Kit Sorrell

Practice Areas

Litigation

Professional Negligence

Career

Kit is personally ranked as a Leader in the Field in both Commercial Litigation and Professional Negligence in Chambers & Partners. He is also recognised in Legal 500’s ‘Hall of Fame’ as a Leading Individual in both Commercial Litigation and Professional Negligence. He is the only lawyer in the entire North West to be ranked by Legal 500’s ‘Hall of Fame’ in the field of Professional Negligence and in Commercial Litigation (elsewhere in the North West).

With well over 30 years’ experience, Kit Sorrell is a highly renowned litigation specialist. He acts in complex high value commercial matters such as contract disputes, minority shareholder claims, property disputes and also acts for both high net worth individuals and corporate entities in complex and high value professional negligence claims against, by way of example, tax advisers, accountants, solicitors, property professionals and independent financial advisers. Kit is nationally recognised as a Leader in the Field and is recommended in both Chambers UK Guide and Legal 500 where he is described as a “highly experienced commercial litigator.”, “one of the best commercial litigators in the region” noting in particular his “gravitas, tough negotiation skills and dogged determination”.

Kit is also widely known for leading the way in Professional Negligence claims against financial and tax advisers in particular claims involving tax avoidance and mitigation schemes. Kit was amongst the very first lawyers to be instructed on the high profile Film Scheme Tax Partnership cases and to issue the first High Court proceedings against advisers who recommended such schemes. Kit has become known as the ‘go-to’ lawyer for well-known sports and media personalities in this field. Kit has been interviewed by the Financial Times on a number of occasions and quoted in numerous articles in the FT, The Mail on Sunday, FT Adviser, Money Marketing and IFA Online.

Client testimonials:

“Kit Sorrell is really a living legend in dispute resolution – pleasure and an honour to work with him. His experience and knowledge really show when he gives strategic advice. He is unfailingly pleasant to work with”

“Kit Sorrell is very much the grand old man of Manchester litigation; a fearsome opponent who takes no prisoners”

“Kit Sorrell is a leading, senior practitioner known by all as having a robust and confident approach to litigation”

"Kit Sorrell’s experience and knowledge of the law is second to none and his ability to being original and creative thinking to the case opens new avenues for resolution."

"Kit Sorrell – one of the most experienced litigators in the NW, brilliant tactical nous and can still get stuck into excellent drafting when needed."

"Kit Sorrell provides full commitment to, and understanding of, a client’s needs and objectives. He is one of the best negotiators I have worked with in complex mediations."

“Kit Sorrell is hugely experienced, and undoubtedly one of the recognised leaders in the field, and together with Julia Norris they make a formidable team”

“Kit is an extremely experienced commercial litigator. He’s very forceful, effective and doesn’t take any nonsense.”

“Kit has a breadth of knowledge and deep experience as well as a cool head in a crisis.”

“He’s got a very good sense of strategy and tactics.”

Kit’s practice spans almost the whole range of high value commercial dispute resolution. By way of example only, includes acting in warranty claims, shareholder disputes, commercial contractual disputes of all kinds, asset tracing & recovery and bringing & defending applications for injunctions.