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Helen is a Partner in the Lawyers’ Liability and Regulatory Investigations Team. Her area of practice is dispute resolution, and she is a commercial litigator specialising in defending law firms against professional malpractice claims. Helen has been recognised in the Legal 500 as a “star” who is “diligent and determined” with “great judgment” and as “excellent”, “on top of the detail” and “a great team player”.
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Helen has over 20 years’ experience defending high value and complex claims against large global and UK law firms. She advises on all aspects of the resolution of disputes and has extensive experience of litigation in the High Court and the Court of Appeal, and of alternative dispute resolution, including mediation.
Helen also has experience of advising law firms on professional conduct issues. She additionally acts as monitoring counsel and advises on coverage issues under law firm professional indemnity policies.
Helen has written articles on legal issues published in Commercial Litigation Journal, New Law Journal and Solicitors Journal, and speaks regularly on professional liability and risk management issues.
Experience
- Acting extensively in the defence of professional malpractice claims brought against large global and UK law firms, including claims arising from structured finance, corporate, pensions, tax, property, trust, intellectual property, litigation and commercial contract issues.
- Advising law firms in connection with professional conduct issues.
- Acting as monitoring counsel for insurers.
- Advising insurers on policy coverage issues.