Overview
Alison Morris focuses her practice on litigation, primarily helping corporations navigate and resolve contractual and tortious despites. With experience working on a broad range of contentious matters, Alison’s work is cross-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary. She represents clients in the financial services, insurance, telecommunications and pharmaceutical industries.
Results
- Advised an offshore construction specialist contractor in pursuing litigation against its insurers concerning the constructive total loss of an oil platform in the North Sea*
- Acted for an international insurance broking group following claims for negligent misstatement and professional negligence brought against it by a public body*
- Advised a sports promoter on its potential claims in contract for breach of an oral JV agreement concerning the exclusive TV rights for a number of worldwide sporting events*
- Advised a UK investment management firm on a variety of legacy liabilities to customers under its professional indemnity insurance, including advising on a voluntary customer redress exercise in the Channel Islands and on a potential professional negligence claim against its former broker*
- Advised an investor in a major IT services company in respect of an LCIA Arbitration and related Cypriot and Russian litigation regarding claims of conspiracy to breach fiduciary duty, misrepresentation, unjust enrichment and breach of contract*
- Advised a Danish Bank on litigation before the Supreme Court of Gibraltar on claims for dishonest assistance and knowing receipt brought by the liquidators of a Gibraltar-based law firm*
- Acted for a major pharmaceutical company in a contractual dispute arising out of alleged breaches of warranty contained in an Asset Purchase and Licence Agreement*
- Represented a Greek multinational financial services company in relation to a EUR 33 million claim brought against it in the Commercial Court by one of the world’s leading multi-asset alternative investment firms*
*Matter handled prior to joining McDermott
Credentials
Education
BPP University, LLM, 2017
University of Oxford, MA (Oxon), 2014
Admissions
England and Wales
Higher Rights of Audience (Civil)
