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Rosalind Phelps KC
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Band 2 : Dispute Resolution: Commercial
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Rosalind Phelps KC
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Rosalind Phelps KC is a successful silk specialising in large-scale commercial disputes, frequently acting in trials, appeals and interim matters including injunctions, jurisdiction applications and summary judgment hearings. She is as comfortable in arbitrations as in court, frequently sitting as an arbitrator. She was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in September 2025. Rosalind’s principal practice areas are commercial dispute resolution, banking/finance, arbitration, aviation and travel, civil fraud and professional negligence. She has appeared in a number of recent leading banking cases at High Court and appellate level (including s90/s90A FSMA claims), and regularly acts in large-scale aviation disputes and regulatory matters (including advising the CAA).
Key recent cases include JPMorgan International Finance Ltd v Werealize Ltd [2025] EWHC 1842 (Comm); [2025] EWCA Civ 57; Investors in Barclays v Barclays plc [2024] EWHC 2124; Federal Republic of Nigeria v JPMorgan Chase [2022] EWHC 1447 (Comm); Qatar Airways Group QCSC v Airbus SAS [2022] 2 WLUK 256.
Career
Called 1998
Silk 2016
Appointed Deputy High Court Judge 2025
Professional Memberships
COMBAR
Publications
Co-author Thanki on Privilege (4th ed 2025)
"Does a bank owe a retrieval duty to the victims of fraud" Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law June 2024
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She is a really devastating cross-examiner and someone who has excellent strategic judgement.
Commercially minded and pragmatic, Ros cuts through issues quickly and offers helpful advice, which is always tailored to the client's bigger picture.
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Ros is a brilliant technical lawyer and is fantastic at coordinating a large team. She gives a masterclass in pulling together all of the threads in a case.
Patricia is smart, all over the details and great with clients. She gets into the nitty-gritty and is also very commercial.
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Ros is a go-to pick for a wide range of banking and commercial matters. Her advocacy is clear, structured and persuasive, and she plays an important role in securing positive outcomes for the client.
She is a really devastating cross-examiner and someone who has excellent strategic judgement.
Commercially minded and pragmatic, Ros cuts through issues quickly and offers helpful advice, which is always tailored to the client's bigger picture.
Ros is a brilliant technical lawyer and is fantastic at coordinating a large team. She gives a masterclass in pulling together all of the threads in a case.
Patricia is smart, all over the details and great with clients. She gets into the nitty-gritty and is also very commercial.
Ros is a go-to pick for a wide range of banking and commercial matters. Her advocacy is clear, structured and persuasive, and she plays an important role in securing positive outcomes for the client.
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