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Karen Levesley

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Work Department

Commercial Dispute Resolution

Position

Karen acts for major names in manufacturing, retail, energy, IT and telecoms negotiating, mediating and litigating complex and high value disputes from the pre-action stage through to trials in the High Court and appeals to the Court of Appeal. Karen’s focus is on achieving efficient and cost effective resolutions with as little impact as possible on her clients’ businesses. Karen regularly acts for clients involved in contract disputes, post-acquisition warranty and indemnity claims arising out of SPAs, shareholder disputes/ unfair prejudice petitions and claims to enforce employee restrictive covenants.

Karen has a teamwork-based approach to litigation and a successful track record in obtaining search orders, freezing injunction orders and other injunctions for her clients on an urgent basis. Since joining Gateley in 2002 Karen has gained an excellent reputation for fighting her clients’ corners hard and well and for obtaining good results including on difficult cases. Karen is known for her ‘can do’ attitude, her straight and open approach and is recognised for providing an exceptionally high level of service to clients.

Career

Karen joined Gateley Plc in 2002

Memberships

Karen is an Associate Member of ACTAPS (Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Solicitors).