Send to a friend

Sue Prevezer QC, senior barrister and solicitor, has devoted her career to complex commercial,  banking and insolvency litigation.  Sue is the co-managing partner of the QE London office, as well as its most senior barrister.

Sue has over 25 years of experience arguing the most complex commercial cases at every level of the UK judicial system and in arbitrations.  Her practice focuses on general commercial litigation, banking and company litigation, restructuring and insolvency. She has also litigated professional negligence, fraud (both domestic and international), money laundering, insurance and energy related claims.  She acts for financial institutions, bondholders, office holders, creditors, banks, accountants, hedge funds, major corporations and individuals.  Sue has a substantial court practice.

Sue was called as a barrister in 1983 and became Queen’s Counsel and a Recorder in 2000. Since 2006 she has been sitting as a deputy High Court judge in the Chancery Division. She is called to the Bar in the Isle of Man, the Cayman and the BVI. In addition, she is an accredited mediator with CEDR and has sat as an arbitrator and an expert. Prior to joining the firm, Sue practiced as a barrister at Essex Court Chambers and for a short period at Bingham McCutchen LLP.

Sue is consistently recommended in the areas of insolvency, commercial litigation, civil fraud and energy.  She is “highly recommended” by Legal 500, and is ranked in Chambers UK 2011 as a Leading Individual in Banking Litigation and Dispute Resolution.  Chambers describes her as “incredibly bright” and “a punchy advocate who is particularly good at complicated financial cases”. 

Sue Prevezer QC argued and won one of the first judgments handed down by the UK Supreme Court in Re Sigma Finance Corporation, a “credit crunch” case involving a structured investment vehicle and the principles of contract construction.

She acted for a senior creditor in litigation concerning the restructuring of a Structured Investment Vehicle, Whistlejacket, and advised the senior creditors committee on litigation concerning the restructuring of another SIV, Golden Key.

She obtained a unanimous decision of the English Court of Appeal in favour of HSH Nordbank in its high profile $275 million claim against UBS, a case involving multiple agreements with conflicting jurisdiction provision.

She acted for one of the bankers involved in the sale of Skype to eBay in proceedings brought against her alleging breach of confidence, obtained award of substantial costs against the claimant.

Sue acted for a German municipality in jurisdiction proceedings brought by UBS  regarding CDO transactions. 

She is retained by a well known Russian entrepreneur and investor in one of the largest claims currently in the London High Court.

She acted in contested arbitration proceedings for a Guernsey fund in a dispute indirectly related to the insolvency of Lehman Brothers.

She acted for the bondholders in litigation against the trustee of a bond issue in Concord Trust v Law Debenture Trust Corp Plc.

She has acted and advised on a wide range of banking disputes – in particular with respect to the international tracing of funds and constructive trusts and on various insurance/FSA regulatory matters.