Pupil
Crime, Employment and Regulatory & Public
Esther has a mixed practice in Property, Crime, Personal Injury and Regulatory & Public Law work.
Property
Esther accepts instructions from both tenants and landlords. She has been able to develop a busy housing law practice and has been instructed on a range of fast-track disrepair cases, possession cases, and has successfully opposed the imposition of a final charging order.
She has been able to acquire successful results for clients on both sides of the spectrum. Including successfully representing a tenant in a disrepair claim, and secured a significant amount in costs back for Instructing Solicitors, and a significant amount of general damages.
Esther has been instructed by and received positive feedback from a range of solicitors including Yorkshire Legal, Citizens Advice, Shelter and more. She has also had success representing clients in Pre-Action Disclosure (PAD) applications, and she has acted for the Police in securing closure orders as a result of anti-social behaviour.
Esther has developed a busy paper practice drafting particulars of claim, defences and counterclaims, and opinions involving proprietary estoppel, succession, Equality Act defences, disrepair, the public sector equality duty, trespass, homelessness and more. Esther has received high praise for the quality of her pleadings, her ability to understand a client’s case, as well as her quick turnaround time in producing papers.
Crime
Esther has been able to demonstrate a level of advocacy which belies her Call. This has allowed her to accept instructions from both the Crown and the Defence.
Esther has received positive feedback for her work on cases, in addition to securing favourable outcomes for both the Crown and Defence Solicitors, she is known for her ability to quickly build a rapport with her lay clients, her professionalism and her empathetic attitude when dealing with cases of a sensitive nature.
Personal Injury
Esther is instructed in a range of civil hearings and applications including road traffic accidents. Esther has a particular interest in credit hire and is regularly instructed to represent both claimants and defendants. Due to her thorough understanding of the voluminous caselaw in credit hire claims, she has received positive feedback and has been successful in securing advantageous outcomes for her clients. Esther’s ability to represent both claimants and defendants has resulted in her attaining a solid understanding and appreciation of the nuances in credit hire claims as well as the surrounding caselaw. Esther is eager to accept instructions from both claimants and defendants.
Regulatory & Public Law
Esther welcomes instructions in Regulatory & Public Law, and has a keen interest in Education Law.
Esther has shadowed a range of hearings, such as SEND appeals and parole board hearings. In addition, Esther was instructed on a lengthy Health & Safety noting brief involving several counts of gross negligence manslaughter and corporate manslaughter.
2020 (Pupil)
2018 - Vice President of Liverpool Guild of Students
2020 - Civil Servant at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
2021 - Pupil at Park Square Barristers
2018 - University of Liverpool LLB (Hons)
2021 - BPP University - LLM Legal Practice (including BPTC) - Distinction (Very Competent)