Events / Webinars
Wilberforce Fraud, Trusts & Asset Recovery Conference 2022
Tuesday 8 November 2022 | 1pm - 5pm followed by drinks reception
The Courthouse Hotel Shoreditch, London, EC1V 9LL
£120 + VAT | 2.5 CPD
View moreLexa Hilliard KC is a popular and well-respected silk who is recommended by the legal directories as a leading silk for commercial dispute resolution, commercial chancery, company, insolvency and professional negligence. Her expertise also covers arbitration, banking and finance as well as fraud. She regularly advises in connection with offshore disputes in the Channel Islands, the Caribbean and the Isle of Man.
Between 1990 and 2011, she practised from South Square. Prior to that she lectured in law at Durham University.
She regularly provides talks, podcasts and webinars. She is a contributor to the leading text on directors’ duties “Company Directors – Duties, Liabilities and Remedies” OUP 3rd Ed.
Banking and financial services
Lexa’s expertise in commercial and company litigation has increasingly led her into advising on banking and financial disputes. In particular, she receives instructions to advise in connection with complex banking and debt instruments.
Representative cases include:
Lexa is a true heavyweight, highly experienced, amazing with clients, a real fighter but with a real hard work ethic.
Lexa is brilliant: clear, concise and reads the court well.
She is an extremely engaging advocate. She always holds the court’s attention. You wouldn’t want to be against Lexa.
Her advocacy is a joy to behold – she puts so much personality into her presentation and is extremely persuasive.
She's very good - approachable and personable as well as being an exceptional barrister.
Civil fraud and asset recovery
Lexa’s practice encompasses all aspects of civil fraud including pre-emptive relief such as freezing orders, search and seizure and preservation orders. She acts for both claimants and defendants in claims for deceit, knowing receipt, knowing assistance, breach of fiduciary duty and conspiracy.
Representative cases include:
Lexa is a true heavyweight, highly experienced, amazing with clients, a real fighter but with a real hard work ethic.
Lexa is brilliant: clear, concise and reads the court well.
She is an extremely engaging advocate. She always holds the court’s attention. You wouldn’t want to be against Lexa.
Her advocacy is a joy to behold – she puts so much personality into her presentation and is extremely persuasive.
She's very good - approachable and personable as well as being an exceptional barrister.
Events / Webinars
Tuesday 8 November 2022 | 1pm - 5pm followed by drinks reception
The Courthouse Hotel Shoreditch, London, EC1V 9LL
£120 + VAT | 2.5 CPD
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Thursday 24 March 2022 | 9am - 5.20pm followed by drinks
Kimpton Fitzroy Russell Square (and online via Zoom), London
£195 + VAT | 5.0 CPD
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Thursday 25 June 2020 | 11am - 12pm
Online, Zoom Webinar
1.0 CPD
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Tuesday 17 September 2019 | 4pm - 6.30pm followed by drinks and a dinner buffet
Kimpton Seafire Resort, 60 Tanager Way, Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman,
2.0 CPD
View moreCommercial disputes
Her practice covers a wide range of commercial and company litigation. Her company work includes shareholders’ rights, directors’ duties and the construction of corporate instruments.
A seasoned trial advocate, she has extensive experience of pre-trial interim applications including freezing orders and other injunctions. She has particular expertise in relation to disputes with an insolvency dimension, many of which are international and involve complex cross-border issues.
Representative cases include:
Lexa is a true heavyweight, highly experienced, amazing with clients, a real fighter but with a real hard work ethic.
Lexa is brilliant: clear, concise and reads the court well.
She is an extremely engaging advocate. She always holds the court’s attention. You wouldn’t want to be against Lexa.
Her advocacy is a joy to behold – she puts so much personality into her presentation and is extremely persuasive.
She's very good - approachable and personable as well as being an exceptional barrister.
News
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Monday 16 January 2023
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Tuesday 8 November 2022 | 1pm - 5pm followed by drinks reception
The Courthouse Hotel Shoreditch, London, EC1V 9LL
£120 + VAT | 2.5 CPD
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Wednesday 13 July 2022 | 12.20pm - 6pm, followed by drinks
Convene (and online via Zoom), 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
£120 + VAT | 4.0 CPD
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Thursday 24 March 2022 | 9am - 5.20pm followed by drinks
Kimpton Fitzroy Russell Square (and online via Zoom), London
£195 + VAT | 5.0 CPD
View moreCompany law
Lexa is recommended by both Chambers UK and The Legal 500 in this practice area.
Her practice extends to all aspects of company law including directors’ duties, technical company law points and shareholder disputes.
She is a contributor to “Company Directors, Duties, Liabilities and Remedies” (OUP 3rd Ed Mortimore).
Representative cases include:
Lexa is a true heavyweight, highly experienced, amazing with clients, a real fighter but with a real hard work ethic.
Lexa is brilliant: clear, concise and reads the court well.
She is an extremely engaging advocate. She always holds the court’s attention. You wouldn’t want to be against Lexa.
Her advocacy is a joy to behold – she puts so much personality into her presentation and is extremely persuasive.
She's very good - approachable and personable as well as being an exceptional barrister.
Recent Cases
Insolvency, Company law
Lexa Hilliard KC | Rachael Earle
Tuesday 11 June 2024
Publications
Lexa Hilliard KC | Thomas Robinson
March 2024
Events / Webinars
Wednesday 13 July 2022 | 12.20pm - 6pm, followed by drinks
Convene (and online via Zoom), 22 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4BQ
£120 + VAT | 4.0 CPD
View moreInsolvency
Lexa has been recommended for many years for insolvency in Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500.
Her insolvency practice covers all aspects of corporate restructuring and insolvency, both domestic and cross-border.
Representative cases include:
Lexa is a true heavyweight, highly experienced, amazing with clients, a real fighter but with a real hard work ethic.
She has a brilliant legal mind relating to cross-border insolvency, and her written analysis is impressive.
Lexa is brilliant: clear, concise and reads the court well.
She is an extremely engaging advocate. She always holds the court’s attention. You wouldn’t want to be against Lexa.
Her advocacy is a joy to behold – she puts so much personality into her presentation and is extremely persuasive.
External Conferences
Monday 22nd July 2024 | 11.00am - 12.00pm
Online
Speakers:
Lexa Hilliard KC
Recent Cases
Insolvency, Company law
Lexa Hilliard KC | Rachael Earle
Tuesday 11 June 2024
Publications
Lexa Hilliard KC | Thomas Robinson
March 2024
Events / Webinars
Thursday 1st February 2024 | 12.30pm - 5.55pm, followed by drinks and dinner
The Carlton Tower Jumeirah, London
£130 - £185 + VAT | 4 CPD
View moreProfessional liability
Lexa advises on and litigates claims for negligence against professionals including directors, auditors, solicitors, insolvency practitioners (IPs) and investment advisers.
Representative cases include:
Lexa is a true heavyweight, highly experienced, amazing with clients, a real fighter but with a real hard work ethic.
Lexa is brilliant: clear, concise and reads the court well.
She is an extremely engaging advocate. She always holds the court’s attention. You wouldn’t want to be against Lexa.
Her advocacy is a joy to behold – she puts so much personality into her presentation and is extremely persuasive.
She's very good - approachable and personable as well as being an exceptional barrister.
Events / Webinars
Monday 7 June 2021 | 11am - 12pm
Online, Zoom
1.0 CPD
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Thursday 13 February 2020
One Moorgate Place, Chartered Accountants' Hall, London EC2R 6EA
£75 + VAT | 3.0 CPD
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Thursday 31 January 2019 | 8.30am - 1.00pm followed by lunch
One Moorgate Place, Chartered Accountants Hall, London EC2R 6EA
£75 + VAT | 3.0 CPD
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Wednesday 31 January 2018 | 8:30am -1.10pm followed by lunch and refreshments
The Brewery, 52 Chiswell St, London EC1Y 4SD
£75 + VAT | 3.5 CPD
View moreRegistered name: Miss Alexandra Hilliard KC
VAT number: 523200113