Stephanie Butler
- Experience
Stephanie is an Associate in our Property Litigation Team, having qualified in September 2018. She is a leading member of the firm’s Home Ownership Disputes and TOLATA practice.
Stephanie specialises in advising private individuals on equitable and co-ownership disputes. She has often been called upon to represent parents, adult children, and former co-habitees in their applications under the Trusts of Land and Appointment of Trustees Act 1996 (‘TOLATA’) in connection with jointly owned property. She also has a track record of resolving these family/ domestic disputes via discussions and mediation.
Stephanie also has a broad range of experience in other areas of property litigation, such as boundary and right of way disputes.
In a client testimonial cited in Legal 500 [UK 2024], Stephanie is described as “outstandingly able and hardworking” and “talented”, with an “impressive grasp of law and procedure” and “a high standard of client care, even or especially when the case becomes difficult and testing”.
Stephanie is a member of both the Property Litigation Association and Resolution. The latter is a national network of family lawyers committed to the constructive resolution of family disputes.
In her spare time, Stephanie enjoys hiking, baking, reading, and playing the cello with the Cambridge Graduate Orchestra. She is a member of the orchestra’s committee, responsible for publicity and concert management.
Stephanie is based in our Cambridge office.
Stephanie graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2013 with a First in History. She achieved a Distinction on the Graduate Diploma in Law and Legal Practice Course at BPP Cambridge. Prior to joining Birketts she worked for one year as a personal injury Paralegal.
Stephanie enjoys hiking, baking, reading, and playing the cello.
