Chantelle combines a strong transactional and corporate advisory practice with significant experience in company and insolvency litigation.

Chantelle is frequently instructed on schemes of arrangement under Part 26 of the Companies Act. She also acts on a large number of capital reductions, including to remedy historic issues such as invalid share buybacks. She is experienced in advising public and private companies across a full range of company law matters, including directors’ duties, corporate governance, reorganisations and other Companies Act issues.

On the litigation side, Chantelle has appeared at all levels including the Supreme Court. She is frequently instructed as sole counsel in trials and interlocutory applications. Her experience includes a range of shareholder, partnership and joint venture disputes, many of which have involved applications for interim remedies such as injunctions and summary judgment applications. She also specialises in contentious insolvency proceedings, including claims against office-holders and representing insolvency practitioners in a range of matters.

Called 2012, Gray’s Inn.

Publications: Co-author of "The Law of Majority Shareholder Power" (2nd edition, 2017) published by Oxford University Press

Practical Law: author of current "Creditor's petition to wind up a company: case study and "Creditor's winding up petition: procedure".

COMBAR; Chancery Bar Association; Financial Services Lawyers Association.

Trinity College, Oxford University, English Language and Literature MA (2001-04); Oxford Brookes University GDL (Distinction) (2004-05); Oxford Institute of Legal Practice LPC (Distinction) (2005-06); City Law School BPTC (Outstanding) (2011-12).

Awards:

Bar Association for Commerce, Finance and Industry Prize for Company and Commercial Law, Worshipful Company of Arbitrators Prize for Commercial and Civil Litigation, Everard Ver Heyden Prize for Overall Performance on the BPTC, Lord Justice Holker Scholarship (Gray’s Inn).