5 Park Square East, Leeds, LS1 2NE
Tel: 0113 242 1123 Fax: 0113 242 1124
DX: 713113 (LEEDS PARK SQ)
36 Young Street, Manchester, M3 3FT
Tel: 0161 832 9082 Fax: 0161 835 2139
DX: 718188 (MCH 3)
Practice
Corporate Insolvency
Bankruptcy (including advising local autorities and debtors on council tax disputes)
Debt Recovery
Banking
Commercial Litigation including Contract, Restitutionary Claims (mistaken overpayment claims on behalf of local authorities, companies and individuals amongst others), Sale of Goods and Company Law
Conflicts of Law and Jurisdictional Disputes
Property
Landlord and Tenant
Civil Harassment
Profile
Cheryl joined chambers in 2007 upon successful completion of her pupillage. She practises exclusively in chancery and commercial matters, with a focus on commercial litigation, personal and corporate insolvency, banking and property. Cheryl also has an interest in directors’ disqualification and the enforcement of restrictive covenants in employment contracts and is keen to develop a practice in these areas.
Cheryl was a speaker at the Insolvency UK Network Conference in Kenilworth in 2008.”
Reported Cases
S&D PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LTD (Claimant/Part 20 Defendant) v CHRISTIAN NISBET (Defendant/Part 20 Claimant) & STEPHEN FRENCH (Defendant) (2009) [2009] EWHC 1726 (Ch)(Lawtel) – harassment in the context of debt collection; vicarious liability; quantum of anxiety damages and damages for financial losses
Memberships
Northern Chancery Bar Association
Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association (Committee Member/ New Practitioner and CPD Subcommittee)
R3 Association of Business Recovery Professionals: Leeds and Manchester Womens’ Groups
Northern and North Eastern Circuits
Honorable Society of the Inner Temple
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The University of Oxford, Corpus Christi College BA (First Class Hons.) Law with Law Studies in Europe (German Law) Masters of Comparative Law with a focus on comparative commercial law, University of Bonn Hanseatic Scholarship for Britons Inner Temple Exhibition German (fluent), French (competent) 2006 2007
Research Assistant at the Institute for German and Rheinland Legal History, University of Bonn (2002-2003) Guest lecturer at the University of Würzburg, Germany (2004 - 2007)
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