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Christine Newton
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Legal Director
Before joining FS Legal as a Legal Director in December 2018, Christine spent three years in the role of General Counsel at national logistics and warehousing business, Arrow XL. Prior to that, Christine was a Legal Director in the commercial litigation team at Hill Dickinson.
Practice Areas
Christine has many years’ experience of running complex commercial disputes from inception through to trial representing both claimants and defendants.
She has acted for clients in various industry sectors including logistics and warehousing, construction, engineering, manufacturing and healthcare/pharmaceuticals.
In addition to conventional court proceedings, she has extensive experience of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) including mediations, international arbitrations and adjudication.
Christine has represented clients in construction and engineering disputes covering a wide range of subject matters including defective industrial plant and machinery, multi-million pound engineering projects for a tidal barrier and an offshore oil rig and various disputes relating to commercial and residential sites including warehouses, leisure sites and apartment blocks.
Christine also specialises in corporate and insolvency disputes including:
- shareholder disputes affecting companies in various sectors from football clubs to financial services
- director disqualification and breach of fiduciary duty proceedings
- proceedings arising from corporate insolvency e.g. claims against office holders, preference claims, retention of title etc
- breach of warranty proceedings on the sale / purchase of businesses
She is also a certified practitioner in data protection and advises on all aspects of GDPR compliance.
Career
- FS Legal: December 2018 – date
- Arrow XL (General Counsel): 2015 – 2018
- Hill Dickinson: 2007 – 2015
- Jeffrey Green Russell: 2001 – 2007
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: elsewhere in the North West
FS Legal is known for its ability to deal with high-value, complex litigation for international corporates, local businesses and high net-worth individuals. Kit Sorrell
covers the full spectrum of commercial litigation issues such as shareholder disputes, warranty claims, contractual disputes and expert determinations. He co-heads the team with Julia Norris who is well-versed in professional negligence disputes. Christine Newton is experienced in the manufacturing and construction sectors while Nicola Stanley has a specialism in property litigation matters.
North West > Insurance > Professional negligence
Boutique litigation firm FS Legal has a strong record in professional negligence disputes; standout recent work includes acting for the defendants in FCA v Steel & Foster, an important case in the pension transfers space. Joint practice heads Kit Sorrell and Julia Norris are recommended for their experience in handling claims against financial advisors and tax advisors. Legal directors Nicola Stanley, Christine Newton and John Colvin support.