Helen Swaffield is a practising Barrister with over 25 years’ experience in Commercial and Public Law including commercial contracts and regulation, EU Law, international outsourcing and procurement, competition, franchising, supply and distribution and IPR. Helen appears in the High Court, Commercial Court and Technology and Construction Court as well as commercial arbitrations and adjudications. Helen has a French Law accreditation and has a diploma in EU Law from the University of Strasbourg. Having worked at both the EU Commission and the EU Court, she speaks French and reads Spanish.

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Helen has drafted commercial, public and health sector contracts and has developed precedents and templates for industry use. She is regularly consulted to mitigate business risks and resolve claims and other disputes before litigation. Publications: Helen is the editor of and contributor to the Commercial Litigation Journal and the Procurement and Outsourcing Journal.

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Helen operates her practice with a tight-knit group of legal associates and other professionals to ensure that our clients receive the best possible service from a strong and multifaceted legal team.

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Some of Helen’s most recent work includes:

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• Advising multi-national mining company in contractual restructuring.

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• Successfully representing some 200 Defendants in a seven-day trial relating to contractual interpretation in front of the County Court and High Court on appeal in Terracorp Limited v Rajesh Mistry and others [2020] EWHC 2623 (Ch).

​Also see The Times article on the case: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/victory-for-owners-of-worthless-land-lk6bss2lnshareToken=fd9d0f405f73510a2117c681e4503c9f

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• Achieving a multi-million pound settlement on behalf of over 200 Claimants in a claim for a failed property development.

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• Advising top-tier law firms on the performance of lease covenants.

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• Advising global IT development company on R&D/supply contracts and negotiating with UK/US law firms to a successful conclusion.