Katie Norris is an associate in the Commercial Litigation team, based in the Birmingham office. She qualified in September 2024, after training with the firm. Katie advises a variety of businesses on a range of litigious matters and also has experience in various methods of alternative dispute resolution procedures, including mediation.
- Assisting with a mediation for a medical equipment company that achieved a seven-figure settlement of the dispute, representing a total recovery of loss and costs for the client.
- Acting for a Hungarian manufacturing company in concurrent arbitration and court proceedings in relation to an alleged breach of contract valued at circa US$3.5 million.
- Acting for trustees of a small self-administered scheme (SSAS) pension scheme in a claim arising from a long-running dispute concerning the benefit entitlement of another trustee/beneficiary.
- Advising a client on enforcing restrictive covenants in a former employee’s contract following potential breaches of confidentiality and noncompete provisions.
- Involvement in a large-scale litigation project involving the renewal of hundreds of telecommunications leases/licences nationally.
Education
- BPP University, L.P.C., distinction, 2021
- Birmingham City University, LL.M., Professional Law (incorporating P.G.D.L.), distinction, 2020
- University of Birmingham, B.A. (Hons), English Literature, first class, 2017
Admissions
- England and Wales, 2024