Natalie joined the firm in July 2007 where she has trained and qualified. She read law at the University of Birmingham before completing the Legal Practice Course at Birmingham College of Law, where she was awarded a distinction.
Natalie works in the commercial litigation department where many of her cases are funded on a “no win, no fee” basis. Natalie has worked on a wide variety of cases including a dispute over ownership of a golf centre between two directors. This involved bringing a claim in the employment tribunal for unfair dismissal and failure to comply with TUPE against a number of companies as well as defence of a claim in the High Court for a declaration regarding the ownership of the land. The matter was successfully resolved to the satisfaction of all parties.
Natalie is particularly interested in construction claims and has acted in a number of adjudications representing both Claimant and Defendant including claims for loss of profit and whether a company correctly served a withholding notice. Under a “no win, no fee” agreement, she has negotiated the return to site of a local building company after they were wrongfully and in breach of their contract thrown off a new housing development as well as obtaining damages for them for their lost profits.
She has recently acted on behalf of a main contractor negotiating a six figure settlement of an arbitration against an architect for professional negligence. This was a claim for a contribution towards sums paid by the main contractor under a JCT design and build contract to the Employer where the design work had been subcontracted to the architect.
She represents clients in the High Court in professional negligence claims against architects and other building professionals on a “no win, no fee” basis.
Outside work, Natalie enjoys going to the theatre.
