Rachel Bright
Associate
Expertise
Rachel advises clients on a broad range of complex disputes, including commercial litigation, arbitration, mediation, asset recovery, fraud-related matters and high value class actions. She has experience acting for clients across a variety of sectors, including commercial real estate, the public sector, financial services and technology.
Prior to joining Gateley, Rachel trained at a leading international law firm.
Experience
- Advised a telecommunications company in an LCIA arbitration and a subsequent CEDR mediation concerning a disputed contractual price increase mechanism.
- Assisted the liquidators of insolvent UK companies in claims involving breach of fiduciary duties; fraudulent trading; unlawful means conspiracy; restitution and knowing receipt against a prominent family in a $1.5bn fraud dispute.
- Advised a leading investor in UK SMEs in a Commercial Court claim for breach of warranty and negligent misrepresentation following a corporate acquisition, resulting in a successful settlement.
- Advised clients on a broad range of disputes and risk issues arising from corporate transactions, including breach of warranty claims, due diligence matters and breaches of employee post termination restrictions.
- Acted for a CEO in a complex Commercial Court fraud dispute concerning alleged beneficial ownership interests in an international data centre business.
- Acted for 12,000 claimants in High Court group litigation involving alleged breaches of the UK GDPR and misuse of private information.
- Part of the team acting on the Supreme Court decisions Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd v Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd and Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd v Ashloch Limited & anr [2022] UKSC 18.