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Dispute Resolution

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Expertise

Rebecca is a Dispute Resolution solicitor with over 15 years’ experience. She has a broad commercial practice and has advised on disputes in areas including Construction and Engineering, Manufacturing, Retail, Insolvency, and Financial Services.

Rebecca has particular expertise of dispute resolution in the Manufacturing and Retail sectors, advising in respect of contractual disputes and claims under the Sale of Goods Act and Consumer Rights Act. She also deals with Professional Negligence claims and claims in Insolvency. Her practice encompasses a variety of business disputes, including warranty claims, shareholder and partnership disputes, and breach of fiduciary duty claims.

Rebecca Advises

  • SMEs and owner-managed businesses
  • Manufacturers
  • Private individuals
  • Insolvency practitioners

Experience Highlights

  • Advising a haulage company in a Court of Appeal case involving the interpretation of contractual terms.
  • Advising retailers in respect of various customer claims arising from the supply of goods.
  • Advising the Directors of an elite level sports club in relation to the contractual obligations of their suppliers.
  • Assisting manufacturers and retailers with commercial debt recovery.
  • Advising Directors of SMEs in relation to alleged obligations under guarantees.
  • Acting for insolvency practitioners in respect of sums due in administration and liquidation.
  • Reinstating companies to the Register in order to allow company assets to be properly distributed.
  • Acting for a large corporate client in respect of a Professional Negligence claim against their previous solicitors.
  • Advising SME clients in respect of breaches of covenant by a former employee.

Career History

Previous Law Firms

  • James Legal
  • Rollits LLP
  • DLA Piper

Education

  • The University of Newcastle upon Tyne
  • College of Law

Other

  • French speaker (Degree level)

Expertise

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Rebecca is a Dispute Resolution solicitor with over 15 years’ experience. She has a broad commercial practice and has advised on disputes in areas including Construction and Engineering, Manufacturing, Retail, Insolvency, and Financial Services.

Rebecca has particular expertise of dispute resolution in the Manufacturing and Retail sectors, advising in respect of contractual disputes and claims under the Sale of Goods Act and Consumer Rights Act. She also deals with Professional Negligence claims and claims in Insolvency. Her practice encompasses a variety of business disputes, including warranty claims, shareholder and partnership disputes, and breach of fiduciary duty claims.

Rebecca Advises

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  • SMEs and owner-managed businesses
  • Manufacturers
  • Private individuals
  • Insolvency practitioners

Experience Highlights

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  • Advising a haulage company in a Court of Appeal case involving the interpretation of contractual terms.
  • Advising retailers in respect of various customer claims arising from the supply of goods.
  • Advising the Directors of an elite level sports club in relation to the contractual obligations of their suppliers.
  • Assisting manufacturers and retailers with commercial debt recovery.
  • Advising Directors of SMEs in relation to alleged obligations under guarantees.
  • Acting for insolvency practitioners in respect of sums due in administration and liquidation.
  • Reinstating companies to the Register in order to allow company assets to be properly distributed.
  • Acting for a large corporate client in respect of a Professional Negligence claim against their previous solicitors.
  • Advising SME clients in respect of breaches of covenant by a former employee.

Career History

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Previous Law Firms

  • James Legal
  • Rollits LLP
  • DLA Piper

Education

  • The University of Newcastle upon Tyne
  • College of Law

Other

  • French speaker (Degree level)

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