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Dispute Resolution: Commercial Chancery - UK
What the Team is Known For
New Square Chambers handles commercial chancery disputes arising both in the UK and in several offshore jurisdictions. Its members are well regarded by instructing solicitors for their "fantastic knowledge, excellent drafting skills and great advocacy." Areas of strength for the team include complex contractual disputes, insolvencies, shareholder disputes and high-value commercial fraud claims. The barristers here are well versed in shareholder and partnership disputes, and have experience of appearing before the highest courts in the UK and other jurisdictions. They have recently been involved in such cases as Salem v Salem and others, involving allegations of conspiracy and breach of fiduciary duty under BVI law. Individuals here also acted in Quantum Actuarial LLP v Quantum Advisory Ltd, a long-running dispute concerning a 99-year contract for the outsourcing of actuarial services, and BHS Group Limited (in liquidation) v Parladorio, a claim raising novel issues relating to the alleged fiduciary duties of a solicitor advising directors of a company facing insolvency.
Michelle Greene is the senior clerk.
Strengths
The clerks always respond in a timely manner and are keen to help.
Senior Clerk Michelle Greene is extremely prompt and helpful.
The clerks are willing to go the extra mile. Practice Manager Cameron Grant is particularly helpful and responsive.
The clerks are very helpful; nothing is ever too much trouble for them.
The clerks have sensible conversations about fees and deliver in getting the right person to cover the case.
Notable practitioners
David is learned, authoritative, diligent and approachable.
David is a pleasure to work with as he's user friendly and responsive. Always willing to help, he's both a polished advocate and a lovely person.
David is a very experienced senior junior. He's really, really good and knows company law inside out. He is the rock solid core of the Company Bar.
Simon is very meticulous and his attention to detail is really second to none. He's also great at communication and his email structure is impeccable.
Simon Adamyk is very intelligent, he works very hard and he is great value. He's really good.
Simon is absolutely phenomenal. In our case, he predicted arguments the other side would make way before they were actually made. He's also very accessible.
Mark's commercial approach to cases involving complex law and facts is always superbly impressive. He's sensible, practical and a master of the written word.
Mark Hubbard is an able and experienced individual.
Mark is is very user friendly, always available and never difficult to work with. He will speak on the phone at awkward times if need be and he really gives his time to tricky trusts cases.
Nigel carried a lot of weight in a difficult case. He has a maturity beyond his year of call.