Natalie May Beshir

Natalie is an Associate in the Commercial Disputes team with experience acting for corporate and individual clients in a broad range of complex and high-value disputes.

She has acted in substantial domestic and international litigation and arbitration concerning allegations of fraud, breaches of directors’ duties, shareholder disputes, contractual claims and the movement and dissipation of assets. Her experience includes obtaining and enforcing urgent interim relief, such as freezing injunctions and search orders, as well as bringing contempt proceedings for breaches of court orders.

Natalie has acted in proceedings before the English High Court, the Court of Appeal and the DIFC Courts and has experience managing disputes from their early stages through to trial and enforcement. She regularly works with counsel and overseas lawyers and advises clients on both legal and practical issues arising throughout complex litigation.

• Acting for the Claimant in a case in the Commercial Court concerning an investment scam linked to PPE, involving multiple jurisdictions and committal proceedings culminating in securing judgment in the Claimant’s favour for c.€105 million (Ahmad v Ouajjou & Perez).
• Acting for the Claimant in a fraudulent breach of contract case in the DIFC court seeking damages of c.$100m.
• Acting for the Claimant companies in a complex cross-border claim against eight Defendants for the recovery of unpaid property management fees, involving parties based in the Netherlands and Canada and culminating in securing judgment in the Claimants’ favour.
• Acting for the Claimant in a claim concerning the unlawful transfer of company funds by a former director, including obtaining a freezing injunction and search order in the Chancery Division of the High Court

Memberships: London Solicitors Litigation Association, Female Fraud Forum and Arab Lawyers Association

Languages: English, Czech (native), Slovak