Katie Shepherd

Principal Associate

Katie is a Principal Associate in the litigation team.  She specialises in commercial dispute resolution for clients in the health and social care, emergency services, housing and charity sectors.

Katie advises on a broad range of contentious matters.  She has particular expertise in disputes involving large outsourcing contracts with private providers and regularly advises on under performing contractors, including advising on issues of a critical and urgent nature where the continuity of the service might be in jeopardy. 

Katie also advises on the bringing and defending of breach of contract claims and also the handling of disputes and litigation that arise out of procurement decisions.

Notable projects

  • Acting for a major public sector client on a multi-million pound dispute with an underperforming private provider providing essential clinical services across the UK.
  • Advising an NHS organisation on the recovery of damages arising from the faulty installation of a large-scale car parking system.
  • Handling a number of vexatious complainants for an emergency services client who was threatened with a multitude of claims.

Qualifications

  • BSc (Joint Hons) Zoology & Experimental Psychology, University of Bristol, 2004
  • Graduate Diploma in Law, 2006
  • Legal Practice Course, 2007

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