Commercial Dispute Resolution
UK Bar Guide 2025 : London (Bar)
Band 3
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(020) 7406 1200Chambers Review
Maitland Chambers is a set whose members are well versed in a wide range of areas of commercial litigation, and who are especially well known for handling company and insolvency-related disputes and cases involving allegations of civil fraud. Members are regularly involved in international cases, and are routinely selected to appear in the most complex of trials. Recent work includes: Barton v Morris, an unjust enrichment claim in the Supreme Court; UC Rusal Plc v Crispian Investments Ltd, a mismanagement and breach of shareholders agreement dispute; and Various Claimants v Glencore, a group action bought under Sections 90 and 90A of FSMA. An interviewee comments that Maitland Chambers houses “barristers with brilliant and highly strategic minds, who apply themselves exceptionally to seeking the best result for the client”.
John Wiggs is the senior clerk.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The clerks are practical, helpful and willing to help us find the right person to fit our needs."
"All the clerks are responsive and very easy to deal with. They give advice quickly and are extremely helpful in finding the right individual with the required availability."
"Senior clerk John Wiggs an excellent, highly polished professional. Deputy senior clerks Robert Penson and Luke Irons are also professional, helpful and very responsive."
"Danny Wilkinson is a smart and experienced clerk who gets his hands dirty."
"The clerks are practical, helpful and willing to help us find the right person to fit our needs."
"All the clerks are responsive and very easy to deal with. They give advice quickly and are extremely helpful in finding the right individual with the required availability."
"Senior clerk John Wiggs an excellent, highly polished professional. Deputy senior clerks Robert Penson and Luke Irons are also professional, helpful and very responsive."
"Danny Wilkinson is a smart and experienced clerk who gets his hands dirty."
Notable Practitioners
"Watson is a really fantastic advocate, who will doubtless be taking silk soon. He is very calm and attractive in his advocacy style."
"All over the detail, he is very pragmatic and his judgement is spot on. He is one of those barristers that just gets it."
"Watson is a very sensible and down-to-earth practitioner, who picks up the key points well."
"Andrew is a very smooth advocate in court. He is also very technical and excellent for cases that have complex issues."
"He is completely brilliant at what he does."
"David Mumford is pragmatic, to the point and very reassuring to work with."
"He is extremely clever and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law."
"She is very collegiate, highly incisive and very strong in her advocacy."
"She is just brilliant."
Rosanna Foskett
"She is extremely effective and very thorough."
"Rosanna is very responsive, she is incredibly client friendly, and her written work and submissions are on point."
"Matthew is a man with a great brain, who is a pleasure to deal with. He always makes himself available to speak to you."
"Richard has a fierce intellect and is a top choice for matters involving offshore injunctions. He is a genuine leader who is highly persuasive and always has a clear vision on strategy."
"I want Anna on my team in every single case as she's a proper commercial litigator, who is always up to speed."
"Anna is an exceptional advocate, whom it's a pleasure to instruct. She is extremely bright, her drafting is meticulous and she combines logical pragmatism with stylish delivery."
"Brilliant, incredibly hard-working, clever and a really good advocate. Clients and judges love her."
"Duncan is good to work with. He is a good communicator, who thinks about the legal issues and tactics holistically."
"Duncan's work ethic is among the highest I've ever seen. He shows extraordinary attention to detail and is completely unflappable – he loves the law and it shows."
"Thomas is creative with strategy and inspires the confidence of the court. He has wonderful judgement."
"His advocacy is beautifully presented and very persuasive."
Ranked Barristers at
Maitland Chambers
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