SILK PROFILE

Catherine Addy KC

UK Bar 2026

Maitland Chambers

Ranked in 4 practice areas

Chancery: Commercial

London (Bar)

20 years ranked

Company

London (Bar)

12 years ranked

Restructuring/Insolvency

London (Bar)

19 years ranked

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

5 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

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.

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Company - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

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 has also acted for HMRC on tax disputes.

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Restructuring/Insolvency - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

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.

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Strengths

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Catherine Addy KC prepares carefully and is very good in court. She is a totally honourable opponent who is supremely thoughtful and someone who really knows her stuff.
CompanyUK Bar
Catherine has an incredible, easy-going manner with judges. She strips down arguments to their logical core and is very persuasive, which is what you need from a KC.
CompanyUK Bar
Catherine rolls up her sleeves and is really easy to get on with. She is very good and persuasive as an advocate. During our case, she called everything that was going to happen in the case correctly.
CompanyUK Bar
Catherine is smart, tough and an extremely good advocate.
CompanyUK Bar
Catherine Addy KC is absolutely outstanding. She is incredibly thorough and always fully immersed in the details of a case. Nothing comes up in court that she hasn't foreseen.
CompanyUK Bar
A smart, tough and an extremely good advocate.
Restructuring/InsolvencyUK Bar