Grace Checkland
Trainee
Crime & Regulatory
+44 20 3206 2762
Email Grace
grace.checkland@smb.london
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Grace is a trainee solicitor currently sitting in the Crime Team.
Prior to joining the firm in October 2022, Grace worked as a senior paralegal at a litigation firm in their Divorce and Family team. She has considerable litigation experience relating to financial claims arising from Divorce and child-related issues, including attendance and preparation of hearings at the Royal Courts of Justice and the Central Family Court.
Before this, Grace worked in a firm as a paralegal in the Education sector, assisting with the conversion of schools to academies and issues ancillary to this.
Grace is a part of the firm’s Corporate Social Responsibility group and has previously volunteered at African Impact teaching English as a second language.
Practice areas
News featuring Grace
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15th May 2023 Crime & Regulatory
New Failing to Prevent Fraud Offence
Background
The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill is currently making its way through Parliament. On 11 April 2023, the Government circulated a fact sheet,… Read more
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13th December 2022 Tech, IP & Digital Rights, Real Estate
Droning on about Privacy and Data Protection
As modern technology advances daily, there are bound to be some clashes, to a lesser or greater extent, with the law. Simon and Grace look at how to navigate data protection and privacy laws when it comes to drones.
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27th October 2022 Corporate, Commercial & Finance
Becoming a B Corp UK – What does it mean?
Many of our clients are focused on social impact and want to promote more widely the values they hold dear within their businesses. As a firm with a strong history of civil liberties and human rights, this resonates with us.
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