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Elizabeth Boon

Call 2006

“A wise and analytical advocate. She's tenacious, combative and very hard-working.” “She has an excellent understanding of technical matters."
(Chambers & Partners 2020)

Recommendations

In the recent editions of Chambers and Partners and Legal 500 Elizabeth is recognised in her core areas of work, such as Property Damage and Professional Negligence. She is described in Chambers and Partners 2020 and Legal 500 2020 as:

“A wise and analytical advocate. She’s tenacious, combative and very hard-working.”

“She has an excellent understanding of technical matters.”

“Tenacious and extremely hardworking.”

Practice

Elizabeth specialises in property damage, professional negligence, product liability, insurance and reinsurance, and general commercial litigation. In addition to drafting and advisory work, she has considerable experience of appearing as an advocate in court. She has regularly appeared in the High Court (particularly the TCC) and in the Court of Appeal.

In particular, Elizabeth manages a fine property damage practice which incorporates her strong knowledge of both professional negligence and product liability. She also demonstrates key insurance expertise, which she brings to bear on fire, flood, and subsidence claims, among others. Elizabeth is skilled in disputes involving both residential and business properties, and often deals with issues arising out of associated business interruption claims.

Elizabeth is currently instructed in relation to a number of matters as to whether small and medium businesses have business interruption cover in light of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Qualifications


  • Major Scholarship, Inner Temple
  • BA (Hons) (Oxon)

Memberships


  • Adjudication Society
  • Commercial Bar Association
  • LCIA Young International Arbitration Group
  • London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association
  • Professional Negligence Bar Association
  • Society of Construction Law (UK & Gulf)
  • Technology & Construction Court Bar Association

Recommendations


“A first-class advocate and go-to counsel on professional negligence claims.”… “Elizabeth Boon gets clients on side and they are in awe of her because of her approach – she’s just so hard-working. She is brilliant.”

Chambers & Partners, 2024

“Fantastic with clients. A straight talker, balanced with a uniquely personable approach. Extracts and advises on key issues with total clarity and precision.”

Legal 500, 2024

“She is incredibly thorough and manages to find extra routes of recovery.”

Chambers & Partners, 2022

“Elizabeth is an assured and agile advocate. Her approach is sensible and commercial.”

Legal 500, 2022

“A very proactive barrister, she gets engaged with the work quickly; she’s enthusiastic and very responsive.”

Chambers & Partners, 2022

“She has a good client manner and provides honest, no-nonsense advice and a good turnaround time.”; “She is organised and structured in her analysis and extremely commercial in her approach.”

Chambers & Partners, 2021

“Elizabeth is very user friendly, hardworking, and has a keen eye for a commercial solution to the client’s problems. She rapidly gets to the heart of the issues and communicates the strengths and weaknesses of the case clearly.”

Legal 500, 2021

“Tenacious and extremely hardworking.”

Legal 500, 2020

A wise and analytical advocate. She’s tenacious, combative and very hard-working.” “She has an excellent understanding of technical matters.”

Chambers & Partners, 2020


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