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Dispute Resolution: Chambers Global and Chambers Europe 2010
Expertise
Carina is a Partner in the Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department and is a member of the Regulatory and Investigations Group and Banking and Financial Services Disputes Group. She practises general commercial litigation and has particular experience in administrative and public law. Carina regularly advises on investigations and inquiries compliance, white collar crime and corporate offences, banking and financial services disputes, and document disclosure issues. She has acted in numerous judicial review proceedings and is acting in significant fund litigation arising out of the Madoff fraud.
Carina regularly advises clients on regulatory inquiries, in particular the Central Bank’s enhanced regulatory enforcement regime, and on all aspects of fair procedures. She currently acts for professional body, Chartered Accountants Ireland, on various matters arising from its role of regulatory and disciplinary oversight for accountants and auditors.
Carina is a member of the Law Society of Ireland (admitted 2003) and is also a member of the Law Society of England & Wales (non-practising, admitted 2002).
Carina is also a regular speaker at client seminars held by Matheson Ormsby Prentice and at external conferences, particularly on topics relating to document disclosure and retention issues and confidentiality and privilege.
Carina regularly contributes to publications and is the Irish chapter contributor to “Dispute Resolution Handbook 2011/2012”, published as part of the Practical Law Company Cross Border Handbooks.
Carina also tutors and lectures on the litigation and professional skills modules of the Law Society Professional Practice Courses I & II.
Education
Trinity College Dublin, Bachelor in Laws (1997)
University of Oxford, Pembroke Colleges, Bachelor of Civil Law (1998)
College of Law, London, Legal Practice Course (1999)
Highlights
Representative Cases – Banking & Financial Services Disputes
- currently acting for one of the world’s largest banks in defending multi-million dollar claims made in multiple fund and related investor Commercial Court proceedings arising out of the Madoff US fraud, and advising on related multi-jurisdictional litigation
- currently acting for financial institution in defending High Court proceedings brought by an investor in relation to wealth management product advice
- currently advising financial services firm on the Central Bank’s regulatory enforcement powers, in particular the administrative sanctions process
- recently acted for Fund Administrator in defending High Court negligence proceedings in respect of losses arising from the redemption of shares
- recently acted for financial institution in defending statutory appeal brought by an investor of a Financial Services Ombudsman decision
- ongoing advice to financial institutions on various compliance issues, such as complying with Revenue requests and orders, discovery and inspection orders, assisting foreign investigations, search and seizure operations, and complying with data access requests under the Data Protection Acts
- acted for an international bank on one of the first Irish Commercial Court cases arising out of the sub-prime lending crisis
Representative Cases – Public Law, Regulatory and Investigations
- ongoing advice to Professional Body, Chartered Accountants Ireland (CAI), in relation to oversight of regulatory and disciplinary procedures and various legislative and administrative law matters, including recent successful defence of judicial review proceedings brought by a member firm
- currently acting for public body in defending judicial review proceedings challenging the exercise of its statutory duties
- recently acted for multinational company in relation to regulatory investigation and disclosure issues
- acted for financial institution in respect of disclosure issues arising out of investigations by the Director of Corporate Enforcement
- acted for GAMA in its High Court and Supreme Court injunction and judicial review applications concerning an investigation by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment and advised on related regulatory and cross-border issues
- advised National Irish Bank on various aspects of the investigation by High Court Inspectors appointed under the Companies Acts
- member of legal team advising the Houses of the Oireachtas on the parliamentary inquiry into the conduct of Judge Brian Curtin
- acted for National Irish Bank on legal issues arising from disqualification proceedings being brought by the Director of Corporate Enforcement against certain individuals named in the Inspectors’ report, in particular, advising on compliance with non party discovery orders
- acted on successful Supreme Court declaratory proceedings challenging the vires of the actions of a Government Department
- acted on successful High Court challenge to the Offshore Assets Group of the Revenue Commissioners’ efforts to give extra territorial effect to an Irish disclosure order
- acted for airline in High Court judicial review proceedings in relation to the tender procurement process of a Government Department and related document disclosure issues
- ongoing advice to various clients on all aspects of disclosure and discovery requirements, privilege, and compliance with, data subject access requests, mutual legal assistance requests, and court orders and search warrants regarding the taking of evidence
- advised clients on Ethics in Public Office and Bribery legislation and appearing before parliamentary committees such as the Public Accounts Committee and the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance and the Public Service
