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About
Provided by Helena White
Practice Areas
Helena is a commercial practitioner, with a particular focus on construction and engineering, insurance , professional negligence and property damage disputes. Her work includes public procurement and utilities work.
Recommended in Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 across various practice areas, Helena is known for being a robust trial advocate and providing clear and accessible advice either in writing or in conference. She is regularly instructed by a range of clients, including employers, contractors, construction professionals, insurers and insolvency practitioners to act in litigation, both in the TCC and the county courts, as well as arbitration, adjudication and mediation.
Helena accepts instructions on a direct access basis in appropriate cases.
Career
• University of Oxford, University College, Lit Hum, BA (Hons)
• CPE – City University
• BVC – ICSL
• Middle Temple Benefactors’ Scholar
Professional Memberships
• COMBAR
• South Eastern Circuit
• TECBAR
• BILA
• Society of Construction Law
Publications
Contributing author to Paul Reed KC’s Construction All Risks Insurance, Sweet & Maxwell, 2014, Insurance Broking Practice and the Law (ed. CMS Cameron McKenna)
Contributing author of Construction Professional Indemnity Insurance, published by Sweet and Maxwell in 2018
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Helena White has a fast-growing construction-related professional negligence practice that sees her representing a wide range of clients, including inspectors, engineers and architects. She has experience of acting in matters related to residential and commercial projects.
Helena White has a practice covering a broad array of construction and engineering disputes, including cases involving related insurance and professional negligence issues. She has particular expertise in cases arising out of water and waste disposal-related projects.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Helena is very approachable, has a sharp legal mind and is a great advocate."
"She has huge industry knowledge."
"Helena White is very good on the detail, and her strategic approach is really strong."
"Helena is very good on the detail and her strategic approach is really strong. Her written work is also very good and she is a robust advocate."
"She is amazing at technical issues and getting into the nitty gritty detail but also at speaking to clients in a simple way."
"Helena is very approachable, has a sharp legal mind and is a great advocate."
"She has huge industry knowledge."
"Helena White is very good on the detail, and her strategic approach is really strong."
"Helena is very good on the detail and her strategic approach is really strong. Her written work is also very good and she is a robust advocate."
"She is amazing at technical issues and getting into the nitty gritty detail but also at speaking to clients in a simple way."
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