Barbara leads the Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution team. Practising for approximately 17 years, she has extensive experience of all forms of commercial litigation and considerable expertise in the various forms of dispute resolution. Barbara has recently advised:

• A company owned by hundreds of shareholders from across Ireland in a significant, successful dispute with former directors.

• Shareholders in a successful application seeking Leave to bring a derivative action and a Wallersteiner Order.

• A major house building company in successfully resolving a complex land dispute.

• Successfully concluding a product liability dispute.

• In complex landlord and tenant disputes.

• Several clients in bringing significant professional and medical negligence actions.

 Barbara is known for her highly commercial, down to earth approach, having successfully managed some of Northern Ireland’s most complex and novel cases.  She has a proven track record of obtaining excellent results in complicated disputes.  She is dual qualified to practise in Northern Ireland and England and Wales and holds a certificate in Advanced Advocacy.

Market sources have described Barbara as:

“A first-class litigator with a highly effective, no-nonsense attitude.”

“A really great litigator who is approachable, straight talking and knows the market.”