Elizabeth Beatty

Elizabeth trained with Shoosmiths, a Top 50 Law Firm, and worked in their commercial litigation department for nine years before joining Harrison Clark as a Senior Associate in Spring 2011. Elizabeth was promoted to Partner in December 2011 and currently leads the commercial litigation team at our Worcester office.

Elizabeth has been helping clients to resolve commercial disputes for over ten years. She provides realistic, commercial, no-nonsense assessments of disputes and the available options.

Elizabeth will also advise on the likely costs and timescales for each stage of a dispute to ensure that her clients are able to make informed decisions, and surprises are kept to a minimum in what can be an uncertain process.

With considerable experience of disputes in the County Court, High Court and Court of Appeal, Elizabeth advises both corporate and private clients in all areas of commercial disputes, including:

• Applications for injunctions
• Director and shareholder disputes
• Warranty claims
• Unlawful termination claims
• Breaches of confidence
• Partnership disputes
• Breach of restrictive covenants in employment contracts
• Unfair contract terms
• Franchise disputes
• Sale of goods and supply of services
• Professional negligence
• Misrepresentation

In addition, Elizabeth has a wealth of experience of alternative dispute resolution, including, mediation, expert determination and early neutral evaluation. She also advises on complex dispute resolution escalation procedures in commercial contracts.

Where appropriate, Elizabeth will look for low-cost, pragmatic solutions, or alternatively adopt a more aggressive stance through to trial or arbitration. Either way, her clients will receive dedicated support at every stage to ensure their case is presented as compellingly as possible, and that they fully understand the risks and benefits of litigation or alternative dispute resolution.

 

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