Associate Solicitor - Dispute Resolution

• Jan 2023 - Present

Experience including:• Advising a large UK based contractor on a potential breach of an NEC3 Contract.• Coordinating a team conducting a large-scale disclosure process including over 50,000 documents within a high value arbitration• Litigating on behalf of a medium sized main contractor within the residential building sector on a boundary dispute• Adjudicating on behalf of specialist subcontractors in the groundworks and fire safety industries• Acting for shareholders in minority shareholder disputes arising out of joint ventures within the property development industry• Representing non-institutional development finance lenders in breach of contract claims• Negotiating settlements of disputes between property developers and residential builders Show less

Dispute Resolution Solicitor

• Mar 2021 - Jan 2023

Solicitor

• Oct 2020 - Mar 2021

• Worked between various litigation teams and the Infected Blood Inquiry Team• Drafted a complex and detailed witness statement with over 150 exhibits regarding one client’s history of campaigning on contaminated blood issues • Worked closely with the Managing Partner on clinical negligence claims• Assisted with various other complex litigation matters when capacity allowed

Trainee Solicitor

• Sep 2018 - Oct 2020

Seat: Infected Blood Inquiry- Part of Milners’ team working on the Infected Blood Inquiry representing infected and affected victims of the contaminated blood scandal. - Detailed discussion with counsel and a supervising solicitor to plan our approach to the Inquiry with a view to achieving the best outcomes in terms of recommendations and compensation for our clients. - Reviewing thousands of pages of historical documents provided by clients and the Inquiry to enhance the team’s understanding of the issues within the Inquiry’s terms of reference.Seat: Commercial Litigation- Attended three days of application hearings in the case of SPI North Limited v Swiss Post International (UK) Limited, a multi-million-pound commercial contracts dispute, taking notes and discussing the case with Counsel.- Drafted a wide variety of letters before action including a complex professional negligence matter involving failure to advise on the expiration of stock options following a termination of employment which was successfully settled at mediation- Assisted the Managing Partner with a commercial contract dispute which settled during arbitration proceedings- Attended a 3 day strike out and summary judgment hearing for the defendant in a minority shareholder dispute, the result of which was the striking out of a significant proportion of the Applicant’s claim. Seat: Commercial / Residential Property - Assisted with the progression of a variety of commercial and residential property matters including the £4M purchase of a forest.- Conducted reviews of title and provided advice on lease agreementsSeat: Commercial Litigation - Attended a mediation and one one-day trial on a contested probate matter related to a life insurance policy.- Prepared complex bundles related to an application hearing on disclosure issues in SPI North Limited v Swiss Post International (UK) Limited, the outcome of which was widely reported Show less

Paralegal

• Mar 2018 - Sep 2018

Working within the Commercial Litigation team providing assistance with litigated and pre-litigation matters across a diverse range of commercial law areas.

Costs Assistant

• May 2017 - Mar 2018

BC Legal is an industry leading, medium sized, boutique law firm with expertise in Defendant Industrial Disease claims. My role within the specialist costs team very varied. It has included drafting briefs to Counsel for advice on costs valuations, financial breakdowns of bills and negotiating costs settlements on a variety of claims ranging from low value Noise Induced Hearing Loss to seven figure Mesothelioma claims. I dealt with a lot of procedural, administrative aspects of file handling including ensuring compliance with service level agreements and running file closure routines. I have also undertaken legal research related to both costs and industrial disease litigation examining developing or uncertain legal issues. Show less