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Dispute Resolution: Commercial - UK
What the Team is Known For
Radcliffe Chambers houses barristers experienced across a broad variety of commercial disputes. One commentator calls them "bright, smart and effective." The set demonstrates particular expertise across company, pensions and insolvency disputes, with its members regularly featuring in the High Court and the Chancery Division. Recent cases include Lee Ch v Kin Ming Je and Sin Ting Rong, a billion-dollar fraud case, and Last Bus (Dublin) Limited v Dawsongroup Bus And Coach Limited and Evobus Limited, a widely reported dispute concerning the constraints on exclusion clauses in high-value commercial contracts.
John Clark is the head of clerking.
Strengths
Deputy head of clerking Lee Wright is one of the best clerks in London.
Practice manager Callum Clark is very accessible and a very able clerk.
The clerking team is excellent and great to work alongside.
The clerks are highly responsive and effective in liaising with counsel.
Notable practitioners
Gary's preparation is really good. He is also really insightful with his comments and very easy to deal with.
Gary Lidington is very clever, very practical and just brilliant. Clients really like him; he is good at speaking their language.
He's very knowledgeable and practically minded.
David is quick and user-friendly. He adopts a very commercial view on cases and understands the costs consequences for clients.
He is approachable and sensible about fees, and clients really like him.
Simon's has a strong grasp on how contractual analysis interacts with case law. His sheer knowledge of the subject is impressive. He also has a really effective advocacy style.
Outstanding - he is highly responsive and very user-friendly. There's no nonsense with him; he just gets on with it.
Stuart Benzie is extremely commercial and very easy to work with.
Stuart Benzie delivered an innovative, creative argument. In court, he kept his cool and ran all his arguments beautifully.
Stuart is an extremely impressive senior junior who operates at the level of most silks.