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Anna Dilnot KC KC
Position
Broad commercial and commercial chancery litigation practice with a particular speciality in the area of civil fraud and asset recovery, having acted in a number of high-profile multi-jurisdiction cases. Also has substantial experience of international commercial arbitration, jurisdiction and other conflict of laws cases. Has acted for Prince Jefri Bolkiah since 2005 as both solicitor and barrister in his long-running dispute with Brunei. Other recent work includes: acting for defendants in the separate fraud proceedings brought by Kazakhstan Kagazy Plc and Alliance Bank JSC which have produced a series of recent decisions ([2015] EWHC 714 (Comm), [2015] EWHC 404 (Comm), [2015] EWHC 996 (Comm) amongst others), acting for Spain and France against the London Steamship Owner’s Mutual Association ([2015] EWCA Civ 333) in a case involving sovereign immunity and conflict of laws principles and acting for an investment fund in a substantial conspiracy claim (RP Explorer Master Fund v Malhotra & Ors [2014] EWHC 4170 (Comm)).
Career
Trained Stephenson Harwood; qualified 2002; commercial litigation solicitor; solicitor advocate; called to the Bar 2008; joined Essex Court Chambers 2012.
Languages
French.
Memberships
Commercial Bar Association (COM BAR); Chancery Bar Association; LCIA; Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Education
University College London (1994 Law and French Law); Universite d’Assas (1998).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 5Anna Dilnot KC – Essex Court Chambers ‘Excellent advocate – clear, determined and reads court well. Extremely intelligent and gets to the heart of issues very quickly.’
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Anna Dilnot KC – Essex Court Chambers ‘Anna is a determined and formidable advocate, brilliant on her feet, and has a great ability to read the judge. A warrior in court.’
Maintaining its reputation as a ‘leading set in civil fraud’, Essex Court Chambers handles significant fraud cases in England and Wales and internationally, appearing before the Commercial and Chancery Courts, at the appellate level, and in arbitration. In PrivatBank v Kolomoisky, James Willan KC, leading Christopher Lloyd, represents the commercial bank against its former shareholders, alleging fraudulent lending to companies controlled by the defendants. Meanwhile, Nathan Pillow KC, David Davies KC, and Anton Dudnikov are acting for the claimants in National Bank Trusts v Mints, a case against a Russian family accused of banking fraud. Public Institution for Social Security v Al Rajaan and others, an international fraud litigation involving alleged large-scale bribery of the former Director General of the Kuwaiti social security fund, sees Anna Dilnot KC acting for the claimant; Joe Smouha KC, James Collins KC, and Felix Wardle representing the Man Group; and James Willan KC and Tim Akkouh KC acting for Muna Al Wazzan. David Peters KC and James Sheehan KC took silk in March 2024.