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Katie has over 25 years’ experience of dealing with all aspects of both personal and corporate insolvency. In particular, Katie specialises in contentious insolvency, acting predominantly for insolvency practitioner clients in pursuing Insolvency Act claims to achieve maximum recoveries for insolvency estates.

Katie returns to Howes Percival, where her legal career started in 1990, as a result of the transfer of the niche insolvency practice, Summers Nigh Law LLP, to Howes Percival in June 2017.

  • 2017 – Howes Percival LLP (Partner)
  • 2006 – 2017 – Summers Nigh Law LLP (Partner)
  • 1995 -2006 – EMW Law LLP (Associate/Partner)
  • 1990 – 1995 – Howes Percival LLP (Trainee/Solicitor)

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