Insolvency

Maitland Chambers

Insolvency and restructuring remains a key area of focus for Maitland Chambers, with members of the set involved in high-profile and high-value domestic and cross-border instructions involving civil fraud, asset recovery and enforcement. Catherine Addy KC has been involved in a number of notable insolvencies and related litigation, including The Post Office Horizon IT inquiry, in which she was instructed to provide specialist insolvency advice on a range of issues concerning bankruptcy and its impact upon existing and potential compensation arrangements for affect sub-postmasters who had been made bankrupt. Darragh Connell represented the trustees in bankruptcy of media personality Katie Price, gaining an incoming payments order against her OnlyFans account; Price was also arrested under a warrant at Heathrow Airport after fleeing the jurisdiction in August 2024. Matthew Smith KC took silk and Anna Lintner joined the team in 2024.

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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.

Catherine Addy KC

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Matthew Collings KC

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Michael Gibbon KC

Maitland Chambers

'Michael is immensely intelligent and hard working. At the same time he is user friendly, and has an ability to devise novel solutions and approaches.'

Thomas Munby KC

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Christopher Parker KC

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Andrew Westwood KC

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2024 Silks

Matthew Smith KC

Maitland Chambers

'Ferocious intellect coupled with excellent client care skills.'

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.