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Outer Temple Chambers Offices
Outer Temple Chambers
THE OUTER TEMPLE, 222 STRAND
LONDON
WC2R 1BA
England
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Helen Pugh
Work Department
Commercial and Civil Fraud, Company and Insolvency, Banking and Finance, Professional Negligence
Position
Barrister specialising in Commercial and Civil Fraud, Company and Insolvency, Banking and Finance, Professional Negligence.
Career
Helen specialises in general commercial litigation, civil fraud, contentious insolvency and company law issues, and professional negligence.
Her practice has a strong international element with expertise in jurisdictional disputes and conflict of law issues, including as they arise at an interim stage in applications for worldwide freezing orders and service out applications or on the substantive claim, and in the cross-border insolvency context.
Helen is a member of Chancery Bar Association, Commercial Law Bar Association, the Professional Negligence Bar Association, Thought Leaders 4 Fraud, Insolvency, Recovery and Enforcement and the Female Fraud Forum.
Helen is also on the committees of the Inner Temple Bar Liaison Committee and the Tech Disputes Network, the pre-eminent forum for legal professionals working in the field of crypto, digital assets and other tech disputes. She is also an elected member of the Female Fraud Forum’s Education sub-committee.
Languages
Conversational German and French
Memberships
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Crypto and blockchain assets
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Helen Pugh – Outer Temple Chambers ‘Helen is an exceptionally bright advocate who is able to communicate difficult points in a relaxed manner. She sees the key points immediately, and will roll up her sleeves to help get the job done.’
Outer Temple Chambers has a strong practice in law relating to crypto assets, blockchain and smart contacts. Members of chambers find strength in cryptoasset recovery and regulations related to cryptocurrencies, with Justina Stewart involved in a number of cross-border cases involving alleged fraud. Helen Pugh appeared inEllis v Digitplan and Ellis v Shehadi involving the cross-border tracing of digital currency through exchanges and digital wallets, which arose out of an alleged multi-million pound cryptocurrency fraud heard in the Commercial Court.
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5Helen Pugh –Outer Temple Chambers ‘Helen is bright, meticulous and easy to work with. She is an excellent advocate, and can communicate difficult points in a relaxed manner.’
London Bar > Insolvency
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5Helen Pugh –Outer Temple Chambers ‘Impressive depth of knowledge and strong written work and drafting. Equally skilled in conference with clients and goes above and beyond for clients. She also has good connections with insolvency funders.’
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5Helen Pugh –Outer Temple Chambers ‘Very good at communicating with and working collaboratively with solicitors.’
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Helen Pugh – Outer Temple Chambers ‘Helen is an extremely hard worker. She gets her head down and immerses herself in her clients’ cases, sometimes at short notice.‘