Stephanie High

London UK

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Legal 500 UK 2022

Professional negligence

Stephanie is a senior associate in the Disputes & Investigations team in London.

Stephanie advises on a wide range of disputes and investigations, including general commercial disputes, insurance disputes, shareholder disputes, fraud and arbitration, with particular expertise in the financial, professional services and life sciences sectors.

Stephanie specialises in claims and investigations involving the accountancy profession, and has advised on many large-scale professional negligence disputes and regulatory investigations.

CV

Since 2018 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

2013 - 2018 Associate, Taylor Wessing

2011 - 2013 Trainee solicitor, Taylor Wessing

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

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Awards

Legal 500 UK 2022

Featured

Legal 500 UK 2022

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.

Andrew Howell

Katie Chandler

Stuart Broom

Stephanie High

Gemma Broughall

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.

Katie Chandler

Stephanie High

Georgina Jones