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Ms Erin Hitchens
Position
Erin has a broad commercial chancery practice and welcomes instructions in all of the areas of work in which Chambers specialises. She has advised, drafted proceedings and appeared in court, both as sole counsel and as part of a counsel team, on a range of matters including business and contractual disputes, aviation, fraud and asset tracing, trusts and probate, shareholder disputes, insolvency and financial services disputes.
She regularly appears in the High Court on applications, interlocutory hearings, petitions and trials. She has also been instructed in relation to proceedings in several offshore jurisdictions including the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Jersey, the BVI, Anguilla and the DIFC.
Erin has twice undertaken secondments with solicitors’ practices advising on contentious trusts and succession.
Prior to being called to the Bar, Erin was a solicitor in the corporate department of leading international law firm Herbert Smith.
Career
Qualified as solicitor 2004; called 2006, Lincoln’s Inn.
Languages
French.
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association.
Education
- BA (Hons) Emmanuel College, Cambridge (First Class)
- Pg Dip Law (Distinction)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Aviation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Erin Hitchens –XXIV Old Buildings ‘Erin is one of the most experienced aviation juniors around with a hugely effective understated but tough style of advocacy.’
‘A go-to set for aviation disputes,’ XXIV Old Buildings‘ barristers act for airlines and lessors on the spectrum of aviation issues, including leasing matters, fatal and hull damage incidents in addition to insolvency proceedings and cargo claims. Steven Thompson KC has a broad practice that encompasses maintenance disputes, sale and purchase and leasing disputes, while Edward Cumming KC specialises in aircraft maintenance cases, with further experience in aviation regulation. Bajul Shah acted for the Qatar Airlines in its dispute with Airbus concerning peeling paint of A350 aircraft, with the airline grounding several of the type and alleging that this constituted a safety issue, a claim which Airbus denied. He also handles insolvency matters and ownership disputes. Erin Hitchens was also instructed by Qatar Airlines in their dispute with Airbus and often appears in the Commercial Court regarding summary judgements and interim applications, with Tom Stewart Coats handling a growing commercial caseload in addition to acting for airlines facing EC261 claims.