Carrie Gwyther

Senior Associate
Commercial Disputes

Carrie is an experienced litigation lawyer who works on high value contractual disputes, cyber security and IT disputes, sports disputes, shareholder disputes and investigations.

Carrie advises a range of companies, shareholders and directors on various high-value commercial disputes. Her main practice areas are contractual disputes, company disputes, cyber security & IT disputes and sports disputes. However, Carrie enjoys maintaining a wide practice range and has experience in professional negligence and partnership claims. She was recently recognised as a “Key Lawyer” in the 2023 Legal 500 rankings in relation to Commercial Litigation, Sports and IT & Telecoms.

Capital Law managed the case with extreme care, diligence and efficacy. Nicola, Carrie, and the whole team are incredibly efficient. Not only did they manoeuvre through a complex case involving many parties, they were always ready to help me and my team understand the different stages of the process, the options we had, and recommend next steps. 

Besides being experts in UK law, and the whole process involved, Capital Law was able to understand cybersecurity concepts really quickly, help us find the best experts in the field as well as understand the commercial implications of the overall process for our company and provide the best council possible. 

Jordi Torras, CEO, Inbenta Technologies

It was very good working with you.  Maintaining throughout good cheer and a dogged determination is a rare combination that will serve you, and your clients, well.

Phillip Coppel QC

We had the enormous pleasure of working with the very impressive Carrie Gwyther. In all of our interactions, via video conference, face-to-face meetings and email, she was always very clear, logical, analytical, knowledgeable and intelligent. As a result, her guidance was of the very highest order which gave us confidence that we receiving the best possible advice and support. And somehow, she made what could’ve been a very difficult situation feel almost enjoyable!

Binna Kandola , Senior Partner, Pearn Kandola 

  • Acting on behalf of a Silicon Valley artificial software intelligence software provider in defence of a £multi-million Part 20 action brought by an international online ticket selling company in connection with a high-profile data breach affecting its customers in 2018.
  • Acting on behalf of Cardiff City Football Club in a £multi-million transfer dispute with FC Nantes.
  • Acting on behalf of Cardiff City Football Club in an inquest into the death of a prospective player.
  • Assisting in a £multi-million claim brought by former creditor, Langston and chairman, Sam Hammam against Cardiff City Football Club.
  • Acting for members and former members of a prominent UK investment fund management LLP in a £multi-million High Court fraud claim against its managing partner.
  • Assisting in a £multi-million claim for breach of trust involving the payment of monies out of an escrow account for the investment in property in the Caribbean.
  • Assisting with an enquiry into shares held by an AIM broker and tracing ownership of those shares through CREST, placing and trading accounts.
  • Acting on behalf of Cardiff City Football Club in a £multi-million professional negligence claim against its previous insurance brokers.
  • Successfully defended a £multi-million breach of warranty and fraudulent misrepresentation claim as reported in (1) Capital Green Recycling Ltd and (2) One Stop Recycling Ltd v (1) Steven Bird and (2) Amy Bird [2023] EWHC 760 (Comm).
  • Commercial litigation
  • Contractual disputes
  • Sports disputes
  • Shareholder disputes
  • Investigations

Career

  • Senior Associate, Capital Law Limited (Nov 2023 – present)
  • Associate, Capital Law Limited (Nov 2021 – Oct 2023)
  • Solicitor, Capital Law Limited (Jun 2019 – Nov 2021)
  • Trainee Solicitor, Capital Law Limited (2017 – Jun 2019)
  • Paralegal, Endeavour Law Limited (2016)
  • Commercial Pro-Bono Case Handler, WRU (2015 – 2016)

Education

  • BPP Law School: LPC (2016 – 2017)
  • Cardiff University: Law (2013 – 2016)

Memberships / Trustee Positions

  • The Law Society of England and Wales