Joseph Farmer

Practice Areas

Joseph has a diverse and thriving practice. His commercial work includes cases involving banking and finance, construction, professional negligence, company law, and civil fraud.

He also undertakes regulatory and administrative law work, including cases in relation to professional discipline.

He has experience of a range of heavy and complex disputes, and frequently acts as sole counsel, including in matters requiring challenging court advocacy.

His recent cases include: Suppipat v Narongdej [2023] EWHC 1988 (Comm) (one of The Lawyer’s “Top 20 Cases of 2022"); R (Forsey) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court [2021] EWHC 3013 (Admin); Stichting Vestia v Société Générale (FL-2020-00034); Entertainment Partners LLC v Sargent [2019] EWHC 3718 (Ch); SRA v Robinson [2019] 4 WLR 162; Ashley v Jimenez [2019] EWHC 1806 (Ch); Fundo Soberano de Angola v dos Santos [2018] EWHC 2199 (Comm); Instant Access Properties (in Liquidation) v Rosser [2018] EWHC 756 (Ch); and SRA v Leigh Day.

Career

Prior to coming to the Bar, Joseph was a research assistant at the Law Commission, a solicitor (Scotland), and a judicial assistant at the UK Supreme Court.

Personal

Joseph graduated LL.B (Hons) (First Class) from the University of Glasgow (Dr John MacCormick prizewinner) and LL.M from University of Pennsylvania Law School (Thouron Scholar).