STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

NAME: LAURA O'BREE

QUALIFICATIONS: DUE TO QUALIFY AS A SOLICITOR IN ENGLAND & WALES

(QLTT) IN 2010

CALLED TO THE BAR IN 2005 a" LINCOLNS INN

BPP LAW SCHOOL

2004 a" 2005: Bar Vocational Course

COLLEGE OF LAW, LONDON

2003 a" 2004: Common Professional Examination/Graduate Diploma in
Law

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY
2000 a" 2001: MPhil in Political Thought & Intellectual History a"
High Performance

ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON

1997 a" 2000: BA History a" First Class Honours

MAIDSTONE GIRLS GRAMMAR SCHOOL

1992 a" 1997:
3 A levels - History (A), English Literature (A) and Government &
Politics (A)
9 GCSE's a" Grades A+ to C

ADDRESS: Flat 7
15-18 White Lion Street
 Angel
Islington
London. N1 9PG.

MOBILE: 07891897183

DATE OF BIRTH: 17 August 1979

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

JAN 2010 a" JUNE 2010 ROSLING KING LLP

Position: Locum Lawyer

I am currently employed on a six month contract following my

redundancy from DAC. I am working on a CFA basis for large
international lending banks in professional negligence claims against
solicitors and valuers. This work involves handling a very large case
load and, as such, requires excellent time-management skills. The
cases range from investigative matters through to progressing the
claim to the Professional Negligence Pre-Action Protocol and
ultimately to settlement and, on occasion, litigation.

JAN 2009 - JAN 2010 DAVIES ARNOLD COOPER

Position: Lawyer

I was employed in the Dispute Resolution Department of DAC in their

London Market Office. I was principally been involved in advising
insurers on policy coverage and the Baker Tilly / Kidsons litigation.
This was a complex matter and involved acting for 18 different
insurers. The matter has now concluded. During my time at DAC, I
adjusted to working in private practice and relished being involved
in major litigation again.

FEB 2007 a" JAN 2009 THOMAS MILLER

Position: In-House Counsel/Claims Executive
 I was employed in the Professional Indemnity Division of Thomas
Miller for the Bar and Patent Attorneys' Mutual Insurance companies
for two years. I joined the team as a NQ to handle the defence of
professional negligence claims and professional conduct complaints
against barristers in England
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Being able to arrive at an informed view of how claims/complaints
should be handled after analysing the nature of the claim / complaint
and assessing the strength of the defence(s) on the available
evidence;
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Managing case-loads from notification through to mediation,
negotiation, settlement and trial where applicable liaising with
barristers, solicitors, the Insured and opposing counsel;
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Sole responsibility for the management of the case-load and the
resolution of claims;
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To communicate clearly, effectively and in a timely manner, both in
writing and verbally, with insureds, brokers, re-insurers, suppliers,
opponents and colleagues;
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Appoint and monitor the performance of external legal and other
advisors to ensure the effective management of claims/complaints; and
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Present case summaries at Board Meetings and prepare reports.

I also enhanced my substantive knowledge of these areas of law by

attending courses on Patent Law and IP Law for Commercial Lawyers run
by CLT. Ultimately, I developed a breadth of experience and
responsibility in the fields of professional negligence and IP law
during my time at Thomas Miller.

OCT 2006 - FEB 2007 LOVELLS LLP

POSITION: PARALEGAL a" LITIGATION (TEMPORARY)

I was employed to work on a high-profile fraud / commercial

misrepresentation case. This involved carrying out disclosure and
producing witness statements as well as general paralegal support
during the progress of this litigation.
 JUNE 2006 - SEPT 2006 ALLEN & OVERY LLP
POSITION: PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT LAWYER, LITIGATION (TEMPORARY)
I was employed to provide Know-How and research support to the
litigation team.

APRIL 2006 - JUNE 2006 CMS CAMERON MCKENNA LLP

POSITION: LEGAL ASSISTANT/PARALEGAL,
LITIGATION, (TEMPORARY)

My role was to prepare research, case bundles & procedural advice

working, in particular, on the 'split-capital misselling' case.

JAN 2006 - MARCH 2006 SERIOUS FRAUD OFFICE

POSITION: DISCLOSURE OFFICER ON THE INDEPENDENT INSURANCE COMPANY
(IIC)

I was employed to work in the SFO in a complex criminal

investigation against three company directors. This involved carrying
out extensive electronic disclosure and producing reports based on
these investigations. I gained a real insight into fraud litigation
which was particularly useful following my FSA/SEC training and
recent employment in a hedge-fund. I enjoyed the challenge and
complexity of this work.

AUG 2005 TO DEC 2005 SLOANE ROBINSON LLP (HEDGE FUND)

POSITION: REGULATORY the Parliament and the Home Affairs Research
Division (during the recall of Parliament following the Omagh
bombing.) The skills developed encompassed discretion, impartiality,
and the ability to produce high-calibre work in often severe
time-constraints on a range of topics (terrorism to the election of
the Speaker.)

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

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Researcher for Clive Stafford-Smith (of Reprieve) in relation to his
representation of the British detainees in Guantanamo Bay and for his
Channel 4 documentary on _'Torture.'_
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Assessed mini-pupillage at 4 New Square (Dec 2004.)
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Marshalling with His Honour Justice Lindsay QC (Oct 2004.)
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Mini-pupillage at One Essex Court (Temple, London) in June, 2004.
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Assessed mini-pupillage at 11KBW (Temple, London) in May 2004.
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Pro bono work as a Social Services FRU Representative (trained in
2003 and qualified in 2004 mainly dealing with job seekers allowance
claims and disability entitlements.)
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Mini-pupillage at Maidstone Chambers a" South-Eastern common law
set
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Kent County Council (July 2001-Aug 2003) a" dual role of PA to the
Head of Contracting and the Directorate Support Officer to the Social
Services team
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PIU (Parliamentary Information Unit) a" secondment from the House
of Commons (Apr 2001-July 2001.) This was an opportunity to work as
an Account Manager providing a parliamentary monitoring service for a
portfolio of clients in the health and pharmaceutical industries. It
developed into a consultancy role and was billed as the 'expert' on
parliamentary procedure leading to the production of articles for
_The House Magazine_ and PIU's _e-politix_ website (on-line
journalism.)
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Keene PR & Public Affairs (Summer 2000) a" Account Executive
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Nash Harvey Chartered Accountants (Summer 1999) a" Office Junior
providing bookkeeping, auditing and clerical assistance to the team
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Swiss Re Life & Health (Summer 1997) a" Marketing maintenance;
research expenses; and publication (thesis on the 'Constitution of
England') to pursue the study of constitutional thought and
jurisprudence at Cambridge
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Archaeology Scholarship from the Universities of London and Florence
(1998) to travel to Chianti and to work on an archaeological
excavation.
PRIZES
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Gwatkin Fund for Scholarly Research a" King's, Cambridge (2001)
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Gamble Prize for Academic Potential a" Newnham, Cambridge (2001)
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University of London Dissertation Prize (2000)
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University of London History Scholar Title (2000)
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William Barrow's Trust throughout university education (local
charity award)
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Maidstone Grammar's subject prize for A' Level Government & Politics