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Matthew Bradley KC

Matthew Bradley KC

UK Bar 2026

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Matthew specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration. He is recognised by various directories as a leader in the fields of (1) commercial disputes (2) civil fraud (3) commercial chancery & (4) company law. Further areas of focus include offshore work and professional negligence disputes. Much of his work is international in nature, often involving conflicts of law and jurisdictional issues. He acts in a wide variety of disputes in the Business and Property Courts and in commercial arbitrations. He has significant experience in economic torts and conspiracy claims and is often instructed in applications for interim relief, including freezing injunctions and Norwich Pharmacal orders. He acts in a broad range of unfair prejudice petitions and has a niche practice in shareholder-employee claims. Claims for breaches of warranty are a mainstay, as are contractual claims of all types. His product liability work embraces international sale of goods disputes, as well as group litigation involving the Consumer Protection Act. His professional negligence work focuses primarily on lawyers and financial advisers. He is an experienced trial advocate, whose cases often straddle various areas of commercial law. Many recent cases in which Matthew has acted as sole counsel are reported decisions and he speaks French, German and Spanish.

Career

Oxford University (French & German – 1st Class); City University (Diploma in Law); Called: 2004. Silk: 2022

Professional Memberships

COMBAR, IBA, Commercial Litigation Association, Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association.

Publications

"Product Recall in the EU" chapter in the International Product Law Manual (Kluwer). Various articles.

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Strengths

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  • Matthew is a fantastic advocate in court who's great at reading the judge and pushing witnesses to get telling answers. He's so approachable as well and just makes the whole process easier.

    Chancery: CommercialUK Bar
  • Matthew is a great advocate who is easy to work with.

    Chancery: CommercialUK Bar
  • Matthew is a very affable character who gets on the right side of judges and captivates the room. He has formidable cross-examination skills and turns things around very quickly as well.

    Chancery: CommercialUK Bar
  • Matt is extremely pragmatic and commercial. He also has detailed legal knowledge and is an effective adviser when it comes to strategy.

    Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar
  • He is great at providing timely and clear-cut commercial advice, and doesn't pull his punches as an advocate.

    Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar
  • Both incisive and decisive, he gets on top of details and to the nub of the issue very quickly. When advising, he strikes a good balance between being forthright and diplomatic.

    Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar

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