Charlotte Yeomans

Associate

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Charlotte is an Associate in the Construction Disputes team and is based in our Birmingham office.

Charlotte has experience advising on a wide range of contentious matters across the construction, engineering, and infrastructure sectors. She supports clients across both the public and private sectors, including local authorities, housing providers, employers, developers, and contractors. Charlotte is regularly involved in resolving disputes relating to payment, defects, performance, termination, and contract administration. Her work varies between adjudications, pre-action advisory and negotiation, arbitration, as well as helping clients to effectively manage risk and avoid disputes. Charlotte routinely works with standard form construction contracts, including NEC3, NEC4 and JCT and has experience advising on the interpretation and practical application of these contracts in disputes, and also in the contract management context.

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03 January 2024 | Author: Helen Briant & Charlotte Clayson

Forensic investigation reports prepared in the wake of a cyber-attack: when does legal privilege apply?

In a recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia, Robertson v Singtel Optus Pty Ltd [2023] FCA 1392, it was held that a forensic investigation report prepared following a cyber-attack suffered by Optus was not protected by legal professional privilege. Privilege entitles a party to withhold evidence (either written or oral) from production to a third party or the Court.

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