Elizabeth Houghton Email & Phone Number

Elizabeth has a very broad commercial chancery practice. She frequently appears in the High Court, County Court and tribunals, both in led teams and in her own right. She is often instructed in complex commercial matters with an international element.Recent work has involved jurisdictions including the Isle of Man, Cayman Islands, Jersey, Mauritius, Andorra, Switzerland, Italy, Russia and the Marshall Islands.Elizabeth’s work frequently involves asset tracing across a number of jurisdictions and working closely with insolvency practitioners, litigation funders and other professionals.Her primary areas of practice are:- All facets of contentious and non-contentious trusts and private client work, including large offshore disputes in jurisdictions such as the Isle of Man and Hong Kong.- Commercial disputes involving claims for breach of contract, misrepresentation and breach of fiduciary duties.- Insolvency matters and civil fraud claims, often involving offshore entities and assets.- Arbitration, and the enforcement of foreign arbitration awards in England- Professional liability including claims against solicitors and assets.- Regulatory disputes, including acting for the Financial Reporting Council and the Pensions Regulator.

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  Barrister

  Wilberforce Chambers

  Sep 2014 - Present