Professional practice

Eloise completed pupillage in September 2025 and is developing a broad commercial litigation practice in line with Chambers’ profile.

As a pupil, Eloise was involved in cases including:

  • Filatona Trading Ltd v Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan UK LLP [2024] EWHC 2573 (Comm) – Norwich Pharmacal proceedings brought in relation to a document alleged to be a forgery deployed in an attempt to defraud the court.
  • Celestial Aviation Services v UniCredit – on the effect of UK/EU/US sanctions on the enforceability of a letter of credit, one of the Lawyer’s Top Ten Appeals of 2024.
  • MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA v Conti 11 Container Schiffahrts GmbH & Co KG MS [2025] UKSC 14 – on the interpretation of the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims.

Before joining Chambers, Eloise worked as a judicial assistant to Lord Justice Males in the Court of Appeal. In this role, Eloise worked on significant commercial appeals including:

  • ED&F Man Capital Markets v Come Harvest and Others [2022] EWCA Civ 1704 – on causation of loss in a £300 million metals fraud dispute involving the provision of forged warehouse receipts.
  • Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd (in Liquidation) v Stevens [2023] EWCA Civ 1120 – on remedies for dishonestly assisting breaches of fiduciary duties in the context of the redevelopment of a commercial property portfolio.
  • Deutsche Bank AG (London Branch) v Central Bank of Venezuela [2023] EWCA Civ 742 – on the one voice principle in international law, affecting control of gold reserves held by the Republic of Venezuela worth US$1.95 billion.
  • FIMBank Plc v KCH Shipping Co Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 569 – on the interpretation of the Hague-Visby Rules in relation to a claim for the misdelivery of cargo.

 

Arbitration & related court applications

Eloise assisted with the following matters during pupillage:

  • An LCIA arbitral claim for an account brought against parties alleged to be the fiduciary managing agents of a business portfolio.
  • Defending a section 72 challenge brought against an LCIA arbitral award in the context of an agreement for the international sale of pharmaceutical products.

As a judicial assistant, Eloise worked on:

  • National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) v 1.) Crescent Petroleum Company International Limited and 2.) Crescent Gas Corporation Limited [2023] EWCA Civ 826, on the proper interpretation of the provisions of the Arbitration Act 1996 relating to challenging arbitral awards. Eloise was credited for her work in the Court of Appeal’s judgment.
  • DHL Project and Chartering v Gemini Ocean Shipping [2022] EWCA Civ 1555 – a section 67 challenge engaging issues relating to the separability of arbitration agreements.
Banking & financial services

During pupillage, Eloise has been involved with matters including:

  • Celestial Aviation Services v UniCredit – on the effect of UK/EU/US sanctions on the enforceability of a letter of credit, one of the Lawyer’s Top Ten Appeals of 2024 (with James Sheehan KC).
  • Defending a claim for alleged repudiatory breach of contract in the context of a cryptocurrency business.
Civil fraud & asset recovery

During pupillage, Eloise gained experience in a large number of civil fraud disputes. Recent highlights include:

  • Filatona Trading Ltd v Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan UK LLP [2024] EWHC 2573 (Comm) – Norwich Pharmacal proceedings brought in relation to a document alleged to be a forgery deployed in an attempt to defraud the court (with James Sheehan KC).
  • A major Isle of Man fraud trial brought in relation to a large engineering business and engaging jurisdiction, misrepresentation, deceit, breach of fiduciary duty, and limitation issues.

As a judicial assistant, Eloise worked on significant civil fraud cases including:

  • ED&F Man Capital Markets v Come Harvest and Others [2022] EWCA Civ 1704 – on causation of loss in a £300 million metals fraud dispute involving the provision of forged warehouse receipts. Eloise was credited for her work in the Court of Appeal’s judgment.
  • Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd (in Liquidation) v Ruhan [2023] EWCA Civ 1120 – on remedies for dishonestly assisting breaches of fiduciary duties in the context of the redevelopment of a commercial property portfolio.
  • Deutsche Bank AG v Sebastian Holdings Inc [2023] EWCA Civ 191 – contempt of court and committal proceedings brought to enforce a US$330 million judgment debt.

 

Commercial dispute resolution

Eloise assisted with the following matters during pupillage:

  • Providing advice to a major aerospace engineering company on the interpretation of an engineering services contract.
  • Defending claims brought under guarantees provided in relation to contracts for the international sale of pharmaceutical products.
  • Advising on the application of UK Sanctions to a major international energy infrastructure project.
  • An expedited trial on the formation and interpretation of a sports licencing contract.
Company & insolvency law / corporate recovery

During pupillage, Eloise has been involved in company and insolvency matters including:

  • In the context of a long-running commercial dispute, an application for the removal of administrators on the basis of conflict of interests and loss of confidence.
  • A strike out and summary judgment application in a just and equitable winding-up petition engaging issues relating to deadlock, conflict between shareholders’ and directors’ interests, sufficiency of alternative remedies, and collateral purpose.
  • A Cayman winding-up petition in respect of an international manufacturing business, engaging issues relating to exclusion from management, loss of confidence, deadlock, and loss of substratum.
Employment

Eloise studied employment law at undergraduate and postgraduate level. As a pupil, Eloise has been involved in cases including:

  • An employment tribunal claim for alleged unfair dismissal engaging a whistleblowing defence.
  • A large commercial dispute engaging issues surrounding the scope of employment obligations.
Insurance & reinsurance

Eloise has assisted with the following matters:

  • Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe SE v Bath Racecourse Company Ltd [2025] EWCA Civ 153 – a COVID-19 BI insurance test case, one of The Lawyer’s top 10 appeals of 2025 (as a pupil, with David Scorey KC and David Walsh KC).
  • Al Mana Lifestyle Trading LLC v United Fidelity Insurance Co PSC [2023] EWCA Civ 61 – a COVID-19 BI insurance appeal on the interpretation of choice of law and jurisdiction clauses (as a judicial assistant).
  • Brian Leighton (Garages) Ltd v Allianz Insurance Plc [2023] EWCA Civ 8 – on the interpretation of clauses excluding cover for pollution and environmental damage in motor trade insurance policies (as a judicial assistant).
Public international law
  • Deutsche Bank AG (London Branch) v Central Bank of Venezuela [2023] EWCA Civ 742 – on the one voice principle in international law, determining the right to control Venezuelan gold reserves worth approximately US$1.95 billion (as a judicial assistant).
Shipping & admiralty

Eloise has been involved in some of the most significant shipping disputes heard in recent years. Eloise has assisted with the following matters:

  • MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co SA v Stolt Tank Containers BV [2023] EWCA Civ 1007 (as a judicial assistant) and MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA v Conti 11 Container Schiffahrts GmbH & Co KG MS [2025] UKSC 14 (as a pupil, with Chris Smith KC and David Walsh KC) – on the interpretation of the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims in the context of a major shipping disaster.
  • FIMBank Plc v KCH Shipping Co Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 569 (as a judicial assistant) – on the interpretation of the Hague-Visby Rules in relation to a claim for misdelivery of cargo.
  • DHL Project and Chartering v Gemini Ocean Shipping [2022] EWCA Civ 1555 – on the separability of an arbitration agreement contained within a charterparty containing unfulfilled subjects.
  • Advising on the interpretation of charterparties incorporating standard Gafta and BIMCO terms.
Sports Law

Eloise is particularly interested in sports law matters. As a pupil, Eloise recently assisted in an expedited trial on the formation and interpretation of a sports licencing contract. Eloise has also published academic work on regulation and legal risk in the esports industry (‘Exploring Vicarious Liability to Remedy the #E-Too Movement’ York Law Review 2022).

Career

2025: Tenant at Essex Court Chambers

2024-25: Pupil at Essex Court Chambers (supervised by James Sheehan KC)

2024: Called to the Bar of England and Wales (Lincoln’s Inn)

2022-23: Judicial Assistant to Lord Justice Males at the Court of Appeal

2019-2021: University of York Laidlaw Researcher (supervised by Dr Peter Harrison, the University of York)

Education

2023-2024: Bar Vocational Studies, City University (Distinction)

2022: BCL, University of Oxford (Merit with Distinction in Commercial Remedies)

2021: LLB Law, the University of York (Starred First Class, top of year)

Awards
  • 2023: Droop Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn
  • 2023: City University Academic Excellence Scholarship
  • 2021: OUP Prize for Best Graduating Student, the University of York (highest overall mark in the LLB programme)
  • 2019-2021: York Law School subject prizes including Contract Law, Private International Law, and Corporate Commercial Case Study
  • 2019-2021: Laidlaw Research and Leadership Scholarship (funding academic research on the regulation of encryption technologies and providing extensive leadership training)
Publications
  • ‘Talking in the dark: Rules to facilitate open debate about lawful access to strongly encrypted information’ (2021) 40 Computer Law and Security Review 105526. Funded by the Laidlaw Scholarship programme.
  • ‘Exploring Vicarious Liability to Remedy the #E-Too Movement’ York Law Review 2022.