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Stephanie was called to the Bar in 1990 and joined Chambers in 2010 following a career break. She has practised in the North East for 15 years. She has particular expertise in all types of commercial and real property disputes.
The Directories
Stephanie is described as "a strong litigator" and "an excellent choice for partnership issues" - Legal 500
Areas of Emphasis
- Commercial litigation involving contracts, sale of goods, loans, consumer credit and construction
- Mortgages including undue influence
- Landlord and tenant (commercial, residential and agricultural)
- Property litigation including disputes between co-owners, constructive and resulting trusts, boundary disputes and sale of land
- General chancery including partnership, contentious probate, Inheritance Act disputes, breach of trust and undue influence
- Insolvency (corporate and personal)
Recent Cases
- Defending an unfair prejudice petition involving licensed premises and allegations of false accounting
- Solicitors' negligence case arising out of completion of a commercial lease
- Dispute over the construction of a will arising out of a farming partnership
- Claim involving the extent of a reinstatement following fire clause in a commercial lease
- Inheritance Act claim involving illegitimate son, contesting a negative paternity (DNA) test, to obtain a substantial settlement figure
Career and Associations
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