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Andrew Thompson KC

Andrew Thompson KC

Position

Andrew is a sought-after, specialist commercial litigator, with particular expertise in: corporate litigation and arbitration (including shareholders’ disputes, joint venture disputes, M&A disputes and claims against directors); LLP and partnership disputes; corporate insolvency; commercial litigation (including large-scale contractual disputes, fraud and breach of warranty claims); and professional negligence claims (including lawyers, accountants, valuers and management consultants). Andrew has been involved in a series of leading cases in these areas including as lead advocate in BTI v Sequana in the Supreme Court, the critical case on directors’ duties in insolvency. He has specific expertise in litigation in the fund management industry. He has extensive trial experience in the Chancery Division and the Commercial Court and extensive experience in the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Andrew also undertakes advisory work in the same fields. A list of reported and recent cases is available at www.erskinechambers.com.

Career

Called to Inner Temple 1991, Silk 2014.

Publications: Contributor to FromCounsel.com corporate law service.

Author of chapter on “Disputes arising from the ownership of the private equity house” in Private Fund Dispute Resolution, PEI 2014.

Contributor to “Company Directors: Law and Liability” Ed Sinclair, Vogel and Snowden.

Memberships

Combar; Chancery Bar Association.

Education

Merchant Taylor’s School, Northwood; St Catharine’s College, Cambridge (1989 BA; 1990 LLM; 1992 MA).

Leisure

Family, cricket, gardening, hill-walking, birding and conservation.

Mentions

London Bar

Company

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Andrew Thompson KC – Erskine Chambers ‘A doyen of the company law Bar. His advocacy is as smooth as silk.’
London Bar

Insolvency

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Andrew Thompson KC – Erskine Chambers ‘Very intelligent with ability to cut through very complicated legal issues. Real team player and also makes himself available to assist. Proactively deals with his cases thinking outside the box.’
London Bar

Partnership

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Andrew Thompson KC – Erskine Chambers