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Mehdi Baiou

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Position

Mehdi undertakes a broad range of commercial work and has experience of appearing both led and unled in the High Court.  Core practice areas include (but are not limited to) banking and finance, derivatives, commodities and conflict of laws/jurisdiction. Appeared (with Adrian Beltrami QC, Anthony de Garr Robinson QC, Alexander Polley and Sandy Phipps) for the Defendant Bank, in The Libyan Investment Authority v Société Générale (listed in The Lawyers’ Top 20 Cases in 2017). In recent years, Mehdi’s practice has centered on complex derivatives disputes.  In Banco Santander Totta v Carris [2016] 4 WLR 49 he appeared (with Laurence Rabinowitz QC, John Odgers QC and Simon Colton) in the first action heard before the newly-created Financial List, concerning the sale of interest rate swaps to Portuguese transport companies.  In Marex Financial Limited v Creative Finance Ltd and Cosmorex Ltd [2014] 1 All ER (Comm) 122, he appeared (with Alain Choo Choy QC), where the Commercial Court considered the duties of a broker when closing out its client’s portfolio.
Other notable involvements include: One Step (Support) Ltd v Karen Morris Garner & Ors [2015] IRLR 215; [2016] IRLR 435; [2016] 3 WLR 1281 (with Craig Orr QC), before the Supreme Court (October 2017) (Judgment pending) on the important issue of Wrotham Park damages; and in a regulatory / competition context: R (oao Albion Water Limited) v. OFWAT & Anr [2012] EWHC 2259 (Admin); and Albion Water Limited v. Dwr Cymru Cyfyngedig [2013] CAT 6 (with Thomas Sharpe QC and Matthew Cook) before both the Administrative Court and the Competition Appeal Tribunal.

Career

Called 2009; Middle Temple.

Languages

French

Education

Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle, London; Imperial College, London (2005 BSc Mathematics); College of Law, London (2007 GDL); Inns of Court School of Law, London (2008 BVC); University College, London (2009 LLM).

Leisure

Football, basketball, boxing.