3 Hare Court

Stephen is a commercial and Chancery practitioner. He advises on complex and high value disputes concerning company law, trusts, pensions, insolvency, real property and other aspects of traditional Chancery law, as well as professional negligence, costs, commercial disputes and civil fraud claims. Stephen has particular expertise in the field of personal property law, and is the author of “The Ownership of Goods and Chattels”, published by Hart in 2020.

Stephen has been particularly prominent in professional negligence claims involving tax advisors. He has represented advisors, clients and introducers in multiple disputes, including the leading cases on the negligence implications of Employee Benefit Trusts that have not delivered the tax benefits advertised, and the scope for unwinding such trusts.

Prior to coming to the Bar, Stephen spent five years training and practising as a solicitor at two leading commercial firms, including a six-month secondment to Barclays Wealth’s financial services legal team.

Stephen regularly acts for large businesses and individuals of high net worth and on occasion substantial public profile. He is accustomed to representing clients operating in highly regulated industries and those subject to considerable regulatory and public scrutiny.

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