Nadia Osborne

I have expertise in a wide range of complex commercial litigation, both domestic and cross-jurisdictional. As a multi-specialist litigator, my work covers various practices and substantive areas, including group actions, director/shareholder disputes (including Venture Capital disputes), post M&A disputes, civil fraud, cross border insolvency (representing creditors, debtors and insolvency practitioners), international arbitration (including LCIA, UNCITRAL and ICC arbitrations) and reputation management.

My experience spans cases that have gone to both court and arbitral trials (in England, the USA and Iceland) as well as applications for injunctive relief or other interlocutory relief.

I have been working in the group action arena since 2008 when I represented over 100 UK local authorities, more than 10 UK universities and two private companies affected by the collapse of the Icelandic banks in 2008, working closely with local counsel and UK counsel (and Dutch counsel who also had depositor creditor clients) to bring (and defend) proceedings in the Icelandic District Court and the Icelandic Supreme Court. I also worked on the winding up of Landsbanki and Glitnir, attending Open Creditor Meetings and Informal Creditor Meetings. In addition, I advised 365 UK local authorities defending a collective action (known as the APPS litigation) brought by personal search companies in respect of breach of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004. I subsequently assisted 100+ claimants in a group action for restitution of monies paid to the privatised water and sewerage undertakings in England & Wales in alleged breach of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

I am also well versed in dealing with complex multi-claims in a fraud and insolvency context, having previously represented a UK financial services regulator in relation to a complex cross border interconnected recoveries action worth in excess of £400m associated with the winding up of feign corporate entities (arising from a complex fraudulent property Ponzi scheme in the Caribbean involving thousands of investors). Work done included domestic and cross-border insolvency issues and ongoing management of claims both in and out of the UK including formal insolvency processes and civil litigation, working with insolvency practitioners in the Eastern Caribbean Circuit and the UK, as well as local counsel in St Lucia, Barbados and the Dominican Republic.

On the commercial litigation side, I have a particular interest in disputes involving an international element and working with foreign counsel and clients. As a consequence, the majority of my caseload has an international dimension and I regularly work alongside and co-counsel with lawyers in other jurisdictions, including Europe (in particular Germany, Netherlands, Belgium and Georgia), USA and the Middle East (including Dubai, Oman and Saudi Arabia). I act for a range of clients including English and international registered companies / corporations including listed entities as well as high net worth individuals and entrepreneurial clients.

As a female and mum of two girls, I am particularly passionate about promoting women in the workplace and am consequentially a member of various organisations in the abovementioned practice areas which share this aim.

Outside of work, I like to stay active, go to the theatre and travel with my family. I am also a history enthusiast.