Jessie accepts instructions in all areas of commercial law. Jessie’s recent commercial work includes:

• Magomedov v Transneft [2023] EWHC 3134 – successfully securing a notification injunction for the Claimants in an action for conspiracy against a Russian State-owned oil pipeline company in an important judgment clarifying the ‘good arguable case’ test for injunctions (led by Tim Lord KC).
• Magomedov v FESCO and others – acting for the Claimants in an action alleging the Claimants’ business empire was unlawfully wrested by the operation of two conspiracies into Russian state hands (led by Tim Lord KC).
• Russian Aircraft Litigation – acting for AerCap, the world’s largest aircraft lessor, in their multi-billion dollar claims against their own insurers to recover the agreed values of aircraft and engines leased by AerCap which have not been returned by Russian airlines following the Russian invasion of Ukraine (led by Mark Howard KC and Stephen Midwinter KC).
• PJSC National Bank Trust & PJSC Bank Okritie v Mints & ors – acting for the Defendants in a claim involving sanctions issues and alleging dishonest breach of duties arising from a series of banking transactions (led by Helen Davies KC).
• Quantum Care Ltd v Lalit Modi [2023] EWCA Civ 171 – acting for Quantum Care in its appeal to the Court of Appeal against the judgment of the High Court ([2022] EWHC 721 (Ch)) in a high-profile deceit case (led by Tony Singla KC).
• Palmali Shipping SA v Litasco SA – acting for the Defendant in a shipping claim relating to alleged non-performance of a contract of affreightment and involving sanctions issues.
• Watchstone Group PLC v PricewaterhouseCoopers [2023] EWHC 1133 (Comm) – acting for the Claimant in a breach of confidence claim arising out of the allegedly wrongful disclosure by the Defendant of confidential information during a corporate finance deal (led by Tim Lord KC).
• Macdonald Hotels v Bank of Scotland – acting for Macdonald Hotels in its claim for breach of contractual duties, involving issues of duress (with Tim Lord KC and Ben Woolgar).
• The Ingenious Litigation – acting for Ingenious Media in a £200 million claim arising out of the marketing and operation of film production partnerships (described by The Lawyer as one of the top 20 cases of 2022) (led by Tim Lord KC and Simon Birt KC).
• Steven Sharp v Ingenious – acting for the Defendants in a dispute arising out of the same facts as The Ingenious Litigation, brought by an individual Claimant (with Simon Birt KC and Craig Morrison).
• BSV Claims Limited v Bittylicious Limited and others  - acting for Shapeshift AG in the defence of a 9.9 bn anti-trust class action against four major cryptocurrency exchanges concerning Bitcoin Satoshi Vision (“BSV”) (led by Tony Singla KC).
• An LCIA arbitration relating to a dispute about the supply of cryptocurrency (led by Helen Davies KC).
• Advising an investment company as to potential claims for fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation against a major investment bank in relation to credit default swaps (led by Tim Lord KC)
• CECEP COSTIN New Materials Group Limited v RSM Nelson Wheeler and RSM Hong Kong - acting for the Defendants in a significant professional negligence action in relation to an alleged management fraud.

Jessie accepts instructions in all areas of public law. Her recent public law work includes:

• AMG Wealth Solutions v Financial Conduct Authority – a challenge to the FCA’s exercise of powers under s. 404 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (with Jemima Stratford KC).
• O’Sullivan v Ministry of Justice: acting pro bono (unled) for the Claimant in a claim against the Ministry of Justice for the loss of a former inmate’s property while imprisoned.
• Colwell v The Alzheimer’s Society: acting pro bono (unled) for The Alzheimer’s Society in an application for a mandatory injunction.
• Advising an NGO in relation to potential judicial review and human rights challenges to a policing pilot programme (led by Zahra Al-Rikabi)
• Mohammad Hossein Jahanshahi and others v Metro Bank PLC – a claim on behalf of a large group of Iranian individuals and companies under the Equality Act 2010 and the Blocking Regulation (led by Maya Lester KC).
• R (Alumno Student (Essex) Limited) v Essex Court Council - acting for Alumno in a judicial review against Essex County Council's decision to exercise a pre-emption over certain land (led by Fergus Randolph KC)
• Advice on responding to OFSI regarding compliance with sanctions licences over a period of several years (led by Maya Lester KC).
• Assisting and advising the FCA on proposed regulatory interventions.

Jessie is developing a pro bono practice. Prior to transferring to the bar, she appeared before the Employment Tribunal in several cases involving discrimination, unfair dismissal and unpaid wages whilst on secondment to the Free Representation Unit from Linklaters LLP. While at Linklaters, Jessie had a strong pro bono practice, acting for clients in relation to reproductive justice, the death penalty, refugee law and international humanitarian law.

Jessie has a particular interest in public international law, human rights and sanctions and accepts instructions in all areas of international law. Jessie’s recent international law work includes:

• Advising on obligations under the International Law of the Sea in the context of deep sea mining.
• Advising on a potential European Court of Human Rights claim for breach of Article 6 (right to a fair trial) and Article 2 (right to life).
• Advising on sanctions obligations in relation to the Russia sanctions regime and the Libya sanctions regime.
• Acting for the successful respondent State in 16812/17 Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company Ltd, and others v Georgia (2019) before the European Court of Human Rights (as a solicitor, with Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KC and Sarah Love).

During pupillage, Jessie assisted Maya Lester KC on a number of sanctions matters relating to the EU Blocking Regulation and human rights/Magnitsky sanctions. Jessie also assisted Maya Lester KC on a number of public international law matters for the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.

Professional experience:

2023: South Eastern Circuit Bar Mess Foundation Advanced International Advocacy Course at Keble College, Oxford

2019: Called to the Bar of England and Wales

2016-19: Associate, Dispute Resolution, Linklaters LLP

2016: Seconded Employment Advocate, Free Representation Unit

2014-16: Trainee Solicitor, Linklaters LLP

Education:

2019: Bar Transfer Test, BPP Law School

2017: Advanced Course on International Criminal Law, International Law and Economic Crime, The Hague Academy of International Law

2013-14: LLM, University of Cambridge (First Class)

2007-12: LLB, University of New South Wales, Australia (First Class Honours)

2007-12: BA (International Studies), University of New South Wales, Australia (Distinction)

Scholarships and prizes:

John & Sophie Laws Scholar, Bar European Group

Becker Law Studentship, Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge

Kate Bertram Prize, Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge

Best performance in Public International Law, University of New South Wales

Dean’s List, Arts and Social Sciences, University of New South Wales

Semi-finalist, International Criminal Court Trial Moot, The Hague

Semi-finalist, World Human Rights Moot, Pretoria, South Africa

'Aiding and Abetting by Omission before the International Criminal Tribunals'​ (2016) 14(4) Journal of International Criminal Justice 747

'The International Criminal Court and Financial Crime' in Barry Rider (ed), Research Handbook on International Financial Crime (2015, Edward Elgar)

‘Overview: Criminal Law, Evidence & Procedure’ (2014) 3(2) Cambridge Journal of International and Comparative Law