
Catherine Addy KC
About
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Catherine has a busy and varied commercial and chancery litigation practice. She has long been highly recommended by the various legal directories in a number of different fields, regularly receiving and being shortlisted for various awards. She serves as a member of the Insolvency Rules Committee (having been appointed in 2013) and was appointed a Deputy Insolvency and Companies Court Judge in 2016.
Prior to taking silk Catherine was a member of the Attorney General’s 'A' Panel, having first been appointed as Junior Counsel to the Crown in 2003, and has regularly advised and acted for a number of government departments and public bodies as well as for a wide variety of private and commercial interests (including banks, retailers, service providers, shareholders, directors and other office-holders). She has been instructed in relation to numerous high profile insolvencies and is an experienced advocate in a number of different courts and tribunals as well as being willing to accept instructions in relation to offshore litigation and arbitration.
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Catherine Addy KC
Catherine Addy KC
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 also acts for HMRC on tax disputes.
Catherine Addy KC
Catherine Addy KC enjoys a number of prestigious appointments, including as a deputy Insolvency and Companies Court judge. She exhibits skill across the full range of insolvency matters, and has been regularly instructed by government departments including HMRC, the Attorney General and the former Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Catherine Addy KC
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"A very solid company law expert, who is very highly rated by peers and clients for the strength of her advocacy."
"User-friendly, she is a considered barrister who carefully prepares for court and thinks through issues with care."
"She is a strong and user-friendly advocate, who carefully prepares for court and thinks through the issues with care."
"Catherine is a bright and capable barrister."
"Catherine is easy to work with and thinks through issues with care. She is also a strong advocate."
"Catherine is brilliant and has textbook knowledge."
"A fantastic, hard-working and very effective barrister."
"Very clever and very diligent."
"A very solid company law expert, who is very highly rated by peers and clients for the strength of her advocacy."
"User-friendly, she is a considered barrister who carefully prepares for court and thinks through issues with care."
"She is a strong and user-friendly advocate, who carefully prepares for court and thinks through the issues with care."
"Catherine is a bright and capable barrister."
"Catherine is easy to work with and thinks through issues with care. She is also a strong advocate."
"Catherine is brilliant and has textbook knowledge."
"A fantastic, hard-working and very effective barrister."
"Very clever and very diligent."
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