Position

Barrister specialising in pensions, retail financial services and building society work (litigation and drafting and constitutional issues relating to societies); trusts, wills and probate (contentious and non-contentious); professional negligence relating to solicitors, accountants, actuaries and surveyors (claimants and defendants); conveyancing and property litigation; cases include: Twogates Properties v Birmingham Midshires Building Society; Davies v Richards & Wallington Industries; Bowers v Bowers; Gibbon v Mitchell; Cheltenham & Gloucester Plc v Booker; Johnson v Gore Wood; Re T&N Ltd; Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane SPA v Rotunno; HR Trustees Ltd v German (the IMG case) Prudential Staff Pensions v Prudential Assurance Company; Danks v QinetiQ Holdings; the Pensions Regulator v A Admin; Arcadia Group Ltd. v Arcadia Group Pension Trust Ltd; NRAM Plc v Nelmes.

Education

Grammar School for Girls, Southampton; Oxford University (1977 BA).

Mentions

London Bar

Financial services regulation

LEADING JUNIORS2

Elizabeth Ovey –Radcliffe Chambers ‘Elizabeth is very careful and considered. She has good experience in the area of FCA regulated pensions, which a lot of pension barristers do not have, and therefore is a good senior all-rounder.’

London Bar

Pensions

LEADING JUNIORS2

Elizabeth Ovey –Radcliffe Chambers ‘A keen legal mind, who can articulate complex pensions issues with precision and clarity. Counsel to have on your side.'

London Bar

Professional negligence

LEADING JUNIORS3

Elizabeth Ovey –Radcliffe Chambers  'Technically strong, clear and concise advice and commercial approach.'