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Hugh Miall

Hugh Miall

Position

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.

Career

Called 2009, Lincoln’s Inn.

Memberships

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

Education

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)

Mentions

The English Bar Offshore

Commercial disputes

Leading junior3
Hugh Miall – XXIV Old Buildings ‘Hugh is a passionate and committed advocate who is fiercely loyal to his client’s cause. He is exceptionally articulate and clearly has the ear of the court.’
London Bar

Commercial litigation

Leading junior3
Hugh Miall – XXIV Old Buildings 'Hugh is a safe set of hands and brilliantly easy to work with. He is a calm and assured advocate who quickly establishes trust with the judge.'
London Bar

Company

Leading junior3
Hugh Miall – XXIV Old Buildings ‘Hugh has excellent knowledge of corporate insolvency law, allied to commercial flair.’
London Bar

Fraud: civil

Leading junior2
Hugh Miall –XXIV Old Buildings 'Hugh has the ability to distil clarity from extreme complexity. He is brilliantly forensic.'
London Bar

Insolvency

Leading junior4
Hugh Miall – XXIV Old Buildings ‘Strategic mastermind.’
London Bar

Partnership

Leading junior2
Hugh Miall – XXIV Old Buildings ‘Hugh is an accessible team-player who provides essential leadership and tactical acumen in high stakes commercial or corporate disputes.'