Rupert Croft
UK Guide 2025
Band 3 : Litigation
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About
Provided by Rupert Croft
Practice Areas
Rupert Croft is founder and managing director of specialist litigation and dispute resolution practice, Croft Solicitors. He is a commercial litigator whose practice focuses on general commercial cases, civil fraud, financial services, anti-trust and property disputes.
Rupert has represented clients in all levels of the courts, including the Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice. He represented clients in the ECJ establishing the right to recover damages in the EU for infringement of competition law.
More recently, he successfully represented British expats in the Supreme Court to ensure that the procedure for the UK’s withdrawal from the EU was triggered lawfully under Article 50. He also successfully represented the first claimant in the Supreme Court in the enforcement of a substantial arbitration award against the state of Romania (Micula v Romania).
In 2023, he acted for the successful defendants in a High Court fraud claim brought by the sovereign wealth fund of Libya.
Career
Qualifying in 1992, Rupert was made partner in a top-25 UK firm in 1998. He founded Croft Solicitors in 2015.
Professional Memberships
Rupert is a member of the Law Society’s Dispute Resolution Section and is an accredited mediator.
Chambers Review
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Rupert Croft is the managing director of Croft Solicitors and frequently acts for clients in complex commercial disputes. He offers expertise in dealing with fraud claims, as well as shareholder and director disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Rupert is highly capable and intelligent, with excellent communication skills. He is a safe pair of hands."
"He is an absolute gentleman to litigate with, but he has a big underlying toughness and is not scared to litigate hard."
"Rupert is exceptional and highly strategic."
"Rupert is highly capable and intelligent, with excellent communication skills. He is a safe pair of hands."
"He is an absolute gentleman to litigate with, but he has a big underlying toughness and is not scared to litigate hard."
"Rupert is exceptional and highly strategic."