Rebecca Farrell
Year of Call: 2016
Email Address: rebecca.farrell@3pb.co.uk
Telephone: 020 7583 8055
Commercial
Prior to qualifying as a Barrister, Rebecca worked as a paralegal in an international law firm on a large multi-faceted reinsurance matter, where she developed a strong grounding in commercial disputes. Subsequently Rebecca worked as a Legal Editor at FromCounsel, a publishing company that provides an excellent online resource for corporate lawyers.
Insolvency
Rebecca is regularly instructed to advise and represent clients on matters concerning contested personal and corporate insolvency matters. She regularly advises and acts for petitioners; insolvency practitioners and debtors in both the High Court and County Court.
Rebecca has experience of disputes which have a dimension outside of this jurisdiction and associated challenges to the court’s jurisdiction.
Examples of recent work includes:
- Successfully acting for a Petitioning Creditor in relation to a multi-million pound bankruptcy petition.
- Successfully restraining presentation of a winding-up petition in the High Court.
- Successfully defending an application to set aside a statutory demand representing a substantial value.
- Assisting leading counsel in relation to an application to stay a liquidation and compel the removal of liquidators.
- Successfully obtaining relief post-insolvency such as orders for examination.
Breach of trust litigation
Rebecca has experience of dealing with high value breach of trust claims in both domestic and business contexts. She also offers expertise in seeking associated relief, for example; orders for an account and inquiry and tracing. She recently worked with leading counsel on an application for a worldwide freezing order in a claim concerning breach of duty and deceit/civil fraud.
Rebecca has also dealt with a number of enforcement matters such as obtaining charging orders and orders for sale. She has obtained good results in disputes where the beneficial ownership of charged assets have arisen.
Commercial litigation and contractual disputes
Rebecca acts for a range of clients including; national and international companies; education organisations; law firms and individuals.
Recent matters include:
- Assisting with a royalties dispute involving a high-profile band.
- Assisting with a complex shipping dispute involving the carriage of goods.
- Assisting with an advice on an appeal against an arbitral body appointed by a commodities association.
- Drafting a claim concerning the misuse of funds entrusted to an agent.
Company law, business and other entities
Rebecca has a specific interest in this practice area, often dealing with the practical effect corporate structures and/or bodies have on obtaining legal redress in other areas. Examples of her work include:
- Assisting with a restitution claim under FSMA 2000.
- Assisting with a directors’ disqualification matter in the High Court: see The Official Receiver v Brett Jolly [2017] (Companies Court).
- Acting in a number of company matters including company restorations; the reuse of company names; the rectification of the register and a partnership dispute.
- Advising on the lawfulness of membership termination and changes to the constitution of an unincorporated association.
Financial Services
Rebecca has experience of disputes concerning the regulation of financial services and the conduct of investors. She was recently instructed to settle grounds of appeal to the Court of Appeal in a dispute concerning consumer credit regulation and a procedural issue connected with the dispute.
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24th Jul 2020View Publication
No duty to exercise option reasonably or in good faith in engine maintenance agreement
Rebecca Farrell analyses Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd v Lufthansa Technik AG, in which the High Court found that there was no duty of good faith or duty to act reasonably in respect of an option to withdraw engines from a maintenance agreement.
This article was first published by Lexis®PSL on 21 July 2020.
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10th Jul 2020View Publication
Following the introduction of the Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act 2020 (“the CIGA 2020”) and the associated Insolvency Practice Direction, 3PB’s specialist commercial law barristers Charles Irvine and Rebecca Farrell consider winding up petitions in this context.
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8th Jun 2020View Publication
3PB’s specialist commercial law barristers David Parratt QC and Rebecca Farrell review the cost consequences for lawyers and their clients of a refusal to engage in ADR.
The article includes a recent case law review which demonstrates a particular trend whereby Courts will examine closely the actions of the parties in relation to offers of ADR as to whether they are ‘reasonable’ or not. Even the failure to respond to a Part 36 Offer alongside an offer to mediate, can of itself potentially signify an unreasonable refusal to engage with ADR.
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23rd Apr 2020View Publication
Following the recent decision of Re Debenhams Retail Ltd (In Administration) [2020] EWHC 921 (Ch) which applied Re Carluccio’s Limited [2020] EWHC 886 (Ch), 3PB’s specialist Employment and Commercial Barristers Daniel Brown and Rebecca Farrell join forces to review the Carluccio’s decision.
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14th Mar 2019View Publication
Commercial update: Substituted service of bankruptcy petitions
The High Court has ruled that permission to serve a bankruptcy petition by a substituted means cannot be given retrospectively. Rebecca Farrell analyses the decision Ardawa v. Uppal and Jordan [2019] EWHC 456 (Ch) and considers how it changes the law.
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Recommendations "I am a Solicitor and have so been since 1974-and once appeared in many criminal and civil cases. Just to say that Rebecca (whom I had never known of or met) was first class in her dealings with the Court witnesses and conducting the case. Hopefully she will go far”(Client)
"I am writing to thank you for representing me yesterday. As you know following the mix up on my last court date I was quite anxious about yesterday's hearing. As soon as we met, you immediately put me at ease and it was clearly obvious that you had given a lot of time in familiarising yourself with my case. This proved to benefit us both. I was impressed by your professionalism and knowledge in the court room that led to a positive outcome. I have let [X firm] know how good you are and that they should be confident in you representing their clients in the future.” (Client)
Academic qualifications
- Law (LLB), The University of Durham: First Class Honours
- BPTC, The University of Law: Very Competent
Scholarships
- Exhibition Award – Inner Temple
- Advocacy Scholarship – The University of Law
- Quarter-finalist at the National Rounds of the Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition 2014
Professional bodies
- Property Bar Association (associate member)
- London Common Law & Commercial Bar Association
- International Women's Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation (IWIRC)
Direct Access
Rebecca Farrell is qualified to accept instructions directly from members of the public and professional clients under the Direct Public Access scheme.
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