Twenty Essex

Arbitration and mediation; Banking and financial services; Civil fraud and asset tracing; Commodities and international trade; Company law; Energy and infrastructure; Insolvency and restructuring; Jurisdiction, conflicts and enforcement; Shipping; Technology, media and telecoms

Matthew enjoys a broad commercial practice. Clients instruct him to advise or act in national and international litigation and arbitrations across Chambers’ practice areas.

Matthew was ranked as a Band 4 Junior for Shipping & Commodities by Chambers & Partners for 2023 named as a Rising Star in Shipping by The Legal 500 2021 and 2022. He also has a particular interest in cybersecurity matters and is the author of ‘A Practical Guide to Cyber Fraud Litigation’. His recent cases have focused on shipping and commodities, company and insolvency, civil fraud, and banking disputes.

As well as acting as sole counsel, Matthew has extensive experience of being instructed as part of a team in large and complex commercial disputes. He appreciates and enjoys the different demands of these cases and the need to work efficiently and effectively with legal and other professionals.

Matthew is frequently instructed to obtain or resist emergency relief, often at short notice, in order to protect his clients’ positions. This has included applications for freezing orders, disclosure orders, interim receiverships, interim declarations and other bespoke injunctions, including against persons unknown.

Matthew also accepts instructions to act on a direct access basis or to provide advice in non-contentious situations. He has previously given expert evidence on English law for use in foreign proceedings and has also provided opinions by way of early neutral evaluation. Matthew also teaches Equity & Trusts at Queen Mary University London and sets questions for the Bar Council Civil Litigation examination paper.

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