Vivien established Hatherleigh Training in 2007. She lectures, teaches and conducts workshops, specialising in property and property litigation issues.
Vivien is a solicitor and was in partnership in the City of London for many years leaving DJ Freeman, where she headed the property litigation team, to join Bond Pearce as a consultant in 2003. She continues to handle some high value cases from Bond Pearce's Plymouth office. Vivien is also a consultant to the building surveyors, Malcolm Hollis LLP where she undertakes a variety of roles.
Vivien was awarded honorary membership of the RICS in 2003. She is a member of its dilapidations working party, of the RICS Dilapidations Forum and an honorary member of the RICS Inclusive Environment Consultants' Scheme.
Vivien has a genuine interest in the property market and its operation.
She is a PACT Arbitrator, a member of Arbrix, a member of the Property
Litigation Association and of its Law Reform Committee and a member of
the Centre of Accessible Environments.
Vivien is a visiting lecturer at the College of Estate Management in Reading, a consultant to the College of Law and a Fellow of the Institute of Continuing Professional Development. She also speaks regularly at a variety of conferences for the RICS and other conference organisers.
Vivien is the author of many articles in property publications including Estates Gazette and the RICS Journals. She is a member of the editorial board for PLC Property, for the RICS Commercial Property Journal and the Journal of Building Appraisal. She contributed to the Sweet & Maxwell books entitled Nuisances and Commercial Property Disputes.