Caroline Brown

Caroline is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution team with many years' experience in advising on high profile, high value commercial disputes. She specialises in professional negligence claims, particularly on behalf of lenders against surveyors and solicitors; banking and finance disputes; and complex contractual claims. She has extensive experience in advising financial institutions, including traditional and specialist lenders; and regularly advises on cross-border issues. Caroline has a particular focus on the strategic management of multi-claims litigation, having advised both claimants and defendants in dealing with portfolios of high value, linked claims. High profile contract claims: Leading a very high value (£hundreds of millions) portfolio of high profile contract claims concerning the supply of goods, including advice on contract interpretation, misrepresentation and insolvency. Reputation-critical claims: Managing and advising on the defence of a £multi million portfolio of reputation-critical claims in misrepresentation and contract. International financial services business: Advising on the recovery of funds held with a fintech provider, including advice on contentious insolvency and fraud issues. Advising a lender in respect of a very high value group of negligence claims against a leading valuer. Private bank: Advising on complex, sensitive fraud and insolvency issues. · Burges Salmon LLP