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, and have had continued involvement in Re Jardine Strategic Holdings Limited, a high-value shareholder dispute arising from a USD5.5 billion restructuring, as well as Athene Holdings Ltd v Imran Siddiqui and others, a widely reported trade secrets case. A source reports Erskine Chambers to be the "go-to set for complex and cutting-edge corporate law advice."
Michael Shillingford and Alex Calder are the joint senior clerks.
Strengths
Joint senior clerk Michael Shillingford and practice manager Jake Taylor are first-rate. They are responsive, insightful and people who offer sensible and pragmatic solutions when issues arise.
I am continually impressed by the standard of clerking.
Notable practitioners
Andrew Thompson is a senior KC who gets stuck in. A team player who is not scared of any case, he likes to find a way to win.
Andrew is simply the best when it comes to issues relating to directors’ duties.
Andrew is brilliant to work with, thoughtful and someone who knows the law inside-out. He tells you just how far to stick your neck out.
He does an incredible job at distilling all the facts of a case in a clear, coherent way. He has a brilliant mind and is a great team player, whom it is lovely to work with.
James Potts is very good at shareholder disputes.
He knows company law inside out and has good judgement as to how judges and arbitrators will think.