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Victoria Sandell
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Victoria is a Director in the Dispute Resolution team, based in our Cambridge office. Victoria was listed under ‘Rising stars’ by the Legal 500 2021.
She has a wide range of experience advising on all aspects of complex commercial disputes including contractual disputes, company/shareholder disputes, negligence claims against professionals, fraud (including cyber fraud), judicial review claims and insolvency matters and proceedings. In addition she is also experienced in advising on contentious trusts and probate matters.
Victoria takes a keen interest in her clients’ businesses and strives to find a practical solution for them. She works closely with her clients to factor in commercial and other external pressures that impact on decision making. As well as County Court and High Court litigation, Victoria also has considerable experience effectively using Alternative Dispute Resolution procedures.
Victoria has close attention to detail and is able to provide legal advice on complex matters in a pragmatic way.
Career
- 2019 – Present: Howes Percival LLP, Director
- 2018 – 19: Howes Percival LLP, Senior Associate
- 2013 – 2018: Taylor Vinters LLP, Solicitor
- 2011 – 2013: Taylor Vinters LLP, Trainee Solicitor
- 2010 – 2011: University of Law (Bloomsbury), Legal Practice Course
- 2007 – 2010: University of Leicester, LLB
Lawyer Rankings
East Anglia > Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
The practice at Howes Percival LLP is led from Milton Keynes but has an increasingly strong presence in Cambridge through experienced litigation partner Michael Green, and Stephen Patch, who bolstered the team with his arrival from Shoosmiths LLP in December 2022; Patch is an experienced adviser to high-net-worth individuals. Green, who is ‘excellent both in terms of technical expertise and litigation strategy‘, was recently appointed by the High Court to handle the winding up of a £5m farming estate. Litigation associate Victoria Sandell also plays a key role in the practice.
East Anglia > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Cambridge
(Next Generation Partners)The litigation practice at Howes Percival LLP is growing its reputation in Cambridge, where the team is regarded as ‘responsive and emphatic’. The firm handles a growing volume of national and London-based litigation work, including as a Crown Services panel member. Practice head Michael Green, who handles company and shareholder matters, warranty claims, technology disputes, as well as cases concerning restraint of trade, and the ‘insightful, clear and intelligent’ director Victoria Sandell are noted as being ‘the dream team for commercial litigation in Cambridge and beyond‘.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners East Anglia > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Cambridge
- Commercial litigation: Cambridge East Anglia > Dispute resolution
- Contentious trusts and probate East Anglia > Private client
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property: Cambridge
- Real estate > Commercial property: Norwich
- Dispute resolution > Debt recovery
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Norwich
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Real estate > Property litigation
- Real estate > Social housing
Firm Rankings
- Private client > Agriculture and estates
- Finance > Banking and finance
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Cambridge
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Norwich
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Cambridge
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Norwich
- Employment > Employment
- Employment > Health and safety
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Licensing
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate: Cambridge
- Public sector > Public sector
- Real estate > Construction
- Private client > Family