Biography
Amna is a Solicitor in our Dispute Resolution department.
Amna joined Myerson as a trainee solicitor in 2022 and qualified in September 2024, having undertaken six-month seats in the following departments:
- Probate Litigation
- Wills, Trusts and Probate
- Dispute Resolution
- Insolvency and Restructuring
Before joining Myerson, Amna accumulated several years of experience in Civil Litigation as a paralegal working on complex high-value injury claims on behalf of insurers.
Amna studied Law at the University of Durham and graduated with a 2:1 (LLB(Hons)) in 2017. She completed her LPC and LLM in Professional Legal Practice in 2021, having achieved a distinction in both.
Expertise and Past Cases
Commercial Litigation:
- Acted in the defence of a multi-million pound claim for inducement of a breach of contract and unlawful means conspiracy.
- Instructed by the executor of an estate in relation to negligent estate planning advice by a national law firm.
- Instructed by a director and shareholder in a successful quasi-partnership company to provide advice in relation to a shareholder dispute and preparing an unfair prejudice petition.
- Advised in relation to numerous misuse of private information claims and prepared letters of claim.
- Acted in relation to a complex contract dispute with elements of breach, mistake and fraudulent misrepresentation. Advised the client in relation to termination provisions and practicalities.
- Acted in relation to a commercial agency dispute against a significant principal specialising in garden supplies.
- Assisted in providing advice to principals in relation to varying and terminating commercial agency agreements.
- Assisted with negotiating and drafting a settlement agreement for a national betting company.
Insolvency:
- Instructed by a liquidator of a large freight transport company to prepare a letter of claim against a director for transactions at an under value (s.238 IA 1986), transactions defrauding creditors (s. 423 IA 1986), preference payments (s.239 IA 1986) and misfeasance.
- Assisted on complex search and seizure applications (s.365 IA 1986) against a group of related bankrupts in relation to concealed safety deposit boxes.
- Assisted in advising a liquidator client on jurisdictional issues in bankruptcy.
- Instructed by an insolvency practitioner to prepare a remuneration application under rule 18.2 of Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016.