Hugh specialises in commercial chancery matters, with a particular emphasis on complex civil fraud, commercial litigation, insolvency, company law and contentious trust litigation. He has significant experience of asset tracing claims, and his work often includes offshore or other international elements. He is in high demand both as sole Counsel and as junior on significant pieces of litigation, including disputes being resolved at arbitration. He is frequently instructed in relation to urgent and ex parte applications.

Called 2009, Lincoln’s Inn.

Chancery Bar Association Commercial Bar Association Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association Contentious Trusts Association (ConTrA) Volunteer for the Personal Insolvency Lawyers Advice and Representation Scheme (PILARS) Denning Society of Lincoln’s Inn

Lincoln’s Inn (Lord Mansfield Scholarship, Buchanan Prize, Hardwicke Entrance Award) MA (Hons) Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (Choral Scholarship, Academic Scholarship, Tapp Postgraduate Scholarship, 3 Verulam Buildings Prize for Trusts and Equity in University Finals) BVC at BBP Law School (Outstanding, joint-highest mark in year)