Stephen Davies KC
Enterprise ChambersEnterprise Chambers has been involved in high-profile insolvencies, both in the UK and internationally, with a key focus placed on insurance insolvencies, as well as volume HMRC winding-up proceedings. Head of chambers James Pickering KC is active in commercial insolvencies, and, alongside Samuel Hodge, has been instructed on behalf of the liquidator of Hotel Portfolio II in the case of Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd v SMA, which combines issues of commercial fraud and commercial litigation Pickering was successful in obtaining a judgement against a fraudulent director and his dishonest assistant. Hugo Groves is experienced in insolvency cases involving a US or cross-border element, having previously qualified as a New York attorney, while Madeline Dixon is noted for her work on cases as a sole advocate.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
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- 'Extremely helpful clerking team. Flexible.'
- 'Enterprise chambers is the go to set for insolvency related matters. They have considerable strength in depth and possess some of the finest insolvency specialists in the city.'
- 'The Clerks are commercially minded and incredibly helpful, always willing to go the extra mile.'
- 'Clerking is first rate - Justin Emmett deserves a particular mention - always prepared to put himself out.'
- 'Enterprise are strong across the board, and particularly so at the interface of traditional chancery and insolvency.'
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.
James Pickering KC
Enterprise Chambers 'James is able to distill matters down to their key issues very quickly, and then provide commercially and strategic legal advice.'
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.
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Hugo Groves
Enterprise Chambers
Niall McCulloch
Enterprise Chambers ‘Niall is incredibly commercial and pro-active, with a desire to win that is unparalleled.’
Kavan Gunaratna
Enterprise Chambers ‘Breadth of understanding. Extremely good on both paper and on his feet. Very clear with clients.’
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Simon Johnson
Enterprise Chambers ‘Simon has a smooth, understated manner, he is intelligent, hardworking and user-friendly.’
Phillip Gale
Enterprise Chambers 'Phillip is an extremely user-friendly barrister, who is a pleasure to deal with and has great technical acumen. He is very clear and concise, produces excellent pleadings and skeleton arguments and is a highly skilled advocate.'
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
