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Matthew Bradley KC
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Chancery: Commercial
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UK Bar 2026
Barristers profile | UK Bar 2026: Chancery: Commercial, Commercial Dispute Resolution
Matthew Bradley KC
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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.
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.
Matthew is a great advocate who is easy to work with.
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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.
Matt is extremely pragmatic and commercial. He also has detailed legal knowledge and is an effective adviser when it comes to strategy.
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He is great at providing timely and clear-cut commercial advice, and doesn't pull his punches as an advocate.
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.
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His cross-examination technique is impressive.
Matthew is very user-friendly and extremely good on his feet. He takes difficult points and has a very good reputation.
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.
Matthew is a great advocate who is easy to work with.
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.
Matt is extremely pragmatic and commercial. He also has detailed legal knowledge and is an effective adviser when it comes to strategy.
He is great at providing timely and clear-cut commercial advice, and doesn't pull his punches as an advocate.
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.
His cross-examination technique is impressive.
Matthew is very user-friendly and extremely good on his feet. He takes difficult points and has a very good reputation.
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