Jenifer Martindale
Partner
Commercial Principal Contact
01722 427 580
"Talented and conscientious solicitor." Leagal 500, 2023
Jenifer is a partner in our Dispute Resolution Team as well as being a member of the Education Team. She trained at Wilsons and qualified as a solicitor in 2007. Prior to deciding on a career in law, Jenifer obtained a BSc in Geology from Royal Holloway, University of London.
Jenifer acts for: businesses (from SMEs to large companies), individuals, landed estates, schools and charities. She provides her clients with expert advice and excellent client service. Jenifer believes it is important to build a strong rapport with her clients to understand their needs and objectives. Her advice and recommendations are tailored to meet those needs and objectives, highlighting the risks and cost benefit of each particular step and stage of dispute resolution.
Dispute resolution
Jenifer has a wide-ranging litigation practice with particular emphasis on commercial disputes but also with expertise in contested property matters.
She acts for both claimants and defendants dealing with disputes from initial correspondence through to court proceedings both in the County Court and High Court. Jenifer has extensive experience of alternative dispute resolution procedures including mediation.
Jenifer has particular expertise in commercial contractual disputes including breach of contract, defective products, contract termination and debt recovery (including enforcement of judgments).
She also has experience of acting in disputes concerning director/shareholder issues, LLP/partnership disputes, employment post-termination restrictive covenants, professional negligence, defamation, and construction contracts (including adjudication).
In addition to her commercial litigation practice, Jenifer undertakes property litigation work specialising in disputes between property co-owners, rights of way/boundary disputes and town/village green applications.
Education
Jenifer provides advice and clarification on the operation of the Parent School Contract and other admission documents and has expertise in the Consumer Rights Act 2015 and its applicability to the Parent School Contract. She regularly acts for schools on fees recovery matters including FILON disputes and is increasingly involved in advising on general education matters. She also has experience of dealing with parental complaints (often linked to fees debts).
Jenifer regularly contributes to school publications with a particular focus on maximising fees recovery and avoiding bad debts.
Recent work highlights
- Defending individuals against claims for unjust enrichment and a beneficial interest in a business property;
- Securing a settlement for an SME in a breach of contract claim in the High Court concerning the supply of allegedly defective products;
- Securing a settlement for an LLP in a dispute with a former LLP member;
- Recovering debts owed to businesses and schools;
- Acting for SMEs in contractual disputes;
- Obtaining an Order for Sale in a co-ownership dispute in the High Court.
Jenifer was ranked Up and Coming in the 2023 edition of Chambers and Partners UK Guide.
