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Abigail Rushton

​Senior Associate​​​

Abigail specialises in advising on commercial disputes for high net worth individuals and corporate clients.

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Abigail specialises in advising on commercial disputes for high net worth individuals and corporate clients. She advises on a range of commercial disputes including, breaches of contract, breaches of warranty, shareholder disputes, misrepresentation, civil fraud and professional negligence. Her work often has an international element and she has experience of multi-jurisdictional High Court litigation. Abigail has completed a secondment with Debenhams Retail Plc where she worked on a variety of commercial claims.

Abigail is admitted to practise in England and Wales.

Experience

  • Acting in relation to the Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis commissioned by the tennis governing bodies (the ITF, ATP, WTA and Grand Slams)
  • Assisting in the defence of a multi-billion dollar fraud and asset recovery claim brought in the Cayman Islands in connection with the administration of Awal Bank BSC in Bahrain
  • Advised a sport governing body on its disclosure obligations in disciplinary proceedings

Recognition

  • uk-leading-individual-2024

Our thinking

  • Rhys Novak and Abigail Rushton write for PLC Magazine on the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023

    Rhys Novak

    In The Press

  • Radical reforms to fight economic crime: what should businesses do now?

    Rhys Novak

    Insights

  • Charles Russell Speechlys advises Development Partners International and Verod Capital Management on investment into Pan African Towers

    Adrian Mayer

    News

  • Fail to prevent, prepare to fail

    Abigail Rushton

    Insights

  • Tulips are red, violets are blue: do software developers have fiduciary duties too?

    Abigail Rushton

    Insights

  • Failing to prevent is preparing to fail - the new "failure to prevent" fraud criminal offence

    Abigail Rushton

    Insights

  • Taking aim: The Fraud Act 2006 in 2022

    Stewart Hey

    Insights

  • WHAT NEXT FOR NIGHTCLUBS?

    Jamie Cartwright

    Quick Reads

  • Abigail Rushton writes for the Practical Law Dispute Resolution Blog on claiming privilege in investigations

    Abigail Rushton

    In The Press

  • Claiming privilege in investigations: whose decision is it?

    Abigail Rushton

    Insights

  • Retail Brands - locked in during lockdown?

    Abigail Rushton

    Quick Reads

  • Disclosure Pilot Scheme - off to a flying start?

    Abigail Rushton

    Quick Reads

  • Strike out or security for costs as sanction: a question of proportionality

    Abigail Rushton

    Insights

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