Gita Chakravarty > Chambers of Rachel Sleeman > London, England > Barrister Profile

Gita Chakravarty

Position

Gita specialises in the fields of commercial and chancery law, in particular contractual disputes and insolvency issues, and has been a member of Five Paper since October 2012. In 2016, Gita was seconded in-house at the specialist commercial and insolvency firm Francis Wilks and Jones.

Gita has significant experience of working with lenders, from banks to individual lenders, on diverse issues including high-value mortgage possession claims, land registration and priorities. She is also well placed to advise on issues that cross between insolvency and property disputes.

Banking

Gita has knowledge and experience of all stages of bringing and defending guarantees claims. She has in-depth knowledge of various commercial claims arising out of factoring and invoice discounting agreements.

Consumer credit

Gita has experience of advising on and drafting pleadings in complex consumer credit matters for both creditors and debtors.

Professional negligence

Gita successfully defends and pursues claims of solicitors’ negligence and also has experience of claims against valuers arising out of mortgage lending

Alternative dispute resolution

Gita advises on ADR whenever appropriate and has practical experience of settling both high and low value claims and attending mediations.

Career

Called 2010; Middle Temple.

Languages

Danish (fluent), German (fluent), French (basic).

Memberships

Chancery Bar Association, COMBAR.

Education

Kendrick Grammar School; University of Warwick, BA (First Class Hons); Universitat Konstanz, Germany; College of Law, Graduate Diploma in Law (very competent), Bar Vocational Course (commendation).