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Deborah Tillett
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Expertise
  • Banking (& Finance) Litigation
  • Commercial & Contractual Disputes
  • Fraud (& Asset Recovery)
  • Insolvency & Restructuring Disputes
Qualifications & Education
  • Law (LLB (Hons)), University of Otago, New Zealand
  • BA (Psychology), University of Otago, New Zealand
Admissions
  • New Zealand Law Society
Professional Associations
  • Member, International Women’s Insolvency and Restructuring Confederation
Testimonials

Deborah is a commercial litigator with particular expertise in restructuring and insolvency law and financial services disputes. She has experience acting on complex and high-value matters, for insolvency practitioners, directors, debtors and creditors across a range of sectors and in relation to both domestic and cross border disputes and insolvencies.

Background

Deborah holds Bachelor’s degrees in both Law and Psychology from the University of Otago, New Zealand and is admitted to practise as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court in New Zealand. Since qualifying, Deborah has practised at one of New Zealand’s largest corporate law firms, at a specialist litigation firm in London, and at Eversheds Sutherland where she was an associate in the restructuring team working on insolvency matters with a contentious element. She joined Enyo Law in May 2021.

Experience includes:
  • the provisional liquidation and subsequent liquidation of Allied Wallet Limited, an FCA-regulated electronic money provider
  • the administration of Force India Formula One Team Limited
  • acting for the liquidators of a UK construction company in pursuing claims against its former directors for breach of directors’ duties
  • acting for a commercial real estate fund defending proceedings issued in the Commercial Court by a defaulting borrower
  • acting for a foreign Government agency seeking to pursue claims in excess of USD 2 billion and obtain injunctive relief against multiple defendants
  • advising the administrators of a UK-incorporated company providing due diligence and collateral risk management services in relation to commodity trades
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News
Jun 5, 2025
Challenging jurisdiction – Court provides further guidance as to the test for challenging jurisdiction / an order for alternative service / full and frank failures
Recent Commercial Court judgment provides further clarity on these frequently argued points (Alimov v Mirakhmedov & Ors (Rev1) [2024] EWHC...
Jun 3, 2025
Brandon O’Neil joins Enyo Law
Enyo Law further strengthens its highly-ranked disputes practice with the appointment of Brandon O’Neil as a partner in the London...
Jun 2, 2025
Court of Appeal Rejects Estimated £9 Billion Crypto Collective Action Based on Speculative BSV Growth
In an important judgment of relevance to competition litigation and the digital assets market, on 21 May 2025, the Court...
May 20, 2025
Settlement Terms in Litigation: High Court Upholds Confidentiality
In Omanovic v Shamaazi Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 110 (KB), the High Court held that evidence of settlement terms...