Erskine Chambers

With ‘incredible insolvency and restructuring talent’, Erskine Chambers excels in insolvency disputes that overlap with the banking & finance and civil fraud sectors. Its members advise on corporate restructuring schemes and the pursuit of delinquent owners and directors. Peter Arden KC was instructed alongside Ben Shaw KC in Re Cine-UK Limited, a case concerning the restructuring of Cineworld group’s UK cinema businesses. Matthew Parfitt acts unled in Westcountry Truffles Ltd (in liquidation) v Frost and Anor, a follow-up litigation attempting to recover funds on behalf of investors who lost money in a truffle tree pension scheme. In Re Zaum UK Limited, Ben Griffiths represents the majority shareholders of a video games company in opposing a winding-up petition.

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Testimonials

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'Michael Shillingford is excellent, and always has been. He is very commercial and understands how to compile a team very quickly.''
'Very efficient. In particular, Jake Taylor is always on hand and eager to help, and he clearly has a very good working relationship with the Court Service.'
'Very good strength in depth.'
'Historically very strong for company work, Erskine is now challenging the best for insolvency work as well.'
'Very good clerks. Easy to work with. Commercial and accommodating.'
'Erskine is a pre-eminent company law specialist, but has incredible insolvency and restructuring talent. They are truly experts in this area and are our go to set for some of the most difficult legal problems we encounter.'

Lawyers

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.

Peter Arden KC

‘Peter has an almost encyclopaedic knowledge of bankruptcy and corporate insolvency cases. He uses this knowledge to provide quick and accurate advice.'

David Chivers KC

‘David is an artful and persuasive advocate and can persuade the court on the most difficult of cases. He is an outstanding strategist, and he always delivers for the client.'

Ben Shaw KC

‘Ben is an excellent senior counsel – knowledgeable, responsive and really fights the client’s corner.’

Andrew Thompson KC

‘Andrew is a top advocate. He has exceptional poise and gravitas when on his feet, which plays well with clients who appreciate his commitment to fighting their corner.'

James Potts KC

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.