Frances is a member of the Commercial Chancery and Property Group at Zenith Chambers. Her practice encompasses commercial disputes, commercial landlord and tenant, professional negligence, boundary disputes and employment disputes. Frances has particular experience of claims for registration of village greens and the Commons Act 2006.
Before joining chambers Frances completed a twelve month pupillage in the Commercial Dispute Resolution Department at Hammonds solicitors in Leeds with a particular emphasis on property litigation.
Areas of Expertise
• Contractual Disputes
• Landlord and Tenant
• Professional Negligence
• Partnership Disputes
• Boundary Disputes
• Employment Disputes
• Consumer Credit Litigation
• Commons Act 2006
Notable Cases
C v I (2012) - appeared for a claimant who successfully pursued a claim for damages for breach of contract following defective workmanship in erecting her conservatory. The claim involved expert evidence relating to the quality of workmanship and the quality of the product supplied by a third party.
C v B (2012) - appeared for a claimant who successfully pursued a claim for damages where a debt recovery agent failed to account for recovered monies.
D v C (2012) - appeared for a claimant who successfully pursued a claim for damages for breach of contract where renovations to the claimant's mobile home did not accommodate facilities for his needs arising out of his disability.
B v C (2012) - advising a consumer in relation to her rights to reject a vehicle which did not comply with description under the Sale of Goods Act 1979 and the Consumer Credit Act 1974.
Seminars
• Village Greens and the Commons Act 2006 as part of the CCP Group Land Law Seminar May 2011
