The Bar - Regional Bar • Midland Circuit
Chambers of Adrian Keeling KC and Jonathan Jones KC
No5 Barristers’ Chambers is a ‘strong set’, offering broad-ranging expertise across shareholder and partnership disputes, breaches of fiduciary duties, derivative claims, directors’ disqualification proceedings, unfair prejudice petitions and corporate insolvency. Of late, Mark Anderson KC is acting for the defendant’s main shareholder in a shareholder dispute brought by a claimant alleging fraud of shares amounting to £106m, while Mohammed Zaman KC is representing a petitioner in shareholders’ unfair prejudice petitions concerning the petitioner’s shareholding in the company exceeding £20m.
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Testimonials
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- 'James Wackett and his team are commercial and committed. James will bend over backwards to be flexible about meeting client needs.'
- 'Daniel Griffiths is particularly helpful. He makes himself available and always gets back to you.'
- 'No5 Chambers is a preferred set of chambers. It offers a wide range of counsel and a far-reaching area of expertise. Its training sessions are informative yet enjoyable.'
- 'No 5 Chambers is always available and has a technical set. It also has high calibre barristers.'
- 'No5 Chambers is a good set. It has lots of talented juniors and always tries to make themselves available even on short notice.'
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.
'Mohammed is a brilliant team player. He has a phenomenal work ethic and is one of the most effective barristers at cross-examination.'
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.
'Alexander is a creative lateral thinker who is always up for the fight.'
1'Yasmin prepares meticulously and powerfully in court. She always seems to have the right answer, even when there seems not to be one. Her advocacy style is appreciated by judges.'
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.
'Alexander is a creative lateral thinker who is always up for the fight.'
1'Yasmin prepares meticulously and powerfully in court. She always seems to have the right answer, even when there seems not to be one. Her advocacy style is appreciated by judges.'