Amanda practices across the range of chambers' main stream work, with a primarily focus on the areas of professional liability claims, insurance and general commercial litigation. She is rated in Chambers & Partners as a leading junior in the field of professional negligence and has considerable experience of claims against financial and insurance professionals and lawyers (including applications for wasted costs), being regularly instructed by leading solicitors’ insurers and BMIF. Amanda has been involved in several high profile lawyers’ claims, including Williams v Thompson Leatherdale, Daniels v Thompson and Brown v Bennett. Her practice also embraces commercial litigation and, increasingly, insurance work.
Amanda joined Chambers in 2000 after studying law at King's College, London, and completing the BCL at Worcester College, Oxford. As a very junior tenant, she spent three months as a part time judicial assistant to the Court of Appeal Prior to joining chambers, she spent a year working as a research assistant for the Law Commission of England and Wales and teaching contract and tort at University College, London.
Amanda prides herself on providing an excellent level of service to her clients and those that instruct her, together with a “no nonsense” approach to litigation.