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Gateley Legal Offices
SHIP CANAL HOUSE
98 KING STREET
MANCHESTER
M2 4WU
England
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Janine Allen
Work Department
Commercial litigation and dispute resolution.
Position
Janine advises businesses of varying sizes upon litigation and dispute resolution across a varied range of industry sectors and works with individuals, SMEs and listed companies but the emphasis is on owner managed businesses across the North West.
Her main areas of experience are commercial contracts including: corporate litigation, breaches of trust/ fiduciary duty, professional negligence and contentious probate. Janine is an accredited mediator (both CEDR and ADR) and regularly mediates and resolves all types of commercial disputes.
Career
Trained Wragge & Co, Birmingham; qualified 1989; trainee solicitor followed by three years post-qualification as a solicitor in the corporate recovery team; followed by eight years at Addleshaw Booth & Co, Manchester as solicitor then associate in corporate recovery team; partner and head of litigation at Chaffe Street, Manchester and then partner Halliwells LLP for ten years followed by partner at Gateley LLP in commercial dispute resolution unit, Manchester.
Languages
Conversational French.
Memberships
ADR Group Mediator; CEDR accredited mediator.
Education
Lostock Hall High School, Preston; Runshaw College, Leyland; University of Birmingham (1981-84 LLB Hons).
Leisure
Janine enjoys walking, swimming, the theatre and varied reading. She also enjoys family pursuits.
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Planning and environment
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Planning and environment
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Banking litigation
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Employment > Employment
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Employment > Pensions
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Real estate > Construction
- Real estate > Planning and environment