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Jennifer is fast developing a successful practice in all areas of Chambers’ business. She accepts instructions in all fields of commercial Chancery and is adept at drafting pleadings, advising and conducting advocacy. Jennifer regularly appears in the High Court before Judges, Masters and Registrars and also maintains a busy County Court practice.
Notable Cases
Loose v Lynn Shellfish Ltd & Ors [2013] EWHC 901 Chancery Division (Trial)
Property – Several Fisheries – How the boundaries of a several fishery in the Wash were to be determined.
Kasumi v Arrow Global Guernsey Ltd LTL 28/2/2013 Chancery Division (Appeal)
Insolvency – Bankruptcy – Whether the court could retrospectively grant permission to present a second bankruptcy petition on the same debt.
Re Sykes & Sons Limited [2012] EWHC 883 Chancery Division
Insolvency – Winding up petitions - Application to restrain advertisement and obtain dismissal of a winding up petition where the remaining unpaid debt was disputed.
Revenue & Customs Commissioners v Garwood [2012] BPIR 575 Chancery Division (Bankruptcy Court)
Insolvency – Bankruptcy – Whether HMRC acted reasonably in refusing an offer of security for the petition debt.
Publications
Jennifer edits a chapter in the Landlord and Tenant Factbook and contributes to Estates Gazette.
Areas of Emphasis
Insolvency - All aspects of both corporate and individual insolvency including all stages of winding up and bankruptcy, annulment, rescission and setting aside statutory demands.
Property - All aspects including conveyancing, mortgages / charges, easements, restrictive covenants.
Landlord and Tenant - Residential and business, possession, secure tenancies and assured tenancies.
Commercial Chancery - All aspects of commercial litigation, applications, construction of contacts, sale of goods, partnerships and guarantees.
Company - All aspects of company law including directors’ duties, construction of articles of association and derivative claims.
Career & Education
Called to the Bar, Middle Temple, 2008
Bar Vocational Course, Inns of Court School of Law, 2008 (Very Competent)
Astbury Scholarship, Middle Temple, BVC, 2007
Common Professional Examination, City University, 2007 (Distinction)
Astbury Scholarship, Middle Temple, CPE, 2006
BA (Hons) English, University of Cambridge, Magdalene College 2005
Jennifer is on the committee of PILARS
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