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Rachel Higgs

Head of commercial disputes team, Norwich. Specialises in complex and high value contract disputes, civil fraud, injunctive work, breach of warranty claims, partnership and shareholder disputes and claimant professional negligence, with a niche specialism in restrictive covenant/breach of confidence cases. Rachel is a qualified mediator and has extensive experience of mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Current cases include a £30m claim for professional negligence and a £7m claim for breach of contract. · Mills & Reeve LLP

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Head of the commercial disputes team in Norwich at Mills & Reeve LLP, specialising in complex, high-value contract disputes, civil fraud, injunctive work, breach of warranty claims, partnership and shareholder disputes and claimant professional negligence, with a niche in restrictive covenant/breach of confidence cases. She is a qualified mediator with extensive ADR experience; current matters include a £30m professional negligence claim and a £7m breach of contract claim.

Practice areas

Commercial LitigationContract DisputesCivil FraudInjunctionsProfessional NegligencePartnership & Shareholder DisputesRestrictive CovenantsAlternative Dispute Resolution

Office

England

Mills & Reeve LLP · Head of commercial disputes team, Norwich. Specialises in complex and high value contract disputes, civil fraud, injunctive work, breach of warranty claims, partnership and shareholder disputes and claimant professional negligence, with a niche specialism in restrictive covenant/breach of confidence cases. Rachel is a qualified mediator and has extensive experience of mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. Current cases include a £30m claim for professional negligence and a £7m claim for breach of contract.

England

Expertise

High-value contract disputesRestrictive covenants / breach of confidenceInjunctive reliefCivil fraudBreach of warranty claimsPartnership and shareholder disputesClaimant professional negligenceMediation and other ADR

Education

  • King Edward VI Camphill School for Girls, Birmingham
  • University of Nottingham (1981 LLB Hons Law)
  • Nottingham Law School (1997 LLM Advanced Litigation)

Admissions

  • Solicitor
  • Qualified mediator
  • ADR Group Accredited Mediator