Jennifer has acted as an advocate in arbitrations, mostly concerning professional service firm disputes.  She was recently instructed by Clifford Chance LLP on behalf of a European bank, and led by John Machell QC, in an LCIA arbitration against a private equity house.

Jennifer’s experience as an arbitrator has also largely but not exclusively involved partnership/LLP disputes, and includes sole appointments and LCIA panel appointments.

Jennifer has acted for both claimants and defendants in several substantial fraud cases, as well as smaller ones.

Republic of Djibouti & Ors v Boreh [2016] EWHC 405 (Comm). Led by Lord Falconer of Thoroton on the instructions of Gibson Dunn LLP, in a fraud claim against Djibouti’s former port manager.

Aeroflot v Berezovsky & Ors [2014]  EWCA Civ 20. Led by Philip Jones QC on the instructions of Boodle Hatfield LLP on the defence of two claims by Aeroflot by Nikolay Glushkov, Aeroflot’s former, Deputy Director General.

Fiona v Privalov [2006] 2583 (Comm). Led by Philip Jones QC and instructed by Ince & Co on a fraud and bribery claim by Russian state owned shipping enterprises.

Experience Hendrix LLC v PPX Enterprises Inc & anor [2003] EWCA Civ 323. Led by Michael Briggs QC and Philip Jones in the Court of Appeal on a challenge to a decision about the availability of negotiating damages for breach of contract.

Secretary of State for Health v Norton Healthcare & ors. Led by Michael Briggs QC, Philip Jones QC and David Drake and instructed by Peters & Peters LLP on a claim against generic drug companies in relation to price fixing.

Pinnacle Computing (Support) Ltd v Realty BG Eood & Ors: Instructed by Peters & Peters LLP on a claim on a guarantee of a loan to a property investment company.

Legal 500 says that Jennifer Haywood is "a star in the making" who "is always available, and always has an answer."

Jennifer's partnership experience covers both contentious and non-contentious work and has involved general partnerships, limited partnerships and limited liability partnerships.

Her clients have included professional services firms (including legal, accounting, surveying and medical firms), financial services firms (including a major retail/investment bank), investment vehicles, property partnerships and individual partners/members (including LP investors and general partners in such firms). She has advised on LLP conversions, amendments to deeds, LLP members' duties in an insolvency, repudiation of LLPs, transfer of business opportunities, expulsions, enforceability of restrictive covenants, valuation of goodwill, salaried partners' status, s994 CA 2006/just and equitable winding up, recovery of overdrawn profits and challenges to the exercise of discretion, amongst other issues.

Jennifer has handled dozens of disputes but most of Jennifer's partnership work is confidential. Some exceptions:

Flanagan v Liontrust Investment Partners LLP [2015] EWHC 2171 (Ch). Led by John Machell QC on the instructions of Macfarlanes LLP on the defence of an unfair prejudice claim, in which Henderson J determined that the doctrine of repudiatory breach does not apply to LLP agreements governing LLPs with more than two members.

Artisan H Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd & Ors – instructed by Halliwells LLP on a claim for an injunction restraining a fellow LLP member from assuming unauthorised control of a property development joint venture.

Annamayer v Urwick Capital Management LLP - claim for declaration as to whether client had actually become a member of an LLP membership of LLP, led by John Machell QC.

Jennifer is an associate member of ACTAPs and has broad experience of contentious trusts and probate work, including disputes over the validity and/or construction of wills and trust deeds, breach of trust claims, mental capacity issues, undue influence, Inheritance Act claims, Beddoes applications, proprietary estoppel, conflicts in relation to the appointment and removal of trustees and constructive trust claims. She has acted for offshore firms as well as onshore firms.:

Barnes v Tomlinson [2006] EWHC 3115 (Ch). Instructed by Withers LLP on the defence of a claim for breach of trust.

Nissim, Wettreich v Wettreich: Claim to set aside power of attorney on ground of undue influence and/or exercise of power of attorney for mistake. Led by John Machell QC and instructed by Fladgate LLP.

Wandsworth v Barnett - claim for revocation of grant of letters of administration and admission of will to probate, accompanied by application for freezing injunction, appointment of administrator under s117 SCA 1981, order for disclosure and delivery up of estate assets and order for execution of letters authorising transfer of such assets by a Master pursuant to s39 SCA 1981.