Exchange Chambers

Commercial; Insolvency

Steven specialises in commercial, financial and insolvency litigation and professional negligence and regulatory matters for the legal and accountancy professions.

Steven qualified as a solicitor in 1996, as an insolvency practitioner in 1999, and a solicitor advocate in 2013, before transferring to the Bar in 2014. He became a CEDR-accredited mediator in 2012.

Steven’s commercial practice includes:

• Shareholder disputes
• Partnership and LLP disputes
• Sale of goods and supply of services
• Banking and finance litigation
• Franchise litigation
• Commercial fraud, including applications for freezing injunctions and search and seizure orders
• Consumer Credit

Steven also regularly undertakes non-contentious advisory work on instructions from solicitors.

Solicitor 1996; insolvency practitioner in 1999; solicitor advocate in 2013; Called to the Bar 2014; Accredited Mediator

Insolvency Lawyers  Association R3

University of Bristol (LLB) Merton College, Oxford (BCL) Accredited Mediator (CEDR)

Steven is a keen supporter of the arts with a particular interest in the Theatre, Opera, Photography and Music – where enthusiasm partly compensates for lack of natural talent. He is also a keen cook.