Maitland Chambers

Adam Smith

Barrister specialising in all areas of commercial Chancery work, with particular experience in real property.

Alec McCluskey

Alec’s practice spans the whole range of commercial and chancery work, with a particular emphasis on litigation and arbitration. Alec has particular experience of banking and financial services disputes, heavy contractual and business disputes (including fraud claims and cases with international elements), insolvency, company and partnership work, professional negligence, trusts and property matters. Publications - Contributor to Lender Claims (2010, 2nd Edition in preparation)  

Amanda Hadkiss

Amanda specialises in commercial chancery litigation. She acts for corporate clients and private individuals in commercial, company, property, media and entertainment, offshore, intellectual property and insolvency disputes. Amanda is a strong advocate. She is regularly instructed to represent clients in cases in the High Court and in the County Court, working both as sole counsel and as part of a larger counsel team, and has appeared in the appellate courts as junior counsel. Amanda provides practical and strategic legal advice and represents clients from a broad range of industries and sectors that are involved in commercial and chancery disputes. From within the financial sector, she is frequently instructed by major banks and lenders, and has acted for clients such as leading accountancy firms and a major hedge fund group. From within the media and entertainment sectors she has acted for clients such as the BBC, major record companies, global publishing firms, theatre companies, actors, fashion designers, and contemporary artists. Amanda has experience of acting for clients in the energy sector (both oil and gas and renewable) and for several major high street retailers. She also acts frequently for private individuals involved in business and property disputes, including shareholders, landlords, tenants, and property owners. Amanda was called to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (BVI) in 2018. She has undertaken secondments at leading offshore law firms in both the BVI and the Cayman Islands.

Andrew Westwood KC

Barrister specialising in commercial and Chancery, including company law, insolvency and charities.

Andrew Walker

Andrew Walker QC is a litigator, adviser and legal expert. He also sits as an arbitrator and adjudicator. In his property practice, he advises those who own, develop, protect, occupy or invest in land, and deals with property-related disputes of all kinds (including contractual and development disputes, leases, rights over land, mortgages, disputed property disposals, valuation issues of all kinds, private and public rights in the countryside, and leasehold enfranchisement claims). In his Chancery practice, he deals with company and commercial disputes in many business sectors (including shareholder and joint venture disputes, investment disputes, business sales, fraud and asset tracing, and partnerships); claims for professional negligence and other breaches of duty by business professionals (particularly in the fields of property, finance, investment and tax); securities disputes; and insolvency.

Andrew Twigger

Andrew Twigger QC has extensive experience of High Court litigation and regularly appears in both the Chancery Division and the Commercial Court. He also appears in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. In addition, Andrew acts in commercial arbitrations and mediations, and has been involved in offshore litigation including in the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, the BVI, Bermuda and Hong Kong. Andrew’s practice encompasses commercial disputes of all kinds, including claims involving contracts, restitution, banking and financial services, shareholder disputes, breaches of directors’ duties, insolvency, civil fraud and trusts.

Benjamin John

Commercial and chancery litigation and arbitration, often with major international or jurisdictional elements, encompassing general commercial disputes, fraud and asset tracing, banking/finance, company (including insolvency), and claims against fiduciaries & trustees. Particular experience of claims involving sovereign states. Notable cases: Libyan Investment Authority [2019] (Comm) (receiverships; “one voice” doctrine); Tugushev v Orlov [2019] (Comm) (conspiracy; freezing relief and jurisdiction); Brexit Article 50 litigation (Miller) [2017] (UKSC); Nomura International v Banca Monte dei Paschi [2015] (Comm) (€3.5bn dispute re complex derivative transactions); Slocom v Sibir Energy [2014] (EWCA) (fraud & sham; economic torts; s. 423 claims); Panagopoulos v Lloyds Bank [2014] (Comm) (complex swaps mis-selling); Dar al Arkan v Al Refai [2013] (Comm) (conspiracy and blackmail); Re D [2012] (Admin) (global relief freezing; veil-piercing); NML Capital v Argentina [2011] (UKSC) (sovereign immunity); JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov [2011] (EWCA) (massive fraud claim; acting for Ablyazov); Yukos Capital v Rosneft [2011] (Comm) (Khodorkovsky affair; enforcement of arbitral awards; Act of State).

Beverley Vara

Experienced mediator who has successfully mediated a wide range of commercial disputes involving both domestic and international parties from a variety of industry sectors. Experienced in mediating disputes in: banking and finance; commercial contract; construction and engineering; insolvency; planning; PFI/PPP; professional negligence, Beverley has a particular experience in property disputes (both commercial and residential). Strong career background in real estate disputes.

Caley Wright

Barrister specialising in commercial chancery disputes with a particular emphasis on civil fraud, company and insolvency matters. Involved in a number of high profile disputes in the Commercial Court and Chancery Division with particular experience of injunctive relief, asset tracing, valuation and conflict of laws.

Catherine Newman

Barrister specialising in trial and appellate advocacy in Chancery, Commercial and offshore litigation,dispute resolution and arbitration, including contracts, commodities, company law, commercial disputes, equitable remedies, corporate insolvency, partnership, derivatives, banking, professional and business conduct, fraud and asset recovery, trusts litigation; reported cases include such topics as anti-suit injunctions: Dreymoor Fertilisers Overseas v Eurochem Trading GmbH, valuation of businesses and of shares: Re Trina Solar (Cayman), Re TPD Investments (England), including in the context of PRC investments; cross-border insolvency: Shell v Fairfield Sentry, Madoff v Yacht Bull; civil consequences of abandoned criminal prosecution: Tchenguiz v SFO; removal of trustees of Jersey trust: T v YT ; derivatives: Intesa Sanpaolo SPA v Regione Piemonte; Hazell v Hammersmith & Fulham; hedge fund disputes: F&C Alternative Investments (Holdings) v Barthelemy & Culligan; share sale warranties: Sycamore Bidco v Breslin and Dawson; accessory liability: JSC BTA Bank v Ablyazov; JD Wetherspoon PLC v Jason Harris; winding up of valuable hotel partnership at will: Boghani v Nathoo; fraud: JD Wetherspoon v Van de Berg; relief from unfairly prejudicial conduct may be enjoyed as an investor, not only as a member: Gamlestaden Fastigheter AB v Baltic Partners Ltd; sham and Section 423: Hill v Spread; breach of trust and restitution: Mahme Trust Reg v Tayeb; unfair prejudice: Re Acorn International;alleged misuse of confidential information in commodity markets: Red Kite Management Limited v Barclays Bank plc; and constructive trusts: Satnam Investments Ltd v Dunlop Heywood & Co Ltd.

Catherine Addy

All types of chancery and commercial litigation including: banking and financial services, corporate/personal insolvency, company/partnership disputes; commercial contracts/other business agreements; fraud and asset recovery. Notably, Catherine has advised and appeared for and against officeholders of many well-known insolvent estates, including being instructed to represent a number of different commercial interests (including HMRC) in various Lehman Brothers’ litigation. She has also regularly appeared for the Crown in high profile litigation and has a busy commercial disputes practice. She also provides expert insolvency and company law advice to international lawyers. Formerly Junior Counsel to the Crown. Member of the Insolvency Rules Committee and a Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge.

Christopher Pymont

Head of Chambers

Christopher Parker

Chris specialises in commercial chancery and business disputes with a particular emphasis on company (shareholder disputes, claims for breach of fiduciary duty), fraud, asset recovery, insolvency, professional negligence and trusts litigation. A large proportion of his practice has an international flavour. He was called to the BVI Bar in 2006 and regularly appears there. He has also appeared in or advised on cases in the Bahamas, Bermuda, DIFC, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Jersey and in the Caribbean Court of Justice. Chris also appears as an advocate in arbitrations, whether they be ad hoc or under the rules of international bodies (such as LCIA).

Christopher McCall

Barrister practising at the Chancery Bar, specialising in trusts; charity.

Darragh Connell

Barrister

David Mumford

Barrister specialising in commercial and chancery litigation, including business agreements and general commercial disputes, civil fraud, company and partnership matters, jurisdictional disputes, claims against trustees and other fiduciaries, and professional negligence. Notable cases include: BAT v Sequana (dividend claw-back in connection with US environmental indemnity claims); Canary Wharf Finance (dispute over the securitisation of the Canary Wharf estate); Bumi (shareholder and other claims concerning the UK-listed mining enterprise); Red October (jurisdiction challenge in debt and conspiracy claims against Russian steel works); Berezovsky v Abramovich, Hine & ors (various actions involving the famous Russian oligarch); Masri v Consolidated Contractors (alleged conspiracy to evade judgment debts); Jennington v Assaubayev (fraud claims in connection with the sale of a gold mining conglomerate); Cadogan Petroleum v Tolley (fraud and bribery claims in connection with a gas exploration business); Lehman Brothers (concerning the administrators’ liability for rent); Cinnamon v BCP (claim against a Portuguese bank about a mortgage securitisation); Equitable Life v Bowley & Ors (acting for former Managing Director and Appointed Actuary in claims arising out of the collapse of the Society); In re the Buncefield Incident (acting for commercial property owners in claims arising out of the oil terminal explosion); Marlwood v Kozeny (acting for US investors in fraud claims concerning the privatisation of the Azeri oil industry); Scottish & Newcastle v PwC (defending professional negligence claims against management consultants) and Gregson v HAE Trustees Limited (successfully resisting a 'dog-leg' claim against directors of a trust company for breach of trust).

Dean Armstrong

Barrister

Dominic Chambers

Principal area of practice is commercial law litigation and arbitration, including banking, insolvency, financial services, conflicts, negotiable instruments, insurance and reinsurance, guarantees and indemnities. Also specialises in commercial fraud, partnership, restitution and professional negligence. Extensive experience in offshore litigation, including the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, BVI, the Bahamas and Bermuda. Specialist in handling cases concerning corruption and other financial irregularities in projects financed by international funding Institutions and international development agencies and advises on anti-corruption corporate compliance programmes. Professional clients predominantly major City, international and offshore law firms. Extensive experience of cross-border litigation, jurisdiction disputes and of international commercial arbitrations (as Counsel and as arbitrator), including ICSID arbitrations, acting for States and investors.

Duncan McCombe

Barrister specialising in commercial and commercial chancery disputes. He has also been instructed in a number of arbitrations and reported High Court decisions. Duncan regularly appears unled in the High Court and the county court. He has experience of urgent injunction applications, both led and unled, including applications with complex jurisdictional issues.

Edlyn Livesey

Edlyn has a thriving commercial chancery practice and accepts instructions across all of Chambers' practice areas, including commercial, civil fraud, company, partnership, insolvency, real estate and private client.

Edmund Cullen

Has broad expertise in chancery and commercial litigation, with particular emphasis on the music, film and broadcasting industries, where he has acted for the major record companies, producers and broadcasters, as well as many leading artists, writers, composers and agents. Deals extensively with disputes over contractual and intellectual property rights in a wide variety of media. Also specialises in professional negligence in the legal and accountancy fields and in claims arising in the company/insolvency context, including claims against directors, asset tracing and recovery and restitution.

Edward Granger

Barrister specialising in commercial chancery litigation.

Edward Meuli

Barrister specialising in all areas of Chancery and commercial litigation.

Faith Julian

Fiona Dewar

Chancery, commercial, property, company and insolvency litigation.

George Hayman

Commercial litigation and arbitration. George’s practice covers heavy commercial disputes of all kinds, often involving a major international element, and across all sectors. He is a specialist in civil fraud and asset tracing, all forms of interim relief, contracts, and joint venture disputes. He has extensive advocacy experience in the Commercial Court, Chancery and Queen’s Bench Divisions of the High Court, and the Court of Appeal. He has also been called to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (BVI), and appears in litigation there and in Trinidad & Tobago. Recent cases include Tugushev v. Orlov (fraud, contract, and freezing injunction), State Bank of India v. Vijay Mallya (recognition of judgments), The Libyan Investment Authority v. SocGen (fraud and bribery), Tatneft v. Bogolyubov (fraud), Latvijas Krajbanka v. Antonov (banking fraud), and BTA Bank v Ablyazov (commercial fraud and contempt).

Gregory Banner

Barrister specialising in corporate, insolvency and commercial work and related areas, including fraud, asset recovery, emergency pre-emptive remedies and professional negligence.

Hannah Ilett

Hannah is developing a broad commercial chancery practice encompassing litigation and advisory work in commercial and contractual matters, corporate insolvency and bankruptcy, property and land law, company and partnership law, trusts and professional negligence.

James Hanham

Principal areas of practice is real estate related litigation and advice concerning all aspects of real property and commercial/residential landlord and tenant matters. Extensive expertise and experience includes contracts for the development and sale of land, highways, restrictive covenants, easements and rights of light, overage and options, mortgages, land registration, business tenancy renewal, forfeiture, dilapidations and rent review. Access rights under the Mines (Working Facilities and Support) Act 1966. Associated sub-specialisms in company and/or insolvency law (both personal and corporate), directors’ duties, trusts, joint ventures, the law of partnership and LLPs, unincorporated associations, insurance, finance and fraud.

James Aldridge

Barrister specialising in corporate/commercial litigation with an emphasis on contractual and fiduciary claims including, in particular, commercial contracts, professional negligence; insolvency; property litigation including proprietary estoppel, landlord and tenant, interference with land and enforcement of rights over land. Recent reported cases include: Weavering v Peterson (hedge fund fraud); Aurora v Christie’s (auction house practice); McKinly v Nexia (accountant’s negligence); Masood v Zahoor (claims to rights over shares); Slattery v Moore Stephens (accountants’ negligence); Redevco Properties v Mount Cook (consent to alterations to leasehold property); McGowan v Chadwick (CA) (scope of liability of Court of appointed Receivers); Gillett v Holt (proprietary estoppel); Barings Plc v Coopers & Lybrand (expert evidence) and Goldstein v Conley (leasehold enfranchisement).

James Ballance

James Ballance has a busy advocacy and advisory practice, encompassing a wide range of Commercial Chancery work, with particular experience and specialism in property litigation and professional negligence claims.  He appears regularly in the High Court and the County Court (in London and elsewhere), and increasingly in the Court of Appeal.General civil and commercial litigationInstructed in a wide range of general civil and commercial litigation, including: contractual and other business disputes, claims involving urgent injunctive and/or freezing relief, lender claims against borrowers and/or guarantors, claims in restitution, unjust enrichment and subrogation.  Property litigationParticular experience and specialism in property litigation.  His principal fields of work involve:Real property litigation: conveyancing matters, co-ownership claims, land registration issues (both pre- and post-Land Registration Act 2002) and rectification claims, constructive trust and proprietary estoppel claims, trespass, boundary disputes, nuisance, adverse possession, contracts for the sale of land/agreements for leases, easements, restrictive covenants, mortgages, undue influence/duress claims, overreaching issues.Mortgage possession claims and related lender disputes, including lenders’ powers of sale, LPA Receivers, and limitation/adverse possession issues.Commercial landlord & tenant disputes, including renewal applications, construction of leases, rectification, issues under the Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995, break notices, forfeiture/termination, relief from forfeiture, breach of landlord and tenant covenants, and rent review provisions.Residential landlord & tenant claims, covering both ASTs and ATs (and earlier forms of secured residential leases), and long leases; possession claims, rent and service charge disputes, forfeiture & termination, relief from forfeiture, and extension / enfranchisement.Also familiar with and able to advise and act on a wide variety of other property matters, including Sale of Goods Act claims, Village Green applications, applications for charging orders, orders for sale, and vesting orders.Equity and trusts Wide experience of a range of equity and trusts work.  High profile cases have involved complex issues within the law of trusts and constructive trusts, breach of fiduciary duty and breach of trust.  Professional negligenceWide-ranging experience in professional negligence claims, against accountants, legal representatives and surveyors, including high-profile multi-million pound litigation brought by a company in liquidation against its former defence solicitors, involving complex issues in professional negligence, under the Companies Acts and in breach of fiduciary duty.InsolvencyAdvises and acts on a variety of corporate and personal insolvency matters, including winding-up petitions and rescission applications, bankruptcy petitions, annulment applications and applications to set aside statutory demands, administration applications, and a range of other insolvency matters including appointment of provisional liquidators, CVAs and IVAs, transactions at an undervalue and preferences.Company & partnership mattersAdvises and acts on a range of company and partnership matters, from share re-organisations, pre-emption rights and unfair prejudice petitions to disputes as to the existence, or terms of, partnerships, dissolution claims, and partnership accounts.

James Kinman

Barrister specialising in chancery and commercial chancery litigation.

Jonathan Allcock

Commercial and chancery litigation and arbitration, including in particular civil fraud, tracing and asset recovery; general contractual disputes; corporate insolvency and bankruptcy; company and partnership disputes; trust litigation; property law; landlord & tenant (commercial and residential); and professional liability. Although he appears most often in the Commercial Court and the Chancery Division, both as a sole advocate and a junior, Jonathan has also appeared in the Court of Appeal and the Privy Council, as well as a number of specialist tribunals. In addition to his trial experience, which includes appearing un-led in complex and lengthy High Court trials, he has advised and appeared on a wide range of interim applications, including applications for freezing and proprietary injunctions, committal orders, security for costs, orders for cross-examination, civil restraint orders and disclosure orders. Details of notable and recent cases can be seen on the Maitland Chambers website.

Laurie Scher

Specialises in many areas of business and property litigation. His recent workload includes contractual disputes, company and insolvency law, property law, trusts, wills and probate (including a high-profile forgery case), and professional negligence. He has significant experience as a trial advocate, appearing alone and as part of a wider counsel team. His clients have remarked on his responsiveness, the clarity of his advice, and his ability to deal with tricky situations.

Mark Cunningham

Litigator specialising in: company/corporate insolvency (UKLI v Chohan [2013]; SBIS v Potiwal [2012]; Instant Access v Gifford [2011]; BERR v Amway [2009], Berry v Sullman & Poole [2008], DTI v Hall and N v Hall [2006] and Kappler v DTI [2006]); commercial Chancery (Ludsin v Capital [2013]; Re I [2007], Kean [2007], Mitchell v Halliwell [2005], Uglow [2004] and Mehra v Shah [2004]); tax (Purple Telecom [2013], Fonecomp [2012], Cathie & Kellar [2012], Calltel [2010], Mobilx [2010], Megtian [2010], Europeans [2008] and Burton v Mellham [2006]), and solicitors disciplinary proceedings (Law Society v Reed [2009], Law Society v Poole [2010]).

Matthew Collings

Over 150 reported cases establish the breadth of Matthew’s expertise in his specialist areas covering Company, Insolvency, and Commercial Chancery (litigation and advisory work). Matthew is an experienced trial and appellate advocate (in England and abroad), and also regularly appears in tribunals, as well as arbitrations, expert determinations and mediations. Recent trials include the well-publicised disputes of Conway v Eze, and Conran Holdings. Recent appeals include two leading cases in the Supreme Court: Patel v Mirza on illegality, and FHR on constructive trusts. An extensive offshore practice embraces matters in Hong Kong, the Channel Islands, and Singapore. Matthew has been called to the Bar in the Cayman Islands; and in the BVI, where he has appeared in a number of substantial applications, trials and appeals, including Staray Capital v Cha recently in the Privy Council.

Matthew Smith KC

Commercial chancery litigation, including company and insolvency questions, contractual and trust-related disputes. Particular interest in charity law. Matthew acted for the Independent Schools Council in their successful judicial review of the Commission’s public benefit guidance; he appeared in the poverty trusts references brought by the Attorney General; he acted for the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church in their appeal against the Commission’s refusal to register. Other notable cases have included acting for the Catholic adoption agencies in their appeals concerning the scope of the charitable exemption in the Equality Act 2010 and appearing for the Attorney-General in the litigation over the assets of the Wedgwood Museum. He has advised and acted for and against the Commission on a number of other matters. He has appeared in the Tribunal and in Court for charities, the Commission and the Attorney. He is a regular speaker at the Charity Law Association.

Maxim Cardew

Barrister specialising in chancery and commercial chancery litigation.

Michael Gibbon

Commercial chancery practice, in particular for what is now the Department of Business Energy & Industrial Strategy (company law, insolvency) and HM Revenue & Customs (insolvency, tax, trusts), as well as general commercial litigation. Cases include: Schmidt v Rosewood [2003] 2 AC 709 (trusts); Gamlestaden v Baltic Partners [2007] BCC 272 (company); Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation v Carvel [2008] 2 WLR 1234 (wills, trusts); DCC v HMRC [2011] 1 WLR 44 (tax, commercial); Bilta (UK) v Nazir [2016] AC 1 (company, insolvency); Goldtrail Travel v Aydin [2017] 1 WLR 3014 (company, insolvency); Hancock v HMRC [2019] 1 WLR 3409 (tax, commercial). An editor of the White Book (2002-2018).  

Michael Pryor

Barrister specialising in property and general commercial chancery litigation, including real property disputes, landlord and tenant, professional negligence, mortgages and other securities, contentious probate.

Narinder Jhittay

Narinder Jhittay has a varied commercial and chancery practice encompassing both litigation and arbitration. She has been instructed in disputes across a wide range of sectors, and has a particular interest in matters concerning art and culture. As well as being experienced in general business and contractual matters, her expertise extends to several specialist practice areas including trusts, civil fraud and asset recovery; corporate and individual insolvency; company and partnership; banking and finance; and real estate. She has experience of the full range of interim relief typically arising in commercial actions and often works on matters involving issues of jurisdiction, governing law and interaction with foreign proceedings. Her notable and recent cases can be seen on the Maitland Chambers website.

Nicholas Peacock

The mainstays of Nicholas' work are financial services litigation and advice (particularly relating to regulation by the FCA), insolvency (particularly relating to the insolvency of financial institutions), and general commercial litigation (including civil fraud litigation). Nicholas is an experienced leading advocate in both trials and interim applications in the High Court, and has extensive experience of appellate advocacy (in the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court and the Privy Council). He also has experience of advocacy before a wide range of disciplinary and regulatory tribunals, as well as in offshore jurisdictions.

Oliver Phillips

Barrister specialising in commercial, chancery, company, property, insolvency litigation and advisory work, with a particular focus on commercial disputes with international and interjurisdictional elements.

Olivier Kalfon

Olivier specialises in commercial chancery litigation with a strong emphasis on business disputes (often with an international dimension), civil fraud, company and insolvency, and banking / financial services litigation.

Paul Clarke

Barrister specialising in property litigation, landlord and tenant, and professional indemnity.

Philomena Harrison

Barrister specialising in property and property-related litigation; all aspects of real property with particular emphasis on commercial landlord and tenant (including insolvency); professional negligence claims against solicitors, surveyors and accountants; general Chancery litigation ranging from property trusts to the more unusual; some general business disputes. 

Racheal Muldoon

Barrister

Rebecca Stubbs

Barrister specialising in company law, insolvency and corporate reconstruction and financial services.

Rebecca Page

Rebecca’s practice covers commercial chancery litigation and arbitration, with a strong emphasis on company, insolvency, commercial litigation, civil fraud and professional negligence disputes. Her work often has an international element. Rebecca is called to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (BVI) where she has experience working on commercial, company and insolvency matters.

Richard Morgan

QC specialising in civil fraud and jurisdiction issues, insolvency, Chancery and commercial matters and international arbitrations.  On roll in the BVI and called for cases in Cayman and the Isle of Man.

Richard Fowler

Barrister specialising in commercial Chancery litigation, in particular contractual disputes, individual and corporate insolvency, company law, landlord and tenant, property and professional negligence.

Richard Bottomley

Richard specialises in commercial litigation, property litigation and professional negligence. He frequently appears in the High Court, both led and unled, with substantial experience of complex and high-value trials. Having undertaken pupillage at a leading criminal set, Richard prides himself on his advocacy particularly his cross-examination. Prior to coming to the bar, Richard worked at the Texas Defender Service in Houston representing clients on death row.

Rory Forsyth

Barrister

Rosanna Foskett

Commercial and chancery litigation and arbitration (domestic and international), including business agreements and general contractual disputes, banking litigation, civil fraud and asset tracing, jurisdiction disputes/conflicts of laws, company and insolvency, trusts and estates litigation, property litigation. Notable recent cases include: Willmont v Elm (claims to international assets in substantial insolvency); substantial breach of warranty claim arising out of sale of an aerospace company; Lehman Brothers Waterfall I application up to Supreme Court level: construction of $2.25bn subordinated loan agreements/questions about liability of members in insolvency), Lehman Waterfall III application, Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co v Al Refai (multi-million dollar civil fraud/conspiracy/defamation claim involving conflicts of laws points), Eurofinance v Rubin (Supreme Court decision on Cross Border Insolvency Regulations 2006/enforceability of foreign judgments in insolvency context), Maloney v Filtons (sham lease/insolvency/appointment of receivers), HMRC v Rochdale Drinks Distributors (Court of Appeal decision on insolvency/provisional liquidation/VAT fraud), Hart v Burbidge (undue influence/ademption/wills).

Rowena Page

Rowena specialises in commercial chancery litigation, with a strong emphasis on insolvency, company and business disputes. She has extensive experience acting in commercial disputes in both a national and an international context and is routinely instructed by banks and commercial entities in a broad range of disputes. Rowena’s practice also embraces all aspects of company litigation, and she has direct experience of dealing with directors’ duties, shareholder disputes, and disputes arising from share sale and purchase agreements. With extensive experience in both the High and County Courts, Rowena is a confident advocate and is comfortable acting in both a led and an unled capacity. Although her primary focus is on insolvency and business disputes, Rowena also has considerable experience in property and trust-related matters and she is always happy to accept new challenges and explore new or developing areas of law.

Ryan Turner

Barrister specialising in commercial chancery and general commercial litigation with a particular focus on company law, insolvency law, contract law, and private international law.

Siward Atkins

Barrister specialising in Chancery and commercial litigation, involving any kind of dispute about real property, insolvency, companies, and commercial agreements. Reported cases include: Reynard v Fox (duties of trustees in bankruptcy to bankrupts); Tuke v JD Classics (major fraud case on sale of classic cars); Koza v Akcil (on when UK courts should refuse to recognise foreign corporate receivers on public policy and human rights grounds); Khakshouri v Jimenez (commercial fraud in sale of Charlton Athletic FC); Ivey v Genting (cheating at gambling); Re Frontsouth (defective appointment of administrators); Quickdraw v Global Live Events (breach of trust and debentures); Bonham v Fishwick (trustee exemption clauses); Mission Capital v Sinclair (derivative claims); Cabvision v Feetnum (appointment of administrative receivers under 2002 Act regime); Elite Business Systems v Price (holding out in partnership law); Nexus Communications v Lambert (common law and equitable election); Daido Asia Japan v Rothen (liability of company directors for deceit); Meara v Fox (liability of accountants for breach of fiduciary duty).

Thomas Munby KC

Commercial litigation and arbitration, with a strong Chancery background. Thomas is best known for heavy business disputes across a variety of industries, civil fraud, company/ insolvency law, and banking/financial services work. He also enjoys a long-standing practice in more traditional Chancery areas, including trusts, estates and real property disputes. Most of his cases are international, giving him extensive experience of jurisdiction and conflicts of laws issues. Applications for freezing injunctions and other interim relief have also formed a substantial part of his practice for many years. He has experience of disputes within a wide variety of industries and sectors including: accountancy/audit, aviation, banking, financial services, IT, media & entertainment, mining & minerals, oil & gas, private client / wealth management, pharmaceuticals, property development and shipping. His notable and recent cases can be seen on the Maitland Chambers website.

Thomas Fletcher

Thomas Fletcher specialises in trusts law and related private client work, which embraces contentious and non-contentious matters such as claims for breach of trust, contentious probate, variation of trusts and trustee applications. Much of his work is offshore and he has extensive experience in the Channel Islands and other offshore jurisdictions in trusts matters and commercial litigation. Recent cases include Investec Trust (Guernsey) Limited v Glenalla (breach of trust; personal liability of trustees), Rawlinson & Hunter Trustees v ITG Limited (breach of trust) and Campbell v Campbell (constructive trusts).

Tim Calland

Tim has more than twenty years’ experience providing advice and advocacy across the full range of commercial-chancery litigation. Much of his practice relates to property litigation (including telecommunications-related property litigation), and his broad experience gives him particular expertise in property cases that involve company, insolvency, trust or financial law, as well as related professional negligence. He has appeared in courts and tribunals at all levels, including in the Supreme Court and in the Court of Appeal on many occasions. He also appears in and has acted as a legal assessor in arbitrations.

Timothy Evans

Barrister specialising in company and commercial litigation, including insolvency; professional negligence; pensions litigation; charities; probate; trusts and estates.

Timothy C Dutton

Barrister and specialist in property-related litigation, with strong emphasis on landlord and tenant. Recently reported cases include: Friends Life v A&A Express Building [2014]; Centreland v HSBC Bank Pension Trust [2013]; Cravecrest v Trustees of the Will of the Second Duke of Westminster [2013]; Williams v Redcard Ltd [2011] 4 AllER 444 (CA); Pittack v Naviede [2010] 3EGLR 95 (ChD); Norwich Union v Linpac Mouldings [2009] 3 EGLR 147 (Ch D), [2009] L&TR 10 (CA); Heronslea v Kwik-Fit [2009] Env LR28 (QBD); Housden v Conservators of Wimbledon & Putney Commons [2007], WLR 2543 (Ch D), [2008] 1 WLR 1038 (CA); Dulwich Estate v Baptiste [2007] 08 EG137 (CS); KPMG v Network Rail [2007] Bus LR 1336 (CA); Donnelly v Weybridge Construction [2006] EG 208 CS; Legal and General v Expeditors International [2006] L&TR 368 (Ch D), [2007] L&TR 229 (CA); Meretz v ACP [2007] Ch 197 (Ch D), [2008] Ch224 (CA).

Watson Pringle

Watson specialises in commercial and civil fraud litigation, with a particular emphasis on cases involving asset tracing, jurisdictional issues and conflicts of laws. He also handles contractual disputes, breach of warranty claims, shareholder actions, and personal and corporate insolvency matters, particularly those involving fraud or cross border issues. He is an experienced trial advocate, including in large scale commercial disputes, and regularly obtains and resists the full range of interim remedies commonly sought in commercial fraud claims.