Biography
Cathryn is an Associate in the Commercial Disputes team, with particular expertise in contentious data protection matters, contentious restructuring and insolvency matters, and general commercial disputes.
Cathryn advises on a wide range of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on the Technology and FinTech sectors. Cathryn is skilled at resolving even the most entrenched disputes, often using ADR to avoid the need for legal proceedings.
Cathryn’s contentious data protection experience includes advising on subject access requests, data breaches, and privacy matters.
Cathryn also advises on contentious insolvency matters, including personal and corporate insolvency and debt recovery matters. Cathryn regularly attends court and speaks at seminars. She has produced video guides on bankruptcy and tips for struggling businesses, which can be found here.
Prior to studying law, Cathryn completed a music degree which enhanced her creative and analytical skills. She successfully completed the Certificate of Proficiency in Insolvency in June 2019, the only solicitor to obtain the qualification that period.
Cathryn is also the firm’s Fertility in the Workplace Ambassador and works alongside Fertility Network UK to provide support to individuals affected by fertility issues.
Relevant experience
- Commercial client: Advising a Tech company on defending a multi-million pound breach of contract claim for purported delays and failures to comply with the specifications of the contract, and making a counterclaim for unpaid invoices. Successfully defending all claims.
- Commercial clients: Regularly advising employers in respect of data subject access requests made by ex-employees, including a large-scale documentation review and redaction processes.
- Commercial client: Advising a FinTech client on a time critical breach of contract claim for material and anticipatory breaches following the liquidation of a third party supplier, and negotiating a successful settlement agreement.
- Commercial client: Acting for a company in successfully obtaining the dismissal of a winding up petition and negotiating a settlement with the petitioning creditor.
- Private client: Advising individuals defending substantial claims for transaction at undervalue, preference and misfeasance and negotiating a successful settlement.
- Private client: Advising a petitioning creditor in relation to an application by a bankrupt to appeal the bankruptcy order and annul the bankruptcy order on the grounds that the order ought not to have been made. Successfully defending both applications.
- Trustee in Bankruptcy: Advising the Trustee in Bankruptcy on the merits of an annulment application brought by a creditor. Applying for security for costs on behalf of the Trustee in Bankruptcy and discharging various freezing orders and removing restrictions on the property title.
- Trustee in Bankruptcy: Advising the Trustee in Bankruptcy in respect of a dispute over the ownership of a solely owned property held in the Bankrupt’s name.
