Chambers Review
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Dispute Resolution: Commercial - UK
What the Team is Known For
Erskine Chambers stands out for its considerable strength in litigation, and has an experienced silk bench capable of handling multi-jurisdictional disputes. Its barristers have a strong track record in the market, with continued involvement in BAT Industries v PwC, a very high-value professional negligence case, as well as the litigation arising out of the collapse of Carillion. A source reports Erskine Chambers to be “an excellent, go-to set, especially for matters involving Company Act claims”.
Phil Reeves is the senior clerk.
Strengths
Erskine has a fantastic set of clerks, who offer timely, practical and meaningful support and assistance.
Their training programme is absolutely brilliant and really adds value.
Notable practitioners
Andrew is a very intelligent counsel who gets stuck into a case and the detail. He is also very user-friendly and a first-choice barrister for Company Act claims.
Andrew exudes clarity of thought and makes it easy for the judge.
Andrew is absolutely brilliant. He is so considered, so smart and a first port of call for anyone faced with difficult commercial law issues.
James is an exceptionally good trial lawyer and an aggressive cross-examiner.
James is excellent and on top of his game in terms of company law and litigation. He is very hard-working and user-friendly.
David is an excellent leader. He is very clear in his advice and he consistently gives opinions that are reflected in the outcome of a case.
He's ferociously bright, his written work is excellent and he's a persuasive advocate who gets the judge on side quickly.
David combines approachability with fabulous advocacy skills.
David is fantastic to work with. He has a scarily large brain and is just incredibly experienced.