Simran Khakharia

Simran joined Freemans Solicitors in November 2025 as a Senior Associate Solicitor in the Dispute Resolution team. She specialises in Commercial, Property and Civil disputes.

Simran advises on a variety of disputes, including complex contractual disputes, debt recovery, personal & corporate insolvency, misrepresentation, defamation, professional negligence, TOLATA claims, landlord & tenant matters and more.

Simran’s approach is pragmatic and commercially focused. She understands that most clients value results and closure over lengthy and costly arguments. She works to resolve disputes as efficiently and constructively as possible and she takes pride in giving clients clear, strategic advice tailored to their goals.

In the first instance, Simran will explore the quicker and more cost-effective option of settling matters, without having to involve the Courts at all. She engages in negotiations, often with successful outcomes. However, should a matter proceed to Court, she has the necessary experience to deal with matters in the County Courts and the High Court.

Case highlights: 

• Ackerman v Leeds & Ors (Re Insolvency Act 1986) [2024] EWHC 1215 (Ch) – Assisted in complex s.303 Insolvency Act 1986 application and related interim applications in a high-value (£60m) bankruptcy dispute involving allegations of fraud, collusion and negligent KC expert evidence.

• Acted for a Defendant in a High Court claim by liquidators concerning a property transaction alleged to have defrauded creditors (c.£250k). Took urgent instructions the day before the trial, as clients were unaware of proceedings until then; secured an adjournment of the trial based on establishing a defence with a reasonable prospect of success; and saw the matter through to settlement.

• Assisted in application by Debtor to set aside a statutory demand (c. £265k) based on existing genuine, valid security for the debt in the form of a legal charge over a property, or alternatively, a pending valid offer of security for the debt over a different property.

• Acting for Defendants in a decade long neighbour dispute involving a boundary dispute; Data Protection Act 2018 issues as a result of CCTV installation on one of the properties; and harassment allegations. Complex, satellite litigation type matter involving various moving parts, such as various interim applications; criminal proceedings; injunction applications etc.

• Acted for a proposed Claimant in a proposed TOLATA claim against her ex-husband, relating to a jointly owned property. Successfully agreed a settlement in favour of my client, on the basis of my proposed s.14 application for an Order for Sale;

• Acted for a Tenant in a dispute with a Freeholder relating to the Freeholder’s failure to comply with the Section 20 Consultation. Successfully agreed a settlement involving the Freeholder agreeing not to pursue my client for contributions towards the major works.