Stephanie High

Stephanie is a senior associate in the Disputes & Investigations team in London and advises on a wide range of disputes including general commercial disputes, banking litigation, shareholder disputes, professional negligence, fraud and arbitration.

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Career

Since 2018	Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2013 - 2018	Associate, Taylor Wessing
2011 - 2013	Trainee solicitor, Taylor Wessing

Education

2013	Admitted as a solicitor, England, Wales
2010	Distinction in Legal Practice Course, BPP College of Professional Studies, London
2009	MA in Law from Murray Edwards College (New Hall), University of Cambridge

Memberships & Associations

Commercial Litigators Forum Associates Committee

Additional languages

English

Expertise

Services and Groups Disputes & investigations Environmental, social & governance (ESG)International arbitration Insurance & reinsurance disputes Professional negligence

Sectors Business & professional services Consumer & retail Financial institutions & insurance Hotels, hospitality & leisure Insurance

Experience

Auditor negligence claims relating to Patisserie Valerie chain.	Acted on the defence of auditor negligence claims valuing £200 million, and associated regulatory and criminal proceedings, relating to the collapse of the Patisserie Valerie chain.
FCA business interruption test case - UKHospitality Industries (FCA v Arch Insurance (UK) Ltd and others).	We acted for UKHospitality and its 200 members in relation to the well-publicised Covid-19 business interruption insurance test case brought by the FCA who advanced the claims against insurers on behalf policyholders and which was determined by the Supreme Court in January 2021.