Position

Stuart has an extremely successful commercial chancery practice which focuses on commercial litigation, company law, insolvency, fraud, breach of trust and asset tracing.  He is a specialist advocate who is particularly effective in the context of highly contentious litigation.  It is here that his excellent cross-examination skills prove most valuable and effective.

In addition to appearing in the English courts, Stuart has been called to the bar of the British Virgin Islands and regularly appears in international arbitrations.

Education

LLB Exeter Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Mentions

London Bar

Commercial litigation

LEADING JUNIORS2
Stuart Adair –XXIV Old Buildings ‘Good grasp of the commercial realities of a case and good empathy with clients. Stuart has a persuasive manner in court and is ready to deal with the unexpected as it arises.’
London Bar

Company

LEADING JUNIORS1
Stuart Adair – XXIV Old Buildings ‘Stuart has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the field and combines this will a polished but remorseless approach to litigation.’
London Bar

Fraud: civil

LEADING JUNIORS2
Stuart Adair –XXIV Old Buildings ‘He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the field and combines this with a polished but remorseless approach to litigation.'
London Bar

Insolvency

LEADING JUNIORS1
Stuart Adair –XXIV Old Buildings ‘He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the field and combines this will with a polished but remorseless approach to litigation.’