Hayley Williams

Specialising in commercial litigation, Hayley advises businesses and individuals pursuing and defending range of contractual disputes in both the High and County Courts.

Her expertise spans breach of contract claims, breach of warranty claims, shareholder disputes, disputed debt claims, commercial agent disputes, consumer rights claims, breach of restrictive covenants and fiduciary duties, misrepresentation claims, HMRC complaints, civil fraud, and enforcement. She also has experience dealing with possession proceedings on behalf of management companies and social housing schemes, alongside dealing with large-scale electronic disclosure exercises.

In addition to court proceedings, Helen is experienced in all forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and has successfully supported clients through mediations and without-prejudice meetings to resolve disputes.

Examples of Hayley’s work include:

• Representing two individuals looking to retire and sell their pharmacy in successfully defending a claim for deposit monies forfeited under the terms of a Deposit and Exclusivity Agreement.
• Assisting a household name gambling operator with claims brought against it fraudulently by a customer in the names of different aliases.
• Advising a manufacturing client on its contractual obligations to pay recruitment placement fees to a third party.
• Advising an electronic recycling company on its potential action against an employee in breach of their contractual and fiduciary duties.
• Advising a construction client regarding its right to reject faulty goods supplied to it on grounds of misrepresentation, and securing reimbursement of the sum paid plus losses incurred as a result.
• Advising an individual in defending a breach of warranty claim and securing a settlement pre-action.
• Assisting an international client in her capacity as an agent under the Commercial Agent Regulations to bring a claim against a bridal company in respect of unpaid commission, ultimately reaching a settlement at mediation.