About me
I’m a Consultant at Hill Dickinson, having previously been a partner until 2021. I advise corporate and institutional clients on commercial litigation, competition and administrative law and regulatory challenges, often in high-stakes, complex cases.
With over four decades of experience, I’ve worked across sectors including financial services, retail, and higher education. I’ve acted in judicial review, shareholder disputes and international arbitration and represented clients in major public inquiries such as the Manchester Arena Inquiry. I also advise on compliance with competition and financial regulation. Clients appreciate my strategic thinking, objectivity and ability to identify the best realistically available solution. I’m also an experienced mediator and have successfully facilitated settlements of both commercial and personal disputes.
In my spare time, I enjoy playing orchestral music and greatly admire conductor Daniel Barenboim for his work in uniting people through music.
My experience
- R (ex p NoteMachine UK Ltd) -v- The Payment Systems Regulator [2023] EWHC 2522 (Admin) (11 October 2023) Judicial review of a regulator’s interpretation of its competition powers.
- Aldcroft-v- The International Cotton Association Ltd [2017] EWHC 642 (Comm) (30 March 2017) Commercial Court action for restraint of trade, arising from changes to the arbitration procedures of a trade association.
- Representing the University of Salford in the Public Inquiry in relation to the Manchester Arena terror attack of 2017, the perpetrator having been one of its students.
- Dutton -v- Minards 2015 EWCA Civ 2015 Costs issue, arising from a late-accepted settlement offer.
Awards and accolades
- Observer Mace Debating Tournament winner.