St John's Chambers

Commercial, Company, Insolvency, Real Estate, Property Damage, Wills & Trusts, Construction and Engineering

Call : 2017

Georgina is a commercial and chancery practitioner and a qualified mediator. She accepts instructions in all of the main areas of commercial and chancery law. Her main areas of expertise lie in commercial litigation, insolvency matters and contentious probate disputes.

Georgina joined chambers in October 2019 following the successful completion of her pupillage. Her pupil supervisors were Alex Troup and John Dickinson. During her pupillage she gained experience in all aspects of commercial and chancery law.

Since taking tenancy in October 2019, Georgina has appeared in the High Court on matters varying from construction adjudication and enforcement in the Technology and Construction Courts, to contentious probate disputes in the Business and Property Courts. Georgina also regularly appears in the County Court dealing with both trials and interim procedural hearings; such as applications to strike out, injunctions and applications to set aside default judgments. Georgina has also developed a busy paper practice advising on matters relating to company and contract law, sale of goods issues and insolvency proceedings.

Alongside her court practice, Georgina has attended a range of mediations acting on behalf of clients; such as beneficiaries in 1975 Act claims, companies involved in sale of goods and supply of services disputes, and trustees in complex, multi-party trusts and probate litigation. Georgina welcomes instructions welcomes instructions to attend meditations concerning commercial and chancery disputes.

Chancery Bar Association

University of Law (London) – BPTC (VC) University College London (UCL) – LLM in International Commercial Law (Distinction) (Highest overall mark in her specialisation, ranked sixth overall in her cohort) University of Bristol – LLB (2.1) Full Exhibition Award BPTC Scholarship – The Inner Temple BPTC Advocacy Scholarship – The University of Law (London) Academic Achievement Award for the highest mark in the drafting examination – The University of Law Mayor’s Commendation for voluntary work with the British Red Cross