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What the Team is Known For

Maitland Chambers is well respected for its broad offshore practice and has significant capability in the Caribbean, the Channel Islands and East Asia. Members have particular expertise in trust matters, contentious liquidations and general commercial litigation. Clients include trustees, financial institutions and other corporate entities. An instructing solicitor says: Maitland is distinguished from other sets by having excellence at every levels."

Robert Penson and Luke Irons are joint senior clerks.

Strengths

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Luke Irons is good, helpful, down to earth and understanding.

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The clerks are exceptionally responsive and incredibly flexible in trying to make it work for the client both from a perspective of fees and availability.

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The clerking is very good and very smooth.

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Notable Practitioners

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David Mumford
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David Mumford
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Band 2

David Mumford KC is often instructed in matters relating to civil fraud and breach of trust cases, among other complex disputes regarding offshore assets. He has experience working in the BVI, the Cayman Islands, Singapore and the Channel Islands.

David is extremely bright, 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.

He can assimilate facts brilliantly.

He is a very cerebral lawyer who looks at a case from all angles and is very thorough in his approach.

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Christopher R Parker
3
Band 3

Christopher Parker KC regularly handles insolvency and company litigation, including shareholder disputes and breach of fiduciary duty claims. His other strengths include trust litigation and asset recovery. He has been called to the BVI Bar and also has experience of court proceedings in Hong Kong, Bermuda, Dubai, the Cayman Islands and the Channel Islands.

Christopher Parker is hugely bright, very user-friendly and extremely hard-working.

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Richard Morgan
3
Band 3

Richard Morgan KC is instructed to handle commercial law matters. He has been called to the Bar in the Eastern Caribbean and ad hoc in the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Gibraltar and the Isle of Man. Morgan frequently appears in disputes relating to fraud and has an in-depth knowledge of freezing orders.

Richard Morgan is very collaborative, discussing strategy and points, inclusive of juniors, very good in court and a strong advocate.

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David Mumford KC
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David Mumford KC
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Christopher R Parker KC
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Richard Morgan KC
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Band 3
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