JUNIOR PROFILE

Matthew Sheridan

UK Bar 2026

Littleton Chambers

Ranked in 1 practice area

Employment

London (Bar)

14 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Matthew’s practice is heavily focused on business competition disputes in the High Court, particularly in the context of unlawful team-moves. He is frequently instructed to seek or resist interim injunctions and to act in cases involving springboard relief, misuse of confidential information and breach of post-termination covenants/garden leave provisions. Recent cases include Credico Marketing Ltd v Lambert (CA) (2022) and Guy Carpenter v Howden and others (QBD) (2023). Matthew also practices in the field of statutory employment which an emphasis on employment status, whistleblowing and discrimination.

Career

Called 2000, Gray’s Inn.

Professional Memberships

ELBA; COMBAR.

Personal

King’s College School, Wimbledon; Queens’ College, Cambridge (Law).

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Employment - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Matthew Sheridan is predominantly involved in disputes relating to unlawful competition and business protection matters, but also deals with more traditional employment law matters such as whistle-blowing and discrimination.

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Strengths

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Matthew Sheridan is really, really sharp and a very technical lawyer. His strength is in technical analysis.
EmploymentUK Bar
Matthew is the real deal. He is a silk-quality advocate and a real fighter.
EmploymentUK Bar
Matthew Sheridan is really clever, technically excellent, very experienced, and produces spot-on drafting. He really is the full package.
EmploymentUK Bar