Recommendations
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"Thank you very much for your advice which is both swift and admirably clear"
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"Your sound advice has been invaluable"
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"We cannot express our appreciation enough!"
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"Thank you for all your help and support, we have been reassured at every stage by your advice"
Experience
I advise on what to do if someone is using your name, brand or copyright work, or if there’s a dispute over a contract, grant or another legal relationship.
I’m also the joint lead on our counter-fraud work. So, I advise charities, social enterprises and businesses on how to prevent fraud, and what to do if someone does take their money or data.
I’m particularly interested in equality and anti-discrimination law, and I lead on the work we’re doing to improve gender equality at Bates Wells.
Highlights
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Fraud – prevention and cure
When a small business found out that one of its directors had been taking its money for himself, I advised them on their plan of action for investigating and reporting the fraud and recovering their funds. I also advised them on what to do to make sure they wouldn’t fall victim like this again.
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Serial trade mark infringer ceases and desists
My client, a trade membership body, licences its members to use its marks so customers know they’ll be getting a high quality service. When they discovered that someone else was using its marks to pretend they were a member, we took action to have the infringing marks removed and obtained a judgment from the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court to prevent the serial infringer from striking again.
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Supporting transgender inclusion
Our client, a single sex young people’s charity, is committed to including transgender children. I advised them on how to respond to challenges to their policy, so that transgender children do not miss out on the opportunity to develop their aspirations, confidence and self-esteem as members of the charity.
- I advised the UK subsidiary of an international goods manufacturer on how to protect itself following an alleged breach of confidence
- I represented an Awarding Organisation in its claim for copyright infringement of its Ofqual regulated qualifications
- I advised a household name charity on how to address unauthorised use of its name and brand by a former member
- I advised a national youth charity on reasonable adjustments for children with learning difficulties
- I advised a membership charity on managing its relationship with volunteers who don’t accept its equality and diversity policy and have publicly challenged it
- I advised a national membership charity on responding to allegations of racial discrimination
- I advised a university on using exemptions in equality law so they can offer a grant only to people who are disadvantaged
- I advised a dance academy on a regulatory investigation by the Office for Students and managing the relationship with its higher education partner
- I advised a group of theatres on recovering and minimising their loss after their producer unilaterally cancelled a tour
- I facilitated the mediation of a dispute regarding alleged misuse of confidential information and intellectual property infringement by a joint venture partner
- I advised a charity on recovery of funds raised fraudulently, in breach of trust and by infringement of the charity’s name and logo
- I advised on copyright implications of a proposed fundraising campaign
- I advised an international animal rights charity on protecting its brand from misuse by a casino
- I advised a charity on withholding and clawback of grant funds paid to a partner who had failed to comply with the agreed conditions
- I acted for a charity in proceedings where it recovered charitable funds paid ultra vires to a former trustee
- I advise charities on prevention and cure of insider fraud and cyber fraud, including reporting serious incidents to the Charity Commission
- I advised a law firm on removal of images and text used fraudulently and in breach of copyright on a sham website
- I acted for a corporate client in a High Court claim for infringement of database rights under commercial licence
- I obtain Letters of Request for examination of UK witnesses for use in US proceedings
Areas of expertise:
Services
Qualifications and career
- Durham University, BA History
- Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course
- Trained at Bates Wells and joined the Dispute Resolution team in 2010
- Appointed as Supervising Solicitor, 2018
Pro bono, memberships, and appointments
- Member of the Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association
- Court appointed Supervising Solicitor
- Member of the Law Society’s Diversity and Inclusion Forum for London, South East and East (LSEE)
- Gender Equality Ambassador for Bates Wells Diversity and Inclusion Forum
- Active participant in Bates Wells Outreach Programme (social mobility)
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