Jessie Prynne

Jessie is a senior associate in the Disputes and Investigations group. Jessie has a broad commercial disputes practice with experience of working on large-scale commercial litigation, arbitration and investigations.

Jessie has advised on professional negligence actions (including claims and investigations in the accountancy profession), shareholder disputes, financial services disputes, corporate and commercial disputes (including high-value contractual disputes) and cyber security/IT disputes. Jessie has a sector specialism in professional services and life sciences, the latter of which started with her previous career in healthcare communications.

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Career

Since 2020	Senior associate, Taylor Wessing
2014 - 2020	Associate, Taylor Wessing
2012 - 2014	Trainee, Taylor Wessing

2007 - 2011

Account Manager in Healthcare, Daniel J Edelman

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Education

2014	Admitted as a lawyer, England & Wales
2011 - 2012	GDL, College of Law and LPC , BPP Law School
2007	BA Hons, History with French, Durham University

Additional languages

English

French

Expertise

Sectors Technology, media & communications Business & professional services Life sciences & healthcare

Experience

FRC v Deloitte (Autonomy)	Advising Deloitte on the FRC's investigation and Tribunal in relation to its audits of Autonomy Corporation plc's financial statements for Q3 2009 until Q2 2011.
First law firm appointment of an independent review process for a major retail bank	Advising Professor Griggs, the Independent Reviewer appointed by Lloyds in relation to the HBOS Redress Programme. This is a substantial investigation into over 50 former HBoS corporate customers, analysis of their claims for compensation and independent assessment of the bank's redress proposals. We are the first firm to handle an independent review process for a major retail bank on this scale. Our mandate continues, with us now advising Professor Griggs on the Quality Assurance Review by Sir Ross Cranston of the HBOS Reading Compensation Scheme itself.
A big four accountancy firm	A big four accountancy firm in the defence of a multi-million pound negligence investigation by the FRC.

A global computer hardware manufacturer	A global computer hardware manufacturer on the defence of a claim brought by a customer in relation to an alleged defective hardware design and build contract.
A data analytics company	A data analytics company on the enforcement of a judgment from a civil fraud claim.
A regional wholesale superfast broadband provider	A regional wholesale superfast broadband provider on the termination of several customer contracts.

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Disputes & investigations

Sidebar – Season 1 box set

The Future of Litigation

4 May 2021

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Sidebar - Season 1: The Future of Litigation

What does evidence look like in the digital age?

In the sixth and final episode of our Future of Litigation season, The eDisclosure Information Project's Chris Dale draws upon his specialist insight to explore what evidence looks like in the digital age.

20 April 2021

30:04

by Edward Spencer and Jessie Prynne

6 of 6 Episodes

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