Anna James

Ms. James’ experience includes advising:

Finance Litigation

• Samba Financial Group in relation to an approximately US$450 million claim brought in the English High Court by liquidators of a Cayman Islands company arising from the Al-Sanea/Al-Gosaibi dispute
• A major international bank in relation to a major fraud alleged to have been committed against one of its group companies
• An investment fund in relation to claims of civil fraud, involving complex accounting issues
• Bondholders in relation to litigation concerning financial instruments

Commercial Corporate Litigation

• A major airline in civil claims in the English High Court for damages arising out of the Commission’s infringement decision imposing €799 million on air cargo carriers for a global price fixing cartel on fuel surcharges
• A global entertainment company and integrated merchant bank in relation to a claim concerning former employees and alleged proprietary information
• An oil company consortia in a dispute over rights arising from production sharing agreements in West Africa*
• An oil company consortia following allegations of bribery and corruption by a whistleblower*
• A large multinational corporation in a long-running shareholder dispute*
• A leading bank in respect of high-profile disputes arising out of the sale of a football club*

Restructuring and Insolvency

• A major energy supplier in connection with a scheme of arrangement

Charities and public bodies

• Organizations on their obligations under the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights
• Save the Children in relation to various matters
• Women, Business and the Law 2020 and 2021 report, published by the World Bank
• Centrepoint in a contractual dispute (resulting in settlement)
• A public body in relation to its obligations under the Equality Act 2010 following a high-profile threatened judicial review*
• The Office of the Children’s Commissioner in an intervention before the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) concerning prosecution of child victims of human trafficking*
• A recognized victim of domestic servitude in enforcement action against the abuser*
• An African state in relation to torture claims by its citizens against a former colonial power; helped secure victories in the English High Court resulting in settlement*

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham