Payne Hicks Beach LLP

Dispute Resolution - Contentious trusts/estates / Commercial litigation

Clementine is a legal director in Payne Hicks Beach’s dispute resolution team specialising in contentious trusts/estates and commercial litigation.

She advises on a wide range of matters in these fields including domestic and offshore trust disputes, contentious estate administrations and 1975 Act claims. Her commercial practice includes shareholder disputes, insolvency issues, fraud and asset recovery, contractual and negligence claims and claims for breach of fiduciary duty.

Given her corporate/private equity background, Clementine is particularly well-placed to advise on disputes involving complex corporate structures and company law issues. She also has a growing practice advising on trusts in the context of divorce.

Clementine regularly speaks at industry conferences and publishes articles on topics relevant to her practice.

Clementine trained and practised at Weil Gotshal & Manges and Farrer & Co before joining Payne Hicks Beach as an associate in 2022. She was promoted to senior associate in 2023 and to legal director in 2024. She has also previously worked as in-house counsel at the investment funds Oaktree Capital and Hambro Perks.

Clementine is a member of STEP, CONTRA and the LSLA.

Clementine read English at Trinity Hall, Cambridge before completing the GDL at City University and the LPC at the College of Law (both with Distinction). She obtained Higher Rights of Audience in 2020.