Overview
Following Chloe’s successful completion of Pupillage, she joined as a tenant in October 2024.
Chloe is fast developing her practice in a wide range of commercial chancery areas, including property, wills and trusts, commercial, company and insolvency work.
Chloe has been praised for her impressive advocacy skills, and is regularly in the County Court, achieving successful outcomes in a variety of possession, bankruptcy, injunction and interim application hearings. Chloe has also been instructed in multiple directions and costs management hearings, and has appeared in the High Court for a number of winding-up petitions.
Before coming to the Bar, Chloe previously worked a commercial property paralegal for Wedlake Bell LLP, and obtained a first-class degree in Law from Durham University.
Commercial Litigation
In the course of her tenancy and pupillage, Chloe has been instructed in her own right to provide advice and to settle pleadings for a variety of commercial disputes.
Chloe’s recent experience includes:
- Representing SBP Law in a small claims trial for unpaid solicitors’ fees.
- Advising on contractual disputes for the supply of goods.
- Assisting in a high value fraud claim involving Credit Suisse.
- Resisting set aside applications for debt claims.
- Drafting applications for default judgment.
- Drafting permission to appeal application.
Property
Chloe has appeared in the County Court for various property disputes.
Her recent experience includes:
- Possession hearings.
- Warrant of eviction hearings.
- Obtaining final charging orders.
- Obtaining orders for sale and possession.
- Advising on leases and commercially viable procedural or settlement options.
- Extension of time to register charges.
Insolvency, Company and Partnership
Chloe has appeared both in the County Court and the High Court for various insolvency applications, including bankruptcy petitions, winding up petitions, and applications to extend the period of administration.
Trusts, Wills & Estates
Chloe has advised on will interpretation, recoverability and merits of applications.
Chloe has drafted pleadings in Inheritance Act claims and witness statements in support of appointment and substitution of personal representatives.
Qualifications / Education
- BPTC (Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice) with “Outstanding” top-grade at BPP University in 2021.
- First Class (Honours) Bachelor of Laws from Durham University, consistently ranking in the top 5% of the university.
Awards & scholarships
- 2020:
- Middle Temple BTC Scholarship – The South Square Scholarship
- BPP BTC Scholarship – Career Commitment Scholarship
- BPP BTC Scholarship – BTC Excellence Scholarship
- 2019:
- Verulam Buildings Law Award – highest ranking Durham student for Commercial Law
- Clyde and Co. Law Award – highest ranking Durham student for Employment Law
- 2020:
Memberships
- The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple