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Lisa Linklater KC

Lisa Linklater KC

UK Bar 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Lisa Linklater KC specialises in advocacy and advice in complex and high value High Court litigation in:

- Shareholder disputes (unfair prejudice petitions, derivative claims, just and equitable winding up petitions and breaches of shareholder agreements);

- Corporate insolvency and restructuring (administrations, liquidations, CVAs and restructuring plans, as well as property issues in those areas);

- Contractual claims (particularly share and business sale agreements);

- Commercial fraud

- Partnership, LLP and joint venture disputes;

- Claims against directors; and

- Law of Property Act receiverships.

Lisa is acclaimed for her excellent and versatile advocacy in trials and substantial applications in the High Court, in the Court of Appeal and in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration. She is adept in cases involving expert evidence, particularly of a financial nature. Lisa frequently acts in cases with an international dimension.

Career

- Silk (2022)

- Vice-Chair of the Northern Business and Property Bar Association (2023 - )

- Junior Counsel to the Crown, Attorney General’s Regional Panel of Counsel (2000 - 2018)

- Accredited Mediator (CEDR)

Professional Memberships

Northern Business and Property Bar Association (Vice-Chair), Chancery Bar Association, Insolvency Lawyers’ Association (full member) and R3 fellow.

Publications

Member of the editorial advisory board of the Company Lawyer (Sweet and Maxwell). Recent articles include “Shareholder Disputes: Unfair Prejudice Petitions and the Art of Share Valuation” (Solicitors’ Journal, August 2022), “Directors’ Duties in Times of Change” (R3’s Recovery newsletter) and Restructuring Plans and HMRC: Recent Developments” (R3 update 2023).

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Commercial Dispute Resolution - North Eastern (Bar)

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Lisa Linklater KC is a well-respected barrister with significant experience in handling high-profile commercial and chancery cases. She has successfully represented numerous companies in commercial disputes and advises on areas such as insolvency litigation, shareholder disputes and directors' duties.

Restructuring/Insolvency - North Eastern (Bar)

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Lisa Linklater KC is an experienced barrister frequently instructed in the full range of personal and corporate insolvency cases including those relating to administrations, bankruptcy and liquidation. She represents an array of clients including creditors, government departments, administrators and trustees in bankruptcy, as well as company liquidators.

Chancery - North Eastern (Bar)

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial

Lisa Linklater KC of Exchange Chambers is a well-regarded commercial chancery barrister with particular expertise in insolvency matters and shareholder disputes. She has experience of cases involving agricultural land and local and national companies.

Strengths

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  • She is very user-friendly and proactive. Always willing to offer review and always willing to talk things through, which is extremely valuable.

    Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar
  • Lisa is all over the technical detail. She is a high-quality adviser who is very reliable and impeccably prepared.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyUK Bar
  • We tend to go to Lisa for the complex and unusual matters, where there is no case law or detailed analysis is required.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyUK Bar
  • She is very calm, very methodical and even when clients are passionate about a particular issue she runs through her point very calmly.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyUK Bar
  • Lisa is a very proactive, very knowledgeable, commercially aware, clear and concise advocate.

    Restructuring/InsolvencyUK Bar
  • Lisa can be really thorough and will really get into the detail of the claim. We feel more prepared than anyone for a hearing. Her advocacy is top-notch and she is very persuasive.

    ChanceryUK Bar

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