Amy Rogers KC

Amy has a broad commercial practice, across both litigation and arbitration, with particular expertise in civil fraud, conspiracy and economic tort claims, claims involving breach of fiduciary duties, the misuse of confidential information, and shareholder disputes. Her work is often international, working alongside overseas counsel. Amy advises and represents clients in the DIFC and QFC as well in England. In addition to her general commercial practice, Amy is particularly sought after for disputes at the intersection of commercial and public or employment law.

Amy is recognised as a leading silk in Chambers Global, Chambers UK Bar and Legal 500. Her work includes: PIFSS v Al Rajaan & Others (fraud claim against 40+ defendants, under Kuwaiti and Swiss law, tried over 12 months in 2025/2026, and one of The Lawyer’s ‘Top 20’ cases in both 2020 and 2025); Aon v Howden & Others (conspiracy claim, under Brazilian and English law); Pipia v BGEO Group (conspiracy claim, re. alleged unlawful company sale); conspiracy and theft of confidential information claims in the financial services sector (multiple LCIA arbitrations); Bank Mellat v HM Treasury (sanctions litigation for an Iranian bank culminating in a Commercial Court damages claim, one of The Lawyer’s ‘Top 20’ cases in both 2015 and 2017); as well as multiple disputes involving Formula 1 racing teams; Commercial Court proceedings and multiple LCIA arbitrations in a multi-jurisdictional shareholder dispute; group litigation re. an alleged conspiracy to blacklist in the construction industry; a fraud, warranty, and earn-out dispute arising in the technology sector; litigation arising from a complex IT implementation; and multiple claims involving team poaching and unfair competition.

Amy has a particular focus on employee competition and other commercial employment litigation, including restrictive covenant disputes, team poaching and unfair competition claims, remuneration disputes, and claims involving breach of fiduciary duties and duties of confidence. Amy co-edits ‘International Employment Disputesʼ, and her work is often international, involving complex jurisdictional issues and foreign law, and working alongside overseas counsel. Amy advises and represents clients in the DIFC and QFC as well in England.

Amy is recognised as a leading silk in Chambers Global, Chambers UK Bar and Legal 500. Before taking silk, she was ranked as a ‘Star’ junior.  She has been instructed in many of the  most high-profile commercial employment disputes of recent years, including: Aon v Howden & Others (conspiracy and team poaching claim, under Brazilian and English law); USDAW v Tesco (injunction to restrain ‘fire and rehire’); Egon Zehnder v Tillman (the leading case as to severance in post-termination restrictions); Geys v Société Générale (the leading case as to contractual repudiation in the employment sphere); team poaching disputes including Tullett Prebon v BGC, ContiCap v GFI, Willis v JLT, Alesco v Towergate, BGC v Tradition, and Guy Carpenter v Howden; and multiple disputes involving Formula 1 racing teams.

Much of Amyʼs other recent work is confidential, including employment arbitrations.

Amy acts in all areas of public law litigation, with particular focus on cases at the intersection of public, commercial and regulatory law, including the use of public law to protect commercial interests.

Amy is recognised as a leading silk in Chambers Global, Chambers UK Bar and Legal 500.  Her work includes acting for the Iranian commercial bank Bank Mellat in its ground-breaking Supreme Court sanctions litigation; acting for OFGEM in commercial judicial review challenges to energy regulation; public law damages claims arising from cuts to subsidies in the renewable energy market; acting for the Banco Central de Venezuela at the outset of its claim to recover gold bullion from the Bank of England; acting for the Project Management Institute in its challenge to the grant of a Royal Charter to a commercial rival; acting for the Government in challenges to multiple welfare schemes including the use of retrospective legislation; and in long-running litigation as to whether the Duchy of Cornwall estate is a ‘public authority’.