Employment and Discrimination, Pensions, Commercial and Financial Services, Insolvency & Restructuring, Private Client and Trusts, International, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence

Barrister specialising in Employment & Discrimination, Pensions, Commercial and Financial Services, Insolvency & Restructuring, Private Client and Trusts, International, Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence.

Elizabeth was called to the bar in 2017.

Elizabeth joined Chambers in September 2018 upon successful completion of her pupillage. She regularly appears in the County Court and the Employment Tribunal, and has also appeared in the High Court on complex interlocutory matters. She has appeared in the Court of Appeal, and has advised on civil procedure in relation to appeals in both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

Before being called to the Bar, Elizabeth lectured in Japanese History at the University of Newcastle. She holds a PhD in Japanese and Korean cultural history (Trinity College, University of Cambridge), a Master of Studies in Modern Japanese Literature (Pembroke College, University of Oxford), and a Master of Arts in Japanese and Korean (St. Hilda’s College, University of Oxford, first class). She has also spent time at several universities in Japan and Korea, including Keio University in Tokyo and Sungkyungkwan University in Seoul.

In her spare time, Elizabeth She also sits on the steering committee of Byw Nawr/Dying Matters Wales. She is an alumna of the United Word College of the Atlantic (UWCAC), where she was also previously a governor. Elizabeth mentors Crankstart Scholars from the University of Oxford who are interested in pursuing careers in law.

Japanese, Korean, French, Spanish, Welsh