Career & Experience
Heather has significant experience in high value and complex commercial disputes. She advises in-house lawyers, business owners and individuals on a wide range of corporate and commercial disputes. Heather has a broad practice, but has a particular focus on professional negligence claims against solicitors and accountants, pursuing office-holder claims for insolvency practitioners and advising companies on contractual disputes which involve arbitration.
Heather’s clients are based in the UK and overseas including individuals, owner managed businesses and well-known national and international brands. Her clients get her involved in matters at an early stage, often seeking input on day to day commercial dispute strategy and ways to avoid formal court proceedings where appropriate. However, Heather also regularly acts for clients with proceedings in the High Court and Court of Appeal, or in arbitrations.
It is important to Heather that she provides practical and commercial solutions to her clients. When there are options on the way forward, Heather always gives her recommendation as to the most suitable step to meet the client’s goal.
Outside of work, Heather is a car enthusiast and likes to stay fit by running.
Accolades
- Member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers' Association Ltd
Career & Experience
Heather has significant experience in high value and complex commercial disputes. She advises in-house lawyers, business owners and individuals on a wide range of corporate and commercial disputes. Heather has a broad practice, but has a particular focus on professional negligence claims against solicitors and accountants, pursuing office-holder claims for insolvency practitioners and advising companies on contractual disputes which involve arbitration.
Heather’s clients are based in the UK and overseas including individuals, owner managed businesses and well-known national and international brands. Her clients get her involved in matters at an early stage, often seeking input on day to day commercial dispute strategy and ways to avoid formal court proceedings where appropriate. However, Heather also regularly acts for clients with proceedings in the High Court and Court of Appeal, or in arbitrations.
It is important to Heather that she provides practical and commercial solutions to her clients. When there are options on the way forward, Heather always gives her recommendation as to the most suitable step to meet the client’s goal.
Outside of work, Heather is a car enthusiast and likes to stay fit by running.
Accolades
- Member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers' Association Ltd
Expertise
- High value and complex commercial contract disputes
- Boardroom and shareholder disputes such as unfair prejudice, derivative claims and winding up petitions
- Office-holder claims for insolvency practitioners
- Arbitrations – often with an international focus
- Issues with departing or incoming senior executives
- Professional negligence claims against solicitors, accountants and insurers
