About Katrina
Katrina's career spans roles as Ombudsman at the Financial Ombudsman Service, Advisory Lawyer at the Department of Energy and Climate Change, and Lawyer at the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division), before returning to private practice. This breadth of experience gives her a deep understanding of the interface between individuals, businesses, regulators, and the state.
Clients value Katrina's down-to-earth communication style, analytical clarity and integrity. She is equally at ease advising policy-makers, corporate clients, or vulnerable individuals, and has a proven track record of handling sensitive and high-stakes cases with discretion and fairness.
Public Law & Judicial Review
Katrina represents claimants and respondents, and clients value her down-to-earth manner, sharp legal insight, and ability to combine technical rigour with practical solutions.
She has prior experience in the Government Legal Service, was the lead departmental lawyer in a successful judicial review and worked closely with policy colleagues on a flagship policy involving a complex energy/consumer credit scheme.
She has experience advising and acting in challenges to decisions of public bodies;
- Ofogba v Secretary of State [2014] EWHC 2665 (Admin).
- Judicial review
- Ministerial powers
- Statutory interpretation
Consumer Protection & Regulation
Katrina has more than ten years’ experience as an Ombudsman, and has completed policy work on consumer credit, energy regulation and eco brokerage.
Earlier in her career at the Bar, Katrina appeared successfully in the High Court for a client seeking recovery of a debt. She then moved to a role as a lawyer in the Court of Appeal office, supporting senior judges across a wide range of cases.
- Contractual disputes
- Consumer credit
- Debt recovery
- Employment law
- Insurance
- Remedies (including quantum)
Regulatory Law
Katrina is also experienced in professional regulatory matters. She is a legal advisor in hearings for several professional regulatory bodies.
Court of Appeal Office
Katrina has worked on multiple complex cases: Concerning the use of Bayes theorem by experts in DNA cases, R v T [2010] EWCA Crim 2349
Concerning low template DNA, R v Dlugosz [2013] EWCA Crim 2.
Memberships
Association of Regulatory and Disciplinary Lawyers
Employment Law
Katrina also has a keen interest in employment law and has drafted pleadings and applications in the Employment Tribunal.
She has particular expertise in disability discrimination claims.
Katrina acts for both employees and employers and in doing so she understand the interests, tactics and positions of both sides. Whether the employment relationship has come to an end or whether the employee is still in employment, Katrina can provide advice, for example on starting Tribunal proceedings or on the stages of negotiation. She has also helped advise on post-employment rights and settlement.
In all areas of employment law Katrina: provides advice on merit and on quantum provides advice on strategy and tactics drafts: ET1/claim
ET3/grounds of resistance skeleton arguments amendment applications grounds for the notice of appeal or Rule 3.10 applications grievance and appeal documents pleadings applications for disclosure schedules of loss without prejudice correspondence
Testimonials
..impressed by the quality and class of service.
Privacy Notice
This privacy notice explains how, why and for how long Katrina Hyde will process or retain your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
If Katrina has been instructed by you, your litigation friend, your solicitor or agent, or through a pro bono referral, it is necessary to process your personal data in order to provide legal services. This may include advising on the prospects of litigation, advising on the value of a claim, representation at hearings or trial, and reviewing legal issues or evidence.
Recipients of your data
Depending on the nature of your case, data may be shared with courts and tribunals, your solicitors or agents, witnesses, experts, other legal representatives, ombudsmen or regulators, education and examining bodies, and current, past or prospective employers.
Special categories of data
Some matters require processing special category personal data, including information about health, ethnicity, religion, trade union membership, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or criminal allegations and convictions. Such data will only be processed where necessary to represent you or advise on your claim.
Retention
Your personal data will be retained for no longer than necessary and, where possible, anonymised. In general, records relating to cases are retained for at least six years to comply with professional obligations under the Bar Code of Conduct and tax record-keeping obligations.
Once your case has concluded and any fees have been paid, only the personal data necessary for regulatory compliance, conflict checking, defence of complaints or fee disputes, and reference in future similar cases will be retained.
Your rights
You may request confirmation that your personal data is being processed, request a copy of that data, request rectification of inaccurate data, object to certain processing, request restriction of processing, or request erasure where the GDPR permits it. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time, although doing so may mean Katrina can no longer provide the legal services requested.
Security
Appropriate physical and technical measures are taken to safeguard your personal data and prevent unauthorised access, accidental loss, misuse or disclosure.
Complaints or queries
If you have any questions about this privacy notice, or how your personal data is used, please email clerking@thebarristergroup.co.uk or the clerks at clerking@thebarristergroup.co.uk, or call 01823 247 247.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Further information is available at ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/.
Work with Katrina
Send us your details and a member of the clerking team will be in touch. Or call us now on 01823 247 247.