Expertise

Cécile is a solicitor-advocate and has experience across domestic and international matters, in particular tax related professional negligence claims, group litigation and litigation funding. Her clients include high net worth individuals, corporates and professional services businesses. Cécile has studied and worked in Paris and London and has experience in both civil and common law.

Experience

Cécile has worked on a number of high-value disputes in France and in the UK, in particular professional negligence, group litigation, shareholder actions and cross-border and arbitration proceedings. Her clients include high net worth individuals, corporates and professional services businesses.

She has advised over 350 individuals in respect of claims arising out of their investments in film schemes promoted and operated by the Ingenious group of companies (the “Ingenious Litigation”). The case was named in The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2018 and 2022.

Career

Cécile holds a Master 2 in International Litigation (Paris X) and an LLM in International Business law (King’s College London). She has trained and qualified at Stewarts.

Accreditations and Memberships

• Solicitor-Advocate
• The European Circuit of the Bar of England
• Franco-British Lawyers Society
• London Solicitors Litigation Association

Publications and Media

• Upper Tribunal dismisses appeal on salaried members rules
• Etroy v Speechly Bircham: when do professional negligence claims become time-barred? (Tax Journal)
• High Court considers when professional negligence claims become time-barred

Personal

Cécile’s hobbies and interests range from swimming and indoor-climbing to cooking and baking. Gardening completes the list: Cecile enjoys the yearly challenge of creating a vegetable garden in an urban area.