Isabel has built a successful practice specialising in the commercial, technology and construction, professional negligence and insurance and reinsurance fields.

She undertakes frequent trial work, mostly in the High Court, and has appeared on a number of occasions in the Court of Appeal, House of Lords / Supreme Court and European Court of Justice. She undertakes the majority of both trial and appellate work on her own but also acts as a junior to leading silks.

She has considerable experience of ADR having acted in many mediations, adjudications and arbitrations.

Isabel has also advised and drafted documentation in relation to non-contentious matters including mergers of professional services firms, standard terms and conditions, and multiple back to back agreements for a £60m construction project.

Isabel Hitching is Assistant Editor of Emden's Construction Law.