Aisha Wardell

Aisha Wardell

Senior Partner

Litigation & Dispute Resolution Team

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Aisha Wardell is a Senior Partner and leads our Commercial Litigation team alongside Hugh Hitchcock.

Recognised for her perceptive, thoughtful, and tenacious approach, she is consistently praised in the directories as an exceptional litigator. Aisha excels in navigating complex commercial disputes across diverse sectors, including energy and sustainability, public procurement and health and social care. Her expertise spans High Court litigation, international arbitration, and alternative dispute resolution, delivering strategic, client-focused solutions that drive success.

With a proven track record of achieving outstanding outcomes, Aisha combines sharp commercial insight with unwavering commitment, making her a trusted partner for clients facing high-stakes disputes.

Expertise
  • Commercial contract disputes
  • Procurement challenges
  • Restructuring and contentious recovery work
  • Banking disputes
  • Director and shareholder disputes
  • Professional negligence
  • Defamation, privacy and reputation management

Work Highlights

Acting on behalf of Avantis LCAM in a multi-million pound dispute against Cenovus Energy Inc.
Representing Loches Capital Limited in a successful pre-action disclosure application against Goldman Sachs International, securing permission to use disclosed documents outside proceedings.
Securing a favourable Court of Appeal judgment for Quantum Actuarial LLP clarifying service obligations in a long-running dispute with Quantum Advisory Limited.
Representing Braceurself Limited in a multi-million pound High Court claim for loss of profit and bid costs, successfully obtaining permission to appeal a ruling on manifest errors and breaches of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Acting for Corinthian Brands in a manufacturing dispute, countering an unjustified threat to terminate a key agreement.
Advising HR Investor Group, a group of 26 individuals and companies, in claims of unlawfully establishing and operating unregulated collective investment schemes, misrepresentation, and deceit, against 12 defendants.
Representing shareholders in a claim for deferred consideration following the sale of a renewable energy plant.
Handling a multimillion-pound arbitration at the London Court of International Arbitration.
Acting on behalf of a charitable organisation in respect of its claim against one of the UK’s largest financial institutions for the mis-selling of a number of interest rate hedging products and LIBOR manipulation.

Accolades

Listed as a lead partner in Commercial Litigation

Legal 500

Ranked Band 1

Chambers & Partners

Team ranked tier 1 for commercial Litigation & Disputes

Legal 500

The Litigation & Dispute Resolution Team is ranked Band 2

Chambers & Partners

Testimonials

Aisha is technically strong, a great communicator and always tries to offer up a commercial solution.

Aisha is an expert in commercial and corporate litigation. She’s exceptionally bright and hard-working with an unwavering focus on client delivery standards.

Aisha is a cool strategist with an instinctive grasp of personalities and dynamics.

Aisha Wardell is exceptional and strikes the right balance of commercial advice to support the legal work to provide their clients with the best possible outcomes.

I really felt we had the right team doing the job for us and, with Aisha taking the lead we really felt we had the firepower to take on Herbert Smith toe to toe.