‘Unrivalled for technical ability’, Erskine Chambers is ‘a go-to chambers for corporate matters’. In a landmark Supreme Court ruling on directors’ duties to act in creditors’ interests, Andrew Thompson KC appeared for the appellant in BTI Industries v Sequana, a $80m claim regarding dividends that were allegedly paid in breach of fiduciary duty. Several members of the set are involved in the multi-faceted litigation surrounding the collapse of Carillion - James Potts KC is leading Andrew Blake in the representation of the company's former finance director in ongoing directors’ disqualification proceedings.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

'Seamus Nixon is very good to deal with.'
'Unrivalled for technical ability.'
'A go-to chambers for corporate matters.'
'The clerks and juniors who assist are very good.'
'A very strong company law set.'
'A historically excellent set.'
'The juniors are all very bright and responsive.'
'The service from the clerks has always been courteous and efficient.'
'The clerking team is excellent.'

Silks

Leading Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

Andrew Thompson

Hall of fameErskine Chambers

‘Impresses with his detailed and current knowledge of the reflective loss principle, and his accessibility and engagement.

David Chivers

Hall of fameErskine Chambers

‘David is superb. His greatest strength is his level of preparation and ability to absorb and understand complex factual detail. His legal knowledge is also extremely impressive, and his advocacy is clear, compelling and very easy to understand. He is also unflappable.’

James Potts

Hall of fameErskine Chambers

'James has an excellent written style and an extremely thorough approach to analysing cases.'

Michael Todd

Hall of fameErskine Chambers

Edward Davies

Hall of fameErskine Chambers

‘Very user friendly and responsive. He clearly knows the law very well and is excellent at identifying practical solutions to problems. He is on top of the detail of cases and his drafting is excellent. No weaknesses to speak of.’

Juniors

Leading Juniors

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.

Andrew Blake

Erskine Chambers

'Andrew is a pleasure to work with. He is very good with clients, gives clear and robust advice, and is good on strategy and great on commerciality.'

‘Jack is an absolute superstar. His knowledge of the law and ability to get to the heart of an issue are first-rate, and he often goes up against senior members of the Bar who have far more experience, yet comes up trumps.'

Leading Juniors

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.

Andrew Blake

Erskine Chambers

'Andrew is a pleasure to work with. He is very good with clients, gives clear and robust advice, and is good on strategy and great on commerciality.'