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Bethanie is a “Rising Star” junior barrister with a broad practice spanning commercial and group litigation, both domestically and in international jurisdictions. She is known for her careful attention to detail, effective advocacy, and a collaborative, client-focused approach. She has appeared both led and unled in the High Court, and has acted in matters across a number of major offshore jurisdictions. Her work includes civil fraud, contractual and company law disputes, and aviation and she is regularly instructed on applications raising complex jurisdictional, procedural and interlocutory issues.

Before coming to the Bar, Bethanie was a judicial assistant to Lord Justice McCombe and the Lady Chief Justice in the Court of Appeal. Most notably, she assisted in the case of Dargamo Holdings Limited v Avonwick Holdings Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 1149 in which the Court addressed the interaction between the law of contract and the law of unjust enrichment as well as the operation of the ‘failure of basis’ ground of restitution.

Bethanie graduated with a first-class honours in Law from Murray Edwards College, Cambridge and subsequently completed the BCL at St Hugh’s College, Oxford. During her studies, Bethanie was awarded the Blues Sporting Award for commitment to university tennis.

• Court of Appeal, Judicial Assistant to Lord Justice McCombe and Lady Justice Carr (2020-2021)

• BCL (with merit) (Commercial Remedies, Restitution of Unjust Enrichment, Conflict of Laws and Competition Law), St Hugh’s College, Oxford (2019-2020).

• BPTC LLM (Outstanding), BPP Law School (2018-2019)

• BA Law (First Class), Murray Edwards College, Cambridge (2014-2017).

• Scholarships & Prizes

  • Astbury Scholarship (a ‘Major Award’ from Middle Temple for members of Oxford and Cambridge, 2018).

  • Excellence Award (for academic excellence, BPP University, 2018).

  • Practice Ready Scholarship, (for demonstrating leadership skills, BPP University, 2018).

  • Rosemary Murray Scholarship, (for achieving a First in Law Tripos Part II, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, 2017).

  • COMBAR Access to the Bar Award (2016).

  • Blues Sporting Award, (for commitment to university tennis, University of Cambridge, 2015-16).

  • Rosemary Murray Scholarship, (for achieving a First in Law Tripos Part IA, Murray Edwards College, Cambridge, 2015).

  • Squire Academic Scholarship, (for achieving a First in Law Tripos Part IA, University of Cambridge, 2015).