Trudy qualified as a Maltese lawyer in 2006, following which she obtained an LLM in shipping in Southampton and requalified as an English solicitor. In 2007, Trudy joined an IG P&I Club, where she handled a variety of P&I cases including cargo claims, collisions, wreck removals and personal injuries. Trudy then moved to a shipping law firm where she worked for 10 years, specialising in insurance and charterparty disputes, including cargo indemnities, off-hire, speed and performance disputes, damage to hull and ship arrests. Trudy joined the West of England in 2021, as part of the Eastern team. She looks after Members in the Middle East and handles a variety of FDD and P&I claims.