Cases

• Prof. Stephan v Amazon: acting for Amazon in defending a proposed class action on behalf of third-party sellers (led by Daniel Piccinin KC)
• JJH Enterprises v Microsoft: acting for Microsoft in defending an abuse of dominance claim; the CAT has dismissed a summary judgment application against Microsoft [2024] CAT 69 (led by Robert O’Donoghue KC and Nikolaus Grubeck)  
• Trucks: instructed by claimants in the Trucks damages litigation
• Acting for a major smartphone manufacturer in a dispute raising issues of FRAND and involving a claim for a declaration of non-conformance
• OT Computers v Micron: acting for Samsung Semiconductor Europe Limited, Part 20 Defendant in a cartel damages claim
• Acting in high-value arbitration proceedings raising issues of FRAND and breach of Article 102 TFEU (led by Kassie Smith KC and Conor McCarthy)
• Gemalto & Ors v Infineon & Ors [2022] 3 W.L.R. 1141: a follow-on damages claim arising out of the smart card chips cartel (led by Jon Turner KC and Laura Elizabeth John)
• Kerilee Investments v International Tin Association: acting for the defendant in stand-alone proceedings concerning minerals sourced from central Africa (led by Laura Elizabeth John)
• A substantial follow-on damages claim (led by Robert Palmer KC and Julian Gregory)
• Advising on issues of class definition and quantum arising out of proposed collective proceedings with a headline figure of £1b

Kristina assisted Steven Gee KC with the 7th edition of Gee on Commercial Injunctions (2021) and was a contributor to an earlier edition of Companies – Commentary, Articles (Volume 9(1) of the Encyclopaedia of Forms and Precedents).

Cases

• Dickinson & Ors v Quilter International Isle of Man Limited: acting for a life assurance company, defending claims by over 400 claimants involving allegations of misrepresentation, breach of contract, and breach of duty – including a 7-week trial in 2024 (led by William Buck)
• Gemalto & Ors v Infineon & Ors [2022] 3 W.L.R. 1141: an appeal in a €480 cartel damages claim concerning the question of when time starts to run in cases of deliberate concealment (led by Jon Turner KC and Laura Elizabeth John)
• A substantial damages claim (led by Robert Palmer KC and Julian Gregory)
• A major PPE contract dispute (led by Philip Moser KC)
• Clarkson v Future Resources FZE & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 230: the Court of Appeal struck out a conspiracy claim against Kristina’s clients for abuse of process (led by William Buck)
• Ovsyankin v Angophora [2021] EWHC 3376 (Comm): a section 68 challenge of a $43 million arbitration award and section 24 applications to remove the tribunal in several connected arbitrations (led by Steven Gee KC and Drew Holiner)
• Applications arising out of a BVI freezing order and a multi-million fraud claim in the BVI, including a discharge application and ancillary disclosure applications (assisted Steven Gee KC)
• A large civil fraud claim arising out of the ‘mini-bond’ scandal (led by Iain Quirk KC)
• Asertis Ltd v Clarkson & Ors [2021] EWHC 1053 (Ch): proceedings concerning an alleged conspiracy to defraud FundingSecure, a peer-to-peer lending platform (led by William Buck)
• Hedley v Nakheel: acting for Hedley in an interim application raising issues of jurisdiction before the Dubai Word Tribunal (appearing as sole counsel before Sir Anthony Evans, Sir John Chadwick and Sir David Steel)
• A DIFC-LCIA arbitration: defeating a jurisdiction challenge in a contract claim for over $4 million (as sole counsel)
• Advice as to potential multi-million-pound claims for breach of fiduciary duty against multiple defendants arising out of wealth management via a complex structure of companies, including offshore (as sole counsel)
• UK Learning Academy Limited v Secretary of State for Education [2020] EWCA Civ 370: acting for the Secretary of State for Education, the successful respondent in the Court of Appeal (led by Lesley Anderson KC and David Warner), having successfully defended the Secretary of State in a three-week trial of a breach of contract claim ([2018] EWHC 2915 (Comm), led by David Warner)
• Dinglis v Dinglis [2020] 1 B.C.L.C. 107: acting for the respondent in a two-week trial of an unfair prejudice petition – the court rejected the petitioner’s claim that the company was a quasi-partnership and ordered the petitioner’s shares to be purchased subject to a minority discount (led by Mark Hubbard)
• Les Ambassadeurs Club Limited v Mr Vona [2019] I.L. Pr. 14: a successful jurisdiction challenge in the High Court in a claim by a Mayfair casino against an EU-domiciled defendant (as sole counsel)

Cases

• A dispute between members and former members of an LLP, including a conspiracy claim (led by William Buck)
• Clarkson v Future Resources FZE & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 230: the Court of Appeal struck out a conspiracy claim against Kristina’s clients for abuse of process (led by William Buck)
• Applications arising out of a BVI freezing order and a multi-million fraud claim in the BVI, including a discharge application and ancillary disclosure applications (assisted Steven Gee KC)
• A large civil fraud claim arising out of the ‘mini-bond’ scandal (led by Iain Quirk KC)
• Proceedings in relation to a disputed proof of debt involving foreign parties and allegations of fraud (as sole counsel)
• Asertis Ltd v Clarkson & Ors [2021] EWHC 1053 (Ch): proceedings concerning an alleged conspiracy to defraud FundingSecure, a peer-to-peer lending platform (led by William Buck)

Cases

• Advising an international catering company as to jurisdiction in a multi-million DIFC-LCIA contract dispute (as sole counsel)
• Hedley v Nakheel: acting for Hedley in an interim application raising issues of jurisdiction before the Dubai Word Tribunal (appearing as sole counsel before Sir Anthony Evans, Sir John Chadwick and Sir David Steel)
• A DIFC-LCIA arbitration: defeating a jurisdiction challenge in a contract claim for over $4 million (as sole counsel)
• Les Ambassadeurs Club Limited v Mr Vona [2019] I.L. Pr. 14: a successful jurisdiction challenge in the High Court in a claim by a Mayfair casino against an EU-domiciled defendant (as sole counsel)

Cases

• Acting in high-value arbitration proceedings raising issues of FRAND and breach of Article 102 TFEU (led by Kassie Smith KC and Conor McCarthy)
• LCIA arbitration: a substantial contract claim involving allegations of misrepresentation and common mistake (as sole counsel)
• Advice as to jurisdiction in a multi-million DIFC-LCIA contract dispute (as sole counsel)
• A large civil fraud dispute spanning three arbitrations (led by Steven Gee KC and Drew Holiner)
• Advice in relation to a multi-million contract claim governed by DIFC law (as sole counsel)
• DIFC-LCIA arbitration: acting in a contract claim for over $4 million, defeating a jurisdiction challenge and succeeding on a preliminary issue of contractual interpretation (as sole counsel)

Qualifications/Education

• BPTC, University of Law (Outstanding)
• BCL, Christ Church, Oxford (Distinction)
• MA Law, Christ’s College, Cambridge (incl. year abroad at the University of Poitiers, France)

Awards

• Jardine Scholarship (Inner Temple)
• Exhibition Award (Inner Temple)
• De Hart Prize (Christ’s College, Cambridge)

Memberships

• COMBAR

Languages

• French
• Slovak
• Czech

Public Access

• Yes