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Kelly is a commercial litigator with over 20 years of extensive High Court experience of applications and trials. She is also a Solicitor Advocate. She has a reputation for straight talking. Kelly trained in the City of London at a global law firm and spent most of her career practicing high value litigation work for corporate clients and high net worth individuals as well as acting on major international litigation cases for foreign states and international governments.
Kelly now has a broad client base and has acted for a number of clients and blue chip companies. She has expertise in alternative dispute resolution; breach of contract claims; commercial debt claims; banking and finance litigation (acting for both lender and borrower) including corporate recoveries; breach of warranty claims; shareholders disputes; injunctions (including acting as supervisory solicitor); professional negligence claims; and regulatory investigations.
Kelly Advises
- Individuals
- Entrepreneurs
- Company directors/shareholders
- Companies
Experience Highlights
- Acting for individuals in high-profile regulatory reviews of banking institutions;
- Acting for corporate clients bringing and defending commercial debt claims;
- Acting for TV companies bringing a breach of contract claim for unpaid royalties;
- Acting for shareholders defending a breach of warranty claim under a sale and purchase agreement;
- Acting for borrowers against financial institutions;
- Acting for financial institutions against borrowers;
- Acting for majority shareholders and a company defending a claim for unfair prejudicial conduct against a minority shareholder;
- Negotiating early exit from a commercial contract without incurring penalties;
- Applying for litigation funding and bringing a claim for unpaid royalties and breach of intellectual property rights;
- Advising clients how to identify the potential risks that occur in business and how to avoid the costly litigation process.
Career History
Previous Law firms
- DLA Piper 1999-2011
Memberships
- Solicitor Advocate since 2003
Education
- University of Southampton 1995-1998, bachelor of law
- Nottingham Law School 1998-1999 – legal practice course
Expertise
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Kelly is a commercial litigator with over 20 years of extensive High Court experience of applications and trials. She is also a Solicitor Advocate. She has a reputation for straight talking. Kelly trained in the City of London at a global law firm and spent most of her career practicing high value litigation work for corporate clients and high net worth individuals as well as acting on major international litigation cases for foreign states and international governments.
Kelly now has a broad client base and has acted for a number of clients and blue chip companies. She has expertise in alternative dispute resolution; breach of contract claims; commercial debt claims; banking and finance litigation (acting for both lender and borrower) including corporate recoveries; breach of warranty claims; shareholders disputes; injunctions (including acting as supervisory solicitor); professional negligence claims; and regulatory investigations.
Kelly Advises
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- Individuals
- Entrepreneurs
- Company directors/shareholders
- Companies
Experience Highlights
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- Acting for individuals in high-profile regulatory reviews of banking institutions;
- Acting for corporate clients bringing and defending commercial debt claims;
- Acting for TV companies bringing a breach of contract claim for unpaid royalties;
- Acting for shareholders defending a breach of warranty claim under a sale and purchase agreement;
- Acting for borrowers against financial institutions;
- Acting for financial institutions against borrowers;
- Acting for majority shareholders and a company defending a claim for unfair prejudicial conduct against a minority shareholder;
- Negotiating early exit from a commercial contract without incurring penalties;
- Applying for litigation funding and bringing a claim for unpaid royalties and breach of intellectual property rights;
- Advising clients how to identify the potential risks that occur in business and how to avoid the costly litigation process.
Career History
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Previous Law firms
- DLA Piper 1999-2011
Memberships
- Solicitor Advocate since 2003
Education
- University of Southampton 1995-1998, bachelor of law
- Nottingham Law School 1998-1999 – legal practice course
Testimonials
My company NITV had the experience of working with Kelly Fox of gunnercooke over a 2-year period. Once Kelly became involved, she mastered the complicated brief involving 3 Claimants very quickly and ably and provided clear options for us to consider. She ultimately guided us competently and confidently through an extended mediation process. It was through her persistence and laser focus that eventually an agreed settlement was achieved, thus avoiding a prohibitively expensive court trial. I can genuinely recommend her commitment and work ethic which was highly impressive throughout this ordeal.
Managing Director
Network Television Ireland LimitedKelly is a superb lawyer. She is ‘hands-on’ and is extremely quick and responsive to client concerns and priorities. She understands the issues facing businesses and delivers practical and straight-forward advice. She recognises when there is a deal to be done, but is willing to fight to the bitter end if necessary. A worthy adversary!
Chief-Executive Officer
Channel ZeroKelly has proven a hugely determined and resolute legal adviser during an extended and complex financial dispute resolution case. Solid legal advice allied to a great personal touch and sound sense of strategic case direction. Thoroughly recommend.
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I have no hesitation in recommending Kelly and have referred a number of clients to her. She is extremely professional and has a sharp mind for litigation and business efficacy.
Bruce Drummond
Senior Counsel, New Bailey ChambersKelly helped me with a personally challenging case. She is a brilliant litigator and thinks 5 steps ahead of the game. Not only did she give me technical advice she also gave me pragmatic advice which I needed. She is quick to respond and gets things done.
Client
"Timely, no nonsense advice; excellent turnaround times; a pleasure to deal with.”
Client
Senior General Counsel, Leading Financial Institution