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Chancery: Commercial

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Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Selborne Chambers is a well-regarded set offering significant expertise in commercial chancery litigation. Its members are regularly instructed in civil fraud, company, partnership and general commercial disputes, as well as complex trusts and property cases. Recent cases include BHS Group Limited (in liquidation) and ors v (1) Dominic Chappell (2) Lennart Henningson (3) Dominic Chandler (4) Keith Smith, a high-profile wrongful trading case that came about after major retail chain BHS went into liquidation. Members also tackled Ultramarine v Sunsail, a long-running dispute in the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court concerning a diving concession at a beach resort, which was said to have been unlawfully terminated.

Paul Bunting and Darren Madle are the senior clerks.

Strengths

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The clerks deal with enquiries quickly and are happy to assist where they can. Paul, Darren and First Junior Clerk Ollie Ventura are helpful and really have their fingers on the pulse. 

Chancery: Commercial respondent
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The clerks at Selborne are excellent. They are approachable, reliable and responsive. Deputy Senior Clerk Richard Sheehan is so helpful, even out of hours.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK Bar

All at Selborne Chambers are incredibly friendly, from the receptionist up. The clerks want to get to know you personally and strive hard to build a personal relationship with you.

Chancery: Commercial respondent
UK Bar

Notable Practitioners

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Ian Clarke
3
Band 3

Ian is a true star when it comes to complex multi-layered matters with multi-jurisdictional elements. He has a deep understanding of commercial issues and spots the winning angle in any dispute.

Ian is so good at the detail and getting into the issues. He is a real standout.

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4
Duncan Kynoch
4
Band 4

Duncan is very user-friendly for solicitors. He is highly intellectual and produces good written work.

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Nicholas Trompeter
4
Band 4

Nick is highly responsive and very willing to get stuck into the case. He is very personable and brings a lot of strategic and commercial acumen to bear.

Nick is such a star. He really goes above and beyond.

Nicholas is so easy to deal with. He is immensely clever and extremely personable, and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of the law.

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Richard Clegg
4
Band 4

Richard is a pleasure to deal with. He has a keen eye for detail and his written work is always exemplary.

Richard is absolutely impeccable in terms of both his written advice and in court. He is firm in his advice and careful to keep tabs on the commercial implications of any case for his clients.

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Silks (KC)

London (Bar)

Chancery: Commercial
3
Ian Clarke KC
3
Band 3
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Nicholas Trompeter KC
4
Band 4
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Juniors

London (Bar)

Chancery: Commercial
4
Duncan Kynoch
4
Band 4
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Richard Clegg
4
Band 4
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