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Alexandra Whelan
Position
Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, including aviation, banking, civil fraud, the regulation of financial and level services, and public law.
Recent notable led cases include: NMC Healthcare Ltd (in administration) (subject to a deed of company arrangement) and Ors v Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC and Ors [2023] ADGMCFI 0017; Dargamo Holdings Ltd v Avonwick Holdings Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 1149; and Mohamed Hassan El Haddad v Khulood Abdulla Hassan Al Rostamani [2021] EWHC 1892 (Ch).
Career
Called to the Bar of England and Wales 2016. Admitted to practice as an Australian lawyer 2011.
2017-Present: Barrister, Fountain Court Chambers
2016-2017: Pupil Barrister, Fountain Court Chambers
2013-2014: Associate (judicial assistant), Federal Court of Australia
2011-2013: Solicitor, King & Wood Mallesons (Melbourne, Australia)
Co-author (with Joshua Getzler), ‘Common Law and the Constraint of Financial Markets: Credit Rating Agencies as a Test Case’ in Kit Barker, Karen Fairweather, and Ross Grantham (eds), Private Law in the 21stCentury (Hart Publishing, 2017), ch 13.
Education
2010 Bachelor of Law (First Class Honours); Bachelor of Arts, University of Melbourne
2015 Bachelor of Civil Law (Distinction), Oxford University
2016 MPhil in Law (Distinction), Oxford University
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Alexandra Whelan – Fountain Court Chambers ‘An outstanding commercial junior. Sharp, extremely hard-working and efficient, with excellent judgment. Alexandra is a standout junior at the commercial Bar.‘
Rated highly for being a ‘leading set in banking work with strength in depth across all parts of the banking sector,’ Fountain Court Chambers handles all aspects of banking and finance matters, ranging from acting for and against large retail and investment banks, to representing their current and former customers in a wide variety of claims. In terms of banking disputes, members of chambers have been involved in a number of precedent setting cases, including NMC Healthcare and Others v Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC and Others, which saw Bankim Thanki KC, Henry King KC, Nico Leslie, Alexandra Whelan and Damien Bruneau represent successful claimants in a dispute arising from competing claims regarding security arrangements over high-value loans. Other standout cases include Loreley Financing v Credit Suisse, where Patrick Goodall KC, Adam Sher, Laurie Brock and Marcus Field successfully acted for Credit Suisse in a claim relating to a CDO that it had entered into, which was linked to residential mortgage-backed securities. Richard Coleman KC and Patricia Robertson KC are noted for their work on a broad range of banking matters, while Rebecca Loveridge is praised as ‘responsive and dedicated,’ as well as being involved in a number of high-value and high-profile claims. James Duffy KC was appointed silk in 2024.