Chambers Review
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Group Litigation: Claimant - UK-wide
What the Team is Known For
Boutique disputes firm Harcus Parker regularly advises on group litigation, with experience assisting companies, investors and individuals in pursuing claims. The firm has extensive expertise in matters concerning the finance sector but can also advise on consumer-focused actions.
Strengths
Both the partners and associates bring experience from a range of areas to their work.
Harcus Parker think big and they execute big. They are great at what they do and they are able to think and deliver practical advice.
All the lawyers I deal with there have incredible intellect. The senior team is well supported by a deep bench of stellar junior lawyers.
Work Highlights
Harcus Parker acted for over 6,500 current and former students of University College London in claims relating to disrupted teaching as a result of COVID-19 and industrial action.
Notable practitioners
A founding partner of the firm, Damon Parker is well known in the group action space. He is regularly called upon to represent claimants in large financial services litigation.
He is very experienced and has a really good knowledge of the funding mechanisms for group action.
He is very down to earth in communication with clients who don’t speak legalese as a second language.
He is very creative and innovative in his approach.
Edward Parkes is highlighted for his experience in dealing with large employment and securities group claims.
He is clear, informative, empathic and understanding.
Ed is not only a force of nature, but very much thinks outside the box in finding creative and innovative solutions to problems, sometimes before they have even arisen.
Matthew Patching assists on high-profile class actions in the financial services space. He is currently involved on the mortgage prisoner cases acting on behalf of thousands of claimants.
He is a real superstar in the making.
Matthew is a highly superior performer in all aspects of client work that I have seen.
Matthew demonstrates a real attention detail, he is excellent.
Nathaniel Barber is a senior associate at the firm, with notable experience in high-profile workers' rights claims. He is adept at managing claimant groups of thousands of people.
He is very bright, analytical and nice to work with.
Nathaniel is excellent in all aspects.
He is commercially astute with a great strategic mind.