Bio
Sally is a Disputes Partner.
Sally has more than 22 years’ experience handling high-value commercial disputes in the UK and internationally. She works with a range of commercial clients – from SMEs to national and multinational and national corporations, as well as individual shareholders, directors and partners.
She has extensive expertise in complex cross border disputes involving contract, tort and civil fraud, across sectors including shipping, engineering, manufacturing and distribution, commodities, transport and logistics, retail and real estate.
Sally’s work includes contract and tort claims, shareholder and partnership disputes and Companies Act claims, misrepresentation, breach of confidence, defamation and intellectual property claims including infringement and passing off, trade mark oppositions and invalidation. She is also experienced in commercial property disputes, such as business lease renewals and dilapidation claims.
Examples of Sally’s work include:
- Securing an urgent interim High Court injunction for a Dutch company, requiring the delivery-up of goods held in a warehouse valued at around £2 million.
- Representing one of six defendants in a multi-million pound claim for unlawful means conspiracy and breach of directors’ duties, including successful applications for security for costs.
- Acting in unfair prejudice proceedings in the High Court, including derivative claims valued at more than £1.3 million.
- Advising an engineering company in respect of contractual issues relating to the design and manufacture of a new product.
- Advising an engineering company on a contractual dispute with a supplier.
- Acting for a manufacturer of aerospace related equipment, parts and tools in recovering a settlement payment following a breach of contract in relation to the supply of a 3D printer.
- Advising a Dubai company in respect of its rights and remedies relating to various multi-million dollar energy commodities trading contracts entered into with other international parties.
- Advising a Latvian company in respect of a shareholders agreement relating to a major property development.
Languages
- French