Annabel Treadgold's practice focuses on multijurisdictional commercial litigation and arbitration, with an emphasis on disputes arising out of the energy and construction sectors and on complex civil fraud and asset recovery matters. Annabel is recognized as a Next Generation Partner in commercial litigation by The Legal 500 (2021-2024), is named as a "Future Leader in Commercial Litigation" by Who's Who Legal (UK) (2022-2023), and is ranked in Chambers UK in civil fraud (2021-2024).
Annabel's energy and construction experience includes acting for an owner in a defective design and construction claim, including issues of fire safety; advising a global construction company in disputes arising out of the construction of an oil refinery in the Middle East; advising in a dispute relating to the operation of floating offshore production facilities; acting in construction arbitrations arising out of onshore and offshore oil and gas projects in Western Australia; and acting in various joint venture disputes relating to mining operations in Western Australia.
Annabel's civil fraud and commercial disputes experience includes acting for a listed company in relation to a significant fraud involving approximately 30 jurisdictions; advising a high net worth individual in multijurisdictional fraud proceedings; acting for a Middle Eastern bank in its recovery proceedings, including injunctions in England, Jersey, and France; advising the liquidators of a group of companies in their claims against a former director and shareholder; acting in US$50 million asset tracing proceedings in which worldwide freezing orders, search orders, and asset disclosure orders were obtained; and acting in a joint venture dispute involving proceedings in England, the Caribbean, and Switzerland.
Annabel has practiced in London, Perth, and Singapore.
Experience
"Excellent. Dedicated, responsive, great tactically, hugely personable."The Legal 500
- University of Melbourne (LL.M. 2012); University of Western Australia (LL.B. 2006; B.A. in History and Political Science 2006)
- Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales; Supreme Court of Western Australia and High Court of Australia
Recognized in The Legal 500 (2021-2024) as a "Next Generation Partner" in Commercial Litigation
Recognized in Chambers UK (2021-2024): Civil Fraud
Named a "Future Leader in Commercial Litigation," Who's Who Legal (2022-2023)
Member of an arbitration team recognized by Global Arbitration Review as one of the leading international arbitration law firms in the 2020 GAR 30