Year of Call: 2012
“Amy is bright, personable and cuts to the issues very quickly”
Amy has a broad commercial Chancery practice and appears regularly in the County Courts and High Court, primarily unled. She has particular interests in property, wills and probate, and civil fraud, and is experienced in dealing with cases where these areas overlap. She is ranked as a leading junior in Private Client: Trusts and Probate by Legal 500.
Before coming to the Bar, Amy worked at a mergers and acquisitions advisory firm specialising in aerospace and industrials, following postgraduate studies in History & Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University.
Amy is an advocacy tutor at Lincoln's Inn and also helps run the Inn's debating society.
Company
Devani v Sharon (judgment expected): acted for the Claimant in a shareholders' dispute turning on an alleged oral agreement.
WES Management v Bachir & Ors: acting for the Claimant in a claim against a former director and others for breaches of duty and confidence.
Re UK Meds Direct Limited: acted for the Petitioners in an unfair prejudice claim.
Aston Risk Management v Jones & Ors [2023] EWHC 603 (Ch): Represented a defendant former director in a claim alleging breaches of duty, transactions at an undervalue, and preferences. The claim settled against Amy's client on the first day of trial.
Fischer d'Alton v Bathurst & Others: obtained summary judgment for two defendants (the personal service company of a former director of the claimant and the former director's mother). The claims brought included unlawful means conspiracy, dishonest assistance, knowing receipt, and transactions contrary to s423 of the Insolvency Act 1986.
Represented the defendants to an application for permission to continue a derivative claim and for a costs indemnity. Permission was granted but limited to disclosure only; the costs indemnity application was refused.
Insolvency
Appears regularly on insolvency matters, including winding up and bankruptcy petitions, applications to appoint administrators, and applications to extend administrations.
Acted for a Libyan-registered company seeking to recover funds which it asserts are held under a Quistclose-style trust from a company in liquidation.
Represented an insolvent limited partnership and connected entitled throughout a complex winding-up process.
Re SJM: successfully opposed an application to set aside a statutory demand for a debt arising from unpaid rent and service charges under two mixed commercial and residential leases. The applicant argued that the leases were shams and she occupied the premises on an assured shorthold tenancy.
Instant Access Properties Ltd (In Liquidation) v Rosser [2018] EWHC 756 (Ch): acted for first defendant during pre-trial stage. The claims brought by liquidators seeking contributions totalling £35m under s213 of the Insolvency Act 1986 were dismissed at trial.
Commercial Litigation
Acted for a Claimant in a claim for payment pursuant to tail provisions in a contract for financial services.
NOCN v CITB: acted for the Defendant in a multimillion pound claim alleging misrepresentation and breach of contract.
Toner v Telford Homes: acting for the First and Second Defendants in a claim alleging fraudulent misrepresentation, breach of contract, and harassment. An application for summary judgment/strike out successfully ended a number of other heads of claim ([2021] EWHC 516 (QB)).
Provided expert evidence in proceedings in Singapore in relation to the validity of various powers of attorney in English law.
Capreon (UK) Ltd v. Winnersh Holdings LP [2018]: acted for an asset management company in the Noé Group in Commercial Court claims for £12 million from the vendor of the Winnersh Triangle business park for breaches of its obligations of good faith, of reasonable endeavours in assisting the Claimant’s due diligence, and of exclusivity relating to the Claimant’s intended acquisition of the business park.
Oakfield (Foods) Limited v Nogueira Rivelli Irmaos Ltda: successfully challenged the jurisdiction of the English courts to hear a claim for breach of contract brought by an English claimant against a Brazilian defendant.
Defended a major port at the trial of claims in bailment, negligence and breach of contract.
Property
Amy regularly advises on and appears in relation to matters such as restrictive covenants, easements, applications to alter or rectify the Register, boundary disputes, and possession actions.
B5 v Vural [2026] UKFTT 12 (PC): Acted for the Applicant in an application to the Land Registry for cancellation of a unilateral notice, on the basis of implied terms in an option agreement. The FTT found that the terms should be implied, but that the Applicant had not used all reasonable endeavours as required.
Shearn v McKeown [2024] (unreported. Winchester County Court): successfully defended a claim in trespass and obtained a declaration as to the true position of the common boundary between the parties' property, on the basis of an oral boundary agreement and estoppel. The claimant was ordered to pay the defendants' costs partially on the indemnity basis.
Dyer v Webb [2023] EWHC 1917 (KB), [2023] EWHC 2651 (KB): successfully defended a pre-action injunction application seeking to prohibit the Respondents from, amongst other things, objecting to the Applicants' planning applications. The Respondents were awarded their costs on the indemnity basis and the application was recorded as being totally without merit.
Radwan v Radwan: Acting for the Claimant in his claim asserting beneficial ownership of a multi-million pound London property against his mother and sister, the legal owners. The claim is part of a larger dispute amongst the family regarding inherited wealth, which has linked proceedings in Saudi Arabia, Dubai, and St Vincent and the Grenadines.
Kendall v Norton (unreported, July 2022): represented the Defendants in a hotly contested boundary dispute. The judgment is an interesting example of how the court may find a boundary which neither side has argued for, as well as the relevance of hedging covenants.
Poundland v Toplain Limited (unreported, April 2021): acted for a 1954 Act tenant seeking to change certain terms in the renewal lease, including introducing so-called 'Covid clauses'.
HT Investment 10 v Stone & Ors (QBD): represented 7 defendants to an interim injunction obtained by a property investor which prohibited most of the residents of a small village from posting notices or communicating with potential purchasers of adjoining land, with underlying claims in unlawful means conspiracy and conspiracy to injure. After the start of submissions at the return date hearing, the claimant agreed to discontinue all claims and to pay the defendants' costs on the indemnity basis.
Drummond v Bastow [2018] UKUT 8 (LC): obtained substantial monetary compensation for the objectors to an application for modification of a restrictive covenant, in the context of a scheme of development.
Partnership and LLP
Advised a wife in matrimonial proceedings as to the nature and effect of a family partnership in which the husband asserted she was a partner.
Re Mindspace: Represented an insolvent limited partnership and connected entities throughout a complex winding-up process.
Acted for an executor and beneficiary under a will who had been in partnership with the testator, in a case involving interesting questions about the use of Land Capital Accounts within partnerships.
Singh v Singh: Obtained a substantial interim payment and an account and enquiry on behalf of a partner who had been denied the benefits of the partnership's assets.
Specialist contributor to The Law of Limited Liability Partnerships (4th and 5th editions)
Professional Negligence
Amy regularly advises on and acts in professional negligence cases, most frequently against legal professionals and often in the context of property transactions. Such disputes are often resolved by alternative dispute resolution and Amy is experienced in negotiating appropriate settlement terms.
Jomast Property & Finance Limited v Muckle LLP: Acted for a defendant solicitors' firm in a claim alleging that the drafting of a contract resulted in losses of over £100 million (led by Philip Jones KC).
Acted for a claimant shareholder in a claim against solicitors who had represented a former shareholder at the trial of a unfair prejudice petition, and whose fees had been paid using company funds contrary to the ‘legal costs principle’.
Advised on potential claims against solicitors and accountants where significant tax liabilities arising from a historic Employee Benefit Trust were discovered following the acquisition of a company.
Advised a Bahamian developer as to possible negligence and breach of contract, where a lender relied on an incorrect valuation and failed correctly to ascertain the sums necessary to complete the development.
Private Client Trusts and Probate
Amy is ranked as a leading junior in Private Client: Trusts and Probate by Legal 500. She acts regularly in probate and administration matters and claims under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. Her expertise in property and company law allows her to provide a comprehensive service service in the many cases where these areas overlap.
Scott v the Estate of Scott [2025] EWHC 2796 (Ch), [2025] EWHC 3502 (Ch): Acted for the Claimant (one of the deceased’s 19 children), who asserted ownership of the family farm under the doctrine of proprietary estoppel and sought to invalidate the deceased’s wills on the grounds of lack of capacity. Amy was responsible for the closing arguments (written and oral) on the Claimant’s successful assertion that certain tenancies granted to him by the deceased were not shams.
Klein v Adler (Re Klein); Adler v Cripps Trust Corporation Ltd [2025] EWHC 688 (Fam): Acted for the professional executor in a complex series of linked cases, whereby the widow of the deceased claimed provision from the Estate under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975, and the deceased’s former business partner asserted ownership of various companies within the Estate. Represented beneficiaries of the charitable will trust at the trial of the 1975 Act claim.
Solomon v Solomon: Obtained order setting aside a deed of variation of a will on the basis of equitable mistake.
Amnir v Bala: Acted for a disabled adult child of the deceased who lacks capacity in procedurally complex litigation involving multiple Inheritance Act Claims.
County Air Ambulance v Pearman: acted for a charity which successfully obtained an order pronouncing against the validity of an alleged will and revoking the grant of probate on the basis of forgery (led by Richard Wilson KC). The Defendant conceded the Claimant's summary judgment application following the purported attesting witnesses pleading guilty to perjury.
Schumacher v Clarke [2019] EWHC 1031 (Ch): acted for one of the executors of the estate of Dame Zaha Hadid in his claim for replacement of his co-executors (led by Richard Wilson KC).
Provided expert determination on expenses incurred by an attorney/beneficiary prior to the testator's death, which the executors sought to deduct from his share of the estate.
Civil Fraud
Isbilen v Hanson Asset Management: Acting for a financial services provider alleged to have breached its Quincecare duties and to have dishonestly assisted breaches of fiduciary duty of Mr Selman Turk, who is said dishonestly to have misapplied >£40m from Mrs İşbilen and is the subject of multi-jurisdictional fraud claims (led by Matthew Morrison KC).
Acted for the litigation friend of an elderly woman in a claim against her daughter seeking recovery of monies misappropriated during the daughter’s time as her attorney, alternatively on the grounds that the monies were paid out as a result of undue influence.
Fischer d'Alton v Bathurst & Others: obtained summary judgment for two defendants (the personal service company of a former director of the claimant and the former director's mother). The claims brought included unlawful means conspiracy, dishonest assistance, knowing receipt, and transactions contrary to s423 of the Insolvency Act 1986.
Glenn v Watson [2018] EWHC 2016 (Ch): Acted at the pre-trial stage for the successful Claimant in his claims to rescind loan agreements of over £100m on grounds of fraudulent misrepresentation and for secret profits made in breach of fiduciary duty (led by Elizabeth Jones KC). Most recently, instructed in respect of related proceedings in the USA and the BVI.
Republic of Djibouti v Boreh [2016] EWHC 405 (Comm): Acted for the Claimant in a claim alleging fraud in respect of a port development in Djibouti (led by Lord Falconer and Philip Brook Smith QC).
Acted for the Claimant in a claim alleging deceit and transactions defrauding creditors and seeking to trace the Claimant's funds into property held by the Defendants, in the context of a purported investment scheme.
Obtained Norwich Pharmacal orders against two defendant banks, in order to secure details of accounts believed to be linked to a 'boiler room' fraud.
Advised a company which had suffered losses due to online banking fraud on the prospects of a claim against its bank, with particular reference to the Payment Services Regulations 2009.
Private International Law
Município de Mariana & Ors v BHP Group plc & Ors: acted for the claimants in their mass tort claim regarding to the 2015 Fundão dam disaster.
In Oakfield (Foods) Limited v Nogueira Rivelli Irmaos Ltda, successfully challenged the jurisdiction of the English courts to hear a claim for breach of contract brought by an English claimant against a Brazilian defendant.
Court of Protection
Obtained an order under s36(9) of the Trustee Act 1925 that a substitute trustee be appointed to replace the applicant’s brother, who she considered to have lost capacity but who refused to be assessed.
Various successful applications to the CoP for statutory wills.
Successful application to the CoP for approval of gifts made by an attorney.
Legal 500: Private Client: Trusts and Probate
"Amy is incredibly fast and responsive. She can quickly assimilate a lot of information and cut through to the real issues." Legal 500, 2025
"Amy’s main strengths are clarity of thought which translates into very clear and persuasive drafting, and speed of turnaround." Legal 500, 2024
“Intelligent and commercially astute, she is very good at papers, an excellent advocate and approachable with lay clients and those instructing alike.”
A Long Lease Breach? Be Specific! - New Law Journal - 16 September 2020
Court of Appeal Judgment in Kingsley v Kingsley [2020] EWCA Civ 297 (Ch)
Subscribe on the Dotted Line - New Law Journal - 20 July 2018
Land registration: the meaning of mistake - New Law Journal - 1 April 2018
The meaning of 'mistake': the inevitable lot of mankind? - New Law Journal - 30 March 2018
The mirror crack'd from side to side: overriding interests, overreaching, and the 'registration gap' - New Law Journal - 26 May 2017
Above the Local Law: Dispensing Powers in Schemes of Development - New Law Journal - 8 July 2016
Dispensing modern justice - Commercial Dispute Resolution - 22 April 2016
Pop-up Courts: 'Hearings in pubs' story was a storm in a pint glass - Solicitors Journal - 29 March 2016
Specialist contributor to The Law of Limited Liability Partnerships (4th edition) by John Whittaker and John Machell QC - 27 January 2016
Driven to the Edge - New Law Journal - 25 September 2015
Serle Court Achieves Outstanding Results in The Legal 500 UK Bar 2026
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Klein v Cripps Trust Corporation [2025] EWHC 688 (Fam)
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"Amy is incredibly fast and responsive. She can quickly assimilate a lot of information and cut through to the real issues."
"Amy’s main strengths are clarity of thought which translates into very clear and persuasive drafting, and speed of turnaround."
“Amy is bright, personable and cuts to the issues very quickly”
Birkbeck, University of London: Accelerated LLB (First)
City University: BPTC (Very Competent)
Harvard University: Doctoral work in History & Middle Eastern Studies
Harvard University: MA Middle Eastern Studies
School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London: MA Islamic Art and Archaeology (Merit)
Harvard University: BA Sociology (cum laude)
Chancery Bar Association
Property Bar Association
Young Fraud Lawyers Association
Liberty
Amy Linnea Proferes
Wolfson Scholarship, Lincoln’s Inn
Hardwicke Award, Lincoln’s Inn
Pearson Publication Prize for best overall result in LLB, Birkbeck
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships during doctoral work, US Department of Education
Winner, Atkin’s Court Forms Moot, 2012 (judged by Lord Neuberger)
Mentioned in Daily Mail article: 'GP and three village pensioners accused of harassing multi-millionaire neighbours are sued for £1.3M', May 2023
'A long lease breach? Be specific!' article for New Law Journal, 25 September 2020
'Farming inheritance battle urges farmers to ensure will preparation' article for Farmers Guardian, 22 May 2020
Serle Court Achieves Outstanding Results in The Legal 500 UK Bar 2026
We are delighted to announce another year of outstanding rankings and testimonials in The Legal 500 UK Bar 2026. Serle Court has... Read More
Klein v Cripps Trust Corporation [2025] EWHC 688 (Fam)
The recent decision in Klein v Cripps Trust Corporation [2025] EWHC 688 (Fam) illustrates the broad discretion the court has under the... Read More
