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Maitland Chambers

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Maitland Chambers houses a number of highly regarded company law barristers and is well known as a set with significant capabilities in the area. It is engaged by prominent solicitor firms to assist with matters both contentious and non-contentious, and is particularly noted for its abilities in litigation involving offshore jurisdictions. Barristers at Maitland have been representing the Competition and Markets Authority in various cases, most notably defending against Advanz Pharma's appeal of an infringement decision. They have also continued to work on King & Ors v Primekings Holding Limited & Ors, a long-running unfair prejudice petition regarding a national security company. Clients report that members at the set "consistently exhibit strong analytical skills, sound judgment and a deep understanding of the legal and commercial issues at play."

John Wiggs is the director of clerking.

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Strengths

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  • The clerks are proactive and accommodating.

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  • It's an elite clerking team, which is super responsive and user-friendly.

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  • The clerking is very good and very smooth.

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  • The clerks are on the ball and respond to requests. They provide very helpful clerking.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Catherine Addy
    Catherine Addy

    Catherine Addy

    Catherine Addy KC is a sought-after silk with a strong reputation in company and insolvency matters. She handles a range of work, including directors' disqualification cases and insolvency litigation, and has also acted for HMRC on tax disputes.

    • Catherine Addy KC prepares carefully and is very good in court. She is a totally honourable opponent who is supremely thoughtful and someone who really knows her stuff.

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    • Catherine has an incredible, easy-going manner with judges. She strips down arguments to their logical core and is very persuasive, which is what you need from a KC.

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    • Catherine rolls up her sleeves and is really easy to get on with. She is very good and persuasive as an advocate. During our case, she called everything that was going to happen in the case correctly.

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    • Catherine is smart, tough and an extremely good advocate.

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    • Catherine Addy KC is absolutely outstanding. She is incredibly thorough and always fully immersed in the details of a case. Nothing comes up in court that she hasn't foreseen.

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  • David Mumford
    David Mumford

    David Mumford

    David Mumford KC is a well-regarded silk who often appears in high-profile company and commercial disputes. He takes instructions from banks, high net worth individuals and well-known corporations, and routinely appears in international disputes. He displays expertise in shareholder disputes, unlawful dividend claims and issues of directors' duty.

    • David Mumford KC is a very cerebral lawyer who looks at a case from all angles and takes a thorough approach.

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    • David is extremely bright. He has a rare ability to absorb enormous amounts of information and break it down into what is important. His advocacy style is very composed and confident.

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  • Michael Gibbon
    Michael Gibbon

    Michael Gibbon

    Michael Gibbon KC is a well-known name who regularly acts in commercial and tax cases with company law elements to them, and who has earned a strong reputation for his work acting for HMRC in tax disputes. He also has a strong pedigree in directors' duties cases. Clients benefit from his having formerly been a corporate financier.

    • Michael Gibbon KC is a barrister with a lot of gravitas who is super bright and very easy to work with. He is already thinking multiple steps ahead to try and prevent problems.

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  • Christopher R Parker
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    Christopher R Parker

    Christopher Parker KC possesses strong company law capabilities as part of his commercial chancery practice, with additional skills in insolvency and fraud cases. He receives regular instructions to act in shareholder disputes and claims for breach of fiduciary duty.

    • Chris is very good at the legal aspects, but also excellent at focusing on the practical angles of a case. He sets out the way forward pragmatically and knows the legal issues inside out.

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    • Christopher Parker KC absolutely knows company law inside and out.

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  • Gregory Banner
    Gregory Banner

    Gregory Banner

    Gregory Banner KC maintains a broad commercial chancery practice that spans company, insolvency litigation and commercial chancery work. He appears regularly in proceedings in the Commercial Courts and Chancery Division, and frequently acts in high-value cross-border disputes, including international arbitration matters.

    • Gregory is superbly pragmatic and really user-friendly. He is very adept at adapting to the judge and to the occasion; he can really read the room.

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    • Gregory is a great tactician who always looks at things with a critical eye and spots the elephant traps in a case. He's a barrister who's great to bounce ideas off.

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  • Matthew Collings
    Matthew Collings

    Matthew Collings

    Matthew Collings KC is a solid performer in court who has been instructed in several reported cases, as well as expert determinations, mediations and arbitration proceedings. His broad practice spans company, insolvency and commercial chancery work, and he is notably active in shareholder disputes.

    • Matthew is very user-friendly. He's a team player and someone who has a big brain.

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    • Matthew Collings KC is respected by judges and a good advocate.

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  • Rosanna Foskett
    Rosanna Foskett

    Rosanna Foskett

    Rosanna Foskett is a seasoned barrister with extensive experience of advising clients on company law matters. She boasts expertise in assisting with international disputes, particularly those with proceedings in the Cayman Islands, the BVI and Jersey.

    • Rosanna Foskett is great. She is very bright and very impressive.

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    • A very intelligent and robust counsel.

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  • Rebecca Page
    Rebecca Page

    Rebecca Page

    Rebecca Page KC specialises in company and insolvency disputes, and has had involvement in several recent major insolvency proceedings. She has considerable experience of shareholder disputes and regularly advises on directors' duties, handling cases both at home and abroad. Page is a regular in proceedings in the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, and is also admitted to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court.

    • Rebecca Page KC is conscientious, responsive and a strong advocate. She gets stuck into the details. Her work is always of a high standard, and her advocacy is well thought out and persuasive.

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