Kelly Heath
UK Guide 2025
Associates to watch : Litigation
Associates to watch
About
Provided by Kelly Heath
Work Highlights
Advising an airport in relation to a multi-million-pound breach of contract claim.
Advising the International Tin Association as the Defendant to an abuse of dominance competition claim in the Competition Appeal Tribunal where the Claimant was seeking damages of USD$25 million.
Advising an international investment fund on the settlement of a deferred consideration dispute where the sums being claimed were in excess of €6 million.
Advising a municipal utilities company in relation to a complex joint venture/shareholder dispute which was ultimately resolved by way of an asset sale with a value in excess of $1 billion.
Practice Areas
Kelly is Of Counsel in the Litigation and Arbitration team, recognised as a key lawyer by Legal 500. She has significant experience of dealing with complex and high value commercial disputes in a range of sectors. Kelly regularly acts for large corporations, shareholders and directors advising on a broad range of legal issues, including contractual and tortious claims, shareholder/director disputes, claims for misrepresentation, and breach of warranty matters. Kelly has conducted major cases in the various divisions of the High Court and the Court of Appeal. She also has extensive experience of assisting clients with resolving disputes and negotiating settlements using various alternative dispute resolution methods, including mediation. From an advisory perspective, Kelly regularly supports client with crisis management issues including, investigations and delivering Dawn Raid training.
Education
College of Law, Chester
LPC
2003
University of Manchester, Manchester
LLB (Hons)
2002
Chambers Review
UK
Kelly Heath is of counsel in the Litigation and Arbitration team, based in Manchester. She often acts for corporations, shareholders and directors in matters including contractual and misrepresentation claims, and breach of warranty.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kelly Heath demonstrated extensive knowledge of the subject matter, and communicated in a relevant and clear-to-understand way. She is friendly and approachable."
"Kelly Heath is very tenacious and strong on the detail. She is very hard-working."
"Kelly Heath is very bright, knows what's going on and is unflappable."
"Kelly Heath is very competent and tenacious in her forensic examination of documents and has the skills in understanding the issues and how to advance the arguments."
"Kelly Heath is very straightforward, knowledgeable and bright. She is good at distilling quite complex and intellectual issues in a commercially digestible manner."
"Kelly Heath demonstrated extensive knowledge of the subject matter, and communicated in a relevant and clear-to-understand way. She is friendly and approachable."
"Kelly Heath is very tenacious and strong on the detail. She is very hard-working."
"Kelly Heath is very bright, knows what's going on and is unflappable."
"Kelly Heath is very competent and tenacious in her forensic examination of documents and has the skills in understanding the issues and how to advance the arguments."
"Kelly Heath is very straightforward, knowledgeable and bright. She is good at distilling quite complex and intellectual issues in a commercially digestible manner."