Profile
Jill is a partner working in the commercial litigation team. She obtained a law degree at Southampton University, followed by the Legal Practice Course at the Guildford College of Law.
She completed her training contract at Hansell Stevenson (now Hansells) and moved to Clarkson Wright & Jakes after qualifying. She was promoted to associate in June 2004 and to partner in September 2005.
Jill is a member of the Bromley Law Society, the Kent Law Society, and the London Solicitors Litigation Association, and is a keen amateur photographer and an avid reader.
EXPERTISE
- Contractual disputes
- Construction disputes
- Professional negligence claims
- Residential and commercial landlord and tenant disputes
- Property disputes
- Employment disputes/enforcing restrictive covenants
- Liquor licensing
- Debt recovery
HIGHLIGHTS
Currently Jill is acting in a claim for breach of warranties in an agreement following the sale of a business. The claim is for a sum in excess of £500,000. Jill was able to obtain security costs for her client in the form of a bank guarantee following an application to the court.
A recent case concerned a shareholders' agreement prepared by one of the shareholders, a solicitor who had also recently acted for the company. Onerous obligations were placed on two shareholders. A case was put forward on their behalf that the shareholders' agreement was unenforceable and should be set aside on the basis that the solicitor was in breach of his fiduciary duty. Negotiations were entered into and the matter was concluded to our client's satisfaction.
In court proceedings commenced by our client for an unpaid invoice in which Jill acted, the Defendant counterclaimed for breach of contract for a sum in excess of £600,000. The Defendant failed to particularise its counterclaim adequately and an application to strike out the counterclaim was made. Ultimately following criticism from the judge considering the matter the Defendant discontinued its counterclaim and paid a contribution towards the Claimant's costs.
Jill recently acted for a client in connection with a claim that concerned an allegation that a customer had been discriminated against on the grounds of race. Following a detailed response denying that the customer had been discriminated against and disputing the factual background, the customer did not proceed further with the claim.
WISH FOR THE YEAR
'To return to the Far East to explore Singapore and Hong Kong'
