Michelle Di Gioia

Practice Areas

Michelle has a wealth of experience across commercial disputes, property litigation and health and safety issues and acts for a range of clients from businesses, residential/commercial landlords to individuals.

Michelle advises in a variety of matters from contractual disputes, professional negligence, partnership/shareholder disputes, insolvency, injunctions and arbitration.

She also advises both landlords and tenants in respect of rent arrears, disrepair, dilapidations, forfeiture, restrictive covenants and obtaining possession. In addition Michelle advises property developers and has acted in respect of disputes arising out of overage agreements.

Michelle has significant strength in health and safety in relation to compliance, risk management and litigation advice. She has handled major instructions primarily drawn from the manufacturing and construction sectors relating to the defence of prosecutions and regulatory investigations. Her breadth of regulatory experience spans to matters such as health and safety, environmental and trading standards. Michelle provides proactive advice on policies and systems and reactive advice involving damage limitation and reputation management.

Work Highlights

Acted for Swynson Ltd in the Supreme Court case of Lowick Rose LLP (in liquidation) (Appellant) v Swynson Limited and another (Respondents) [2017] UKSC 32 and successfully represented Swynson in the lower courts in the Court of Appeal case of Lowick Rose LLP (in liquidation) v Swynson Ltd [2015] EWCA Civ 629 and Swynson Ltd & Anor v Lowick Rose LLP [2014] EWHC 2085 (Ch) in obtaining a £15m judgment.

Acted for a private off shore bank in respect of multi million pound, multi-party mortgage fraud case.

Acted for a property developer in relation to an overage agreement.

Acted for a private off shore bank in respect of multi million pound, multi-party mortgage fraud case.

Acted for a PLC in an LCIA arbitration.