank.
- Acting for the liquidators of Gable Insurance, in relation to a claim under Liechtenstein law to recover £20m, alleged to have been misappropriated by the former directors of the parent company and their associates.
- Acting for Palmali Shipping in its $175m claim against Litasco, which concerns the supply of crude oil.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Georgina Squire