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Anna Gotts

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Position

Anna has a broad commercial practice, with a particular emphasis on insurance, reinsurance and international arbitration.  She undertakes a broad range of advocacy and advisory work, both on her own and as a junior.  She is regularly involved in high profile cases and has appeared in the Privy Council, Court of Appeal, Commercial Court, county courts and in many international arbitrations (including LMAA, LCIA and ICC).

Anna is currently engaged on behalf of members of the All Risks insurance market in Merx Aviation Servicing Limited v Chubb European Group SE and others and other leading cases concerned with the alleged loss of aircraft leased to Russian airlines following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  Other highlighted cases include: Quadra Commodities SA v XL Insurance Co SE (both at first instance and in the Court of Appeal) concerning the law of insurable interest; Galantis (Respondent) v Alexiou and another (Appellants) (Bahamas) (before the Privy Council) concerning the oppression remedy; Mamancochet Mining Ltd v Aegis Managing Agency Ltd (and others) addressing the impact of US sanctions against Iran; and Aircraft Purchase Fleet Limited v Compagnia Aerea Italiana S.p.A. , concerning the lease of aircraft to the former operator of the Alitalia airline.

Career

Called 2001.

Memberships

COMBAR.

Education

St Margaret’s School for Girls, Aberdeen; University College, Oxford (1999 BA Jurisprudence); College of Law, London (BVC).