Profile
Company Law litigation and advice, corporate finance, financial services, insolvency. Miss Roberts has extensive experience of corporate litigation from petitions under section 459 of the Companies Act 1985, applications under the Companies Act 1985, claims against directors for breach of fiduciary duty, proceedings under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 and issues arising in corporate insolvencies. Miss Roberts has cross-examined many witnesses of fact and expert witnesses.
Advisory work in relation to corporate transactions involving questions on the Companies Act 1985, Companies Act 2006, Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and Insolvency Act 1986.
Education
1979-1982: Churchill College Cambridge (M.A., LL.M)
1983-1985: Lecturer in Law, Leeds University. Supervisor in Law at Churchill College.
1986: Called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn
Practice
Joined Erskine Chambers in 1987.
Publications
Author of Financial Assistance For The Acquisition Of Shares (2005) published by Oxford University Press.
Professional Organisations
COMBAR, Chancery Bar Association.
Case List
Constable -v- Executive Connections Limited
Ref: [2005] 2 BCLC 638
PNC Telecom plc -v- Thomas & others
Ref: [2004] 1 BCLC 88
Efficacy of a requisition notice sent by fax
Folkes Group plc
Ref: January 2002
Costruction of articles of association - hearing before Rimer J.
Folkes Group plc -v- Alexander
Ref: [2002] 2 BCLC 254
Interpretation of articles of association
Re Nottingham Forest Plc
Section 459 petition. Junior Counsel acting for respondents. Trial before Hart J. in January 2001. Judgement in favour of respondents given in April 2001.
Woven Rugs Limited
Ref: November 2001 - Section 371 of the Companies Act 1985
Soden v. British & Commonwealth Holdings Plc
Ref: [1995] 1 BCLC 686, [1997] 2 WLR 206 (CA), [1997] 3 WLR 840 (HL)
Harman v BML Group Limited
Ref: {1994] 1 WLR 893
Re Whitchurch Insurance Consultants
Ref: [1994] BCC 51
Re Morgan Insurance Brokers Limited
Ref: [1993] BCLC 676
Re Opera Photographic Limited
Ref: [1989] 1 WLR 634
Re Patrick Gibbons
Breach of fiduciary duty proceedings
Re Quayle Munro Limited
Section 459 Petition
Re The Littlewoods Organisation and Barry Dale
Wrongful dismissal claim for Barry Dale - settled 1998
Re Northern Electric Properties Limited
Insolvency - hearing in Newcastle DR in June 1998
Re Chapman v Homan Horsfield & James
Wrongful dismissal claim - settled 1998 before final hearing
Re Dartington Crystal Group plc
Section 459 Petition - for respondent - settled 1998
Re Bonyard Shipping v Global Containers
Winding up of a foreign company - heard July 1998
Re Vass Construction Services
Section 459 Petition - settled 1997
Re Gonzalez Byass (UK) Limited
Professional negligence claim in a large commercial transaction - settled late 1997
during preparation for hearing.
Re David Valks and J Valks (Farmers) Limited
Shareholder dispute - breach of fiduciary duty claim - settled during hearing in
Leeds DR in September 1997
Re Exeter Golf & Country Club -and- Littlewood
Section 459 Petition - settled 1997 before final hearing
Re Rydstrom v. Ronson Group Plc
Removed employee seeking compensation - company countersuing for alleged
breach of fiduciary duty
Manyoni v Philips
Witness action - shareholders dispute; several days of cross-examination.
Deakin & Deakin v Faulding
Breach of fiduciary duty and undue influence. Proceeded to full trial before Hart J. in July 2001.
Re Asmac Limited
Section 459 and section 122 petition. Acting for respondents.
Re Bracebridge Limited
Application under section 371 if the Companies Act 1985.
Stewart v Burke
Breach of fiduciary duty proceedings.
Murphy v Murphy
Partnership matter - settled before trial.
Re Mazoriagga
Partnership matter. Not instructed at first instance. Instructed for hearing in the Court of Appeal.