• Arbitration
  • During pupillage Catherine drafted an arbitration pleading in respect of a dispute over a success fee.
  • Prior to pupillage Catherine represented Middle Temple at the Willem C. Vis International Arbitration moot which concerned a CISG contract and procedural questions under the Uncitral rules.
• Banking and Financial Services

  During pupillage Catherine has been involved with:

  • A dispute concerning the alleged mis-selling of a mortgage.
  • An advice in respect of an FCA enforcement action against an individual.
• Civil Fraud, Asset Tracing & Recovery

  During pupillage Catherine assisted with various matters in the area of fraud and asset recovery. She has been involved in:

  • A week-long trial in the Chancery Division in which there were allegations of document falsification.
  • A dispute concerning multiple allegations of misrepresentation in relation to franchise agreements.
  • A claim for breach of warranty arising out of a share purchase agreement involving allegations of wilful concealment.
• Commercial Litigation

  Catherine has been involved in a wide range of commercial matters during pupillage, including:

  • An application for summary judgment in which there were allegations of duress, misrepresentation and unfair practice contrary to s.140A Consumer Credit Act 1974.
  • A dispute arising out of a complex arrangement for the provision of goods and services which gave rise to considerations of breach of contract, unlawful interference with goods and unjust enrichment.
  • A dispute concerning a guarantee of a facility agreement.
  • A dispute concerning the purported exercise of a contractual termination right.
  • An application for a gagging order.
• Company

  During pupillage Catherine gained experience in a range of company law matters. For example, Catherine has been involved in:

  • An application for the appointment of a receiver over a company in the context of a multi-jurisdictional dispute.
  • An advice on the effect of a share option contract.
• Insolvency

  Catherine has been involved with various matters relating to insolvency, including an application to set aside a statutory demand and a winding up petition.

• International & Offshore

  During pupillage Catherine has been involved regularly in disputes with an international and offshore dimension, including:

  • An appeal in respect of an application to wind up a BVI company on the just and equitable ground.
  • Applications in the BVI for relief pending appeal.
  • Disputes concerning companies incorporated in Bermuda and the Cayman Isles.
• Trusts, Probate & Estates

  During pupillage Catherine has gained experience of matters involving trusts and estates. Catherine has been involved with:

  • A claim by trustees against professional advisers in relation to a protective life interest in trust assets.
  • An advice for a beneficiary regarding a potential challenge to the substantial validity of a will.
  • The preparation of a claim against a personal representative in respect of allegedly wrongful distributions from an estate.
  • The drafting of a settlement agreement following a challenge to an estate pursuant to the 1975 Act.

Other information

• Academic history
  • LLM Legal Practice (Barristers), Distinction
  • GDL, City University, Distinction
  • BA History, First Class
• Scholarships and Awards
  • Middle Temple South Square Award, 2017
  • BPP Excellence Award, 2017
  • BPP Advocacy Award, 2017
  • City Law School scholarship, 2016
• Memberships

  COMBAR

  Chancery Bar Association

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