Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Class actions, Commercial litigation, Financial services litigation, Africa dispute resolution

Of Counsel, London

Kate is Of Counsel in our dispute resolution team and ranked as a Leading Associate in Legal 500 2026 (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025) in Commercial Litigation: Premium.

Kate advises on all forms of dispute resolution, including High Court litigation, arbitration and mediation, with a focus on cases involving complex legal and strategic issues. Her cases are frequently high profile and media sensitive and often have an international element.

Kate’s work includes class actions, complex contractual disputes,  investigations and inquiries, insolvency-related disputes and professional negligence claims. She advises UK and international clients, often at Board level, across a wide range of sectors including in financial services, and the public sector.  She is ranked in as a Leading Individual in Legal 500 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, where she is described as "brilliant" and in Legal 500 2021, recognised as “technically outstanding” and “capable of strategically managing complex high profile litigation”.