Serle Court—Jennifer Meech

Serle Court has welcomed Jennifer Meech to chambers as a full-time member effective from 1 October 2022.

Jennifer is an experienced chancery commercial barrister renowned for her work in insolvency, company and property litigation. She regularly acts for public companies, SMEs and individuals, and is experienced in dealing with matters on behalf of clients in the public eye.

Jennifer’s hire adds to Serle Court’s already established commercial litigation offering, and reinforces the set’s reputation as one of the leading chancery commercial barristers’ chambers.

Kathryn Purkis, Chambers Director, commented in relation to the hire, as follows: 'We are thrilled that Jennifer has decided to join chambers. Jennifer is a fantastic advocate with a strong reputation for dealing with complex chancery commercial disputes. Her practice fits perfectly with Serle Court’s offering and specifically enhances our commercial litigation, insolvency, company and property litigation teams. We very much look forward to welcoming her to chambers.'

Commenting on her move, Jennifer said: 'I am delighted to join Serle Court —a chambers at the very top of the chancery commercial bar. I look forward to catching up with new colleagues and contacts either in chambers or at the 5th International Trusts & Commercial Litigation Conference in New York in November.'

Jennifer was called to the Bar (Middle Temple) in 2008, and her practice focuses on commercial Chancery litigation with a particular expertise in insolvency, company and property disputes. She is particularly adept at dealing with cases where these areas intersect.

Jennifer was chair of the Insolvency Lawyers Association Associates’ Network Committee for several years and is now a member of that organisation’s Technical Committee, in addition to being a member of the Chancery Bar Association, R3 and International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation. She also sat on the Property Bar Association committee for several years and was the instigator of that Association’s annual essay prize.

Jennifer recently acted for the respondent company and the majority shareholder in Re Decca Capital, a just and equitable winding-up petition and unfair prejudice petition; she was instructed in relation to an application for the recognition of Singaporean moratorium under the Cross Border Insolvency Regulations 2006 (Re H & C S Holdings Limited [2019] EQHC 1459).