Blog
Oral Evidence Series Part 5: How Does Oral Evidence Differ in Arbitration Proceedings compared to Court?
Leyla Maestri
Leyla is an Associate in the Dispute Resolution team at Kingsley Napley. Leyla has experience acting on a broad range of disputes, including complex cross-border litigation, civil fraud matters, contract disputes, contentious trust and probate claims and arbitration proceedings.
Leyla’s commercial litigation experience includes asset tracing investigations, freezing injunctions, shareholder disputes, and internal investigations.
Areas of Expertise
- Civil Fraud and Investigations
- Commercial and Contract Disputes
- International and Cross-Border Disputes
- Insolvency Litigation
- International Arbitration
- Debt recovery and Enforcement
- Contentious Trusts and Estates
Recent experience
- Acting for a wealth management company in respect of a fraud investigation;
- Representing a HNW individual in a high value Consumer Credit Act dispute regarding unpaid loans;
- Acting in a variety of debt recovery matters, including taking enforcement action;
- Acting for an overseas commercial bank in defending a claim brought by a consortium of construction companies;
- Representing a surviving spouse in an Inheritance Act claim against her husband’s estate in which a significant settlement was achieved; and
- Acting in a variety of insolvency matters.
Memberships
- Young Fraud Lawyers Association (YFLA)
- London Solicitors Litigation Association (LSLA)
- Junior London Solicitors Association (JLSLA)
- London Irish Lawyers Association (LILA)
- Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG)
