Maitland Chambers

All types of chancery and commercial litigation including: banking and financial services, corporate/personal insolvency, company/partnership disputes; commercial contracts/other business agreements; fraud and asset recovery.

Notably, Catherine has advised and appeared for and against officeholders of many well-known insolvent estates, including being instructed to represent a number of different commercial interests (including HMRC) in various Lehman Brothers’ litigation. She has also regularly appeared for the Crown in high profile litigation and has a busy commercial disputes practice. She also provides expert insolvency and company law advice to international lawyers.

Formerly Junior Counsel to the Crown. Member of the Insolvency Rules Committee and a Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge.

Called 1998. Silk 2017. Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge (2016 - ). Junior Counsel to the Crown (A Panel 2012-2017, B Panel 2007-2012, C Panel 2003-07). Bencher of Middle Temple (2014 - ). Insolvency Rules Committee (2013 -). ChBA Treasurer (2008-2012). Elected and ChBA Member of Bar Council (2001-07, 2010 -2012). Bar Conference Chairman (2007). Young Bar Chairman (2004).

Basic German and French.

Chancery Bar Association (ChBA); COMBAR; Insolvency Lawyers Association; R3; American Bar Association (International Associate).

MA, LLM (1st class) Cantab. Accredited advocacy trainer.

Travel, sport.