With demonstrable experience in the transport, pharmaceutical, leisure and retail sectors, the ‘first-class’ team at Maitland Walker LLP is noted for its expertise in competition and multi-party litigation, IP disputes, professional negligence claims and property litigation. Based in Minehead, Julian Maitland-Walker handles contentious EU and competition law mandates, while Sheree-Ann Virgin operates from the firm’s Taunton office and has experience in commercial property disputes. Praised as ’excellent lawyers’, Maitland-Walker and Virgin jointly lead the team.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
‘The team is charming, resourceful and cost-effective. They liaise well with counsel making it easy to work for and with them. Their trial preparation is first-class and they provide support readily and promptly when requested.’
‘Julian Maitland-Walker and Sheree-Ann Virgin are both excellent lawyers. They are responsive and careful.’
Key clients
- David Boyle and Edward Vermeer
- Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club
- Luxury Leisure / RAL Limited
- British Association of European Pharmaceutical Distributors
- Lexon UK Limited
- Golf Wales Limited
Work highlights
- Acting on behalf of rail passengers that bought overpriced rail tickets from Govia Thameslink Railway on the Brighton mainline.
- Acting for Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club Limited, who were successful at trial, in the Court of Appeal following the trial judge granting permission to appeal to the unsuccessful claimants.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Julian Maitland-Walker, Sheree-Ann Virgin