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An exceptional set
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A go-to commercial set
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Clear, concise, commercial and pragmatic advice
Chambers UK
Our core practice areas are Commercial Litigation and Arbitration, Civil Fraud, Company & Partnership, Insolvency & Asset Recovery and Offshore & Trusts, with a number of leading specialists in related fields.
We excel in the most challenging commercial disputes at the Bar. We have been consistently ranked as a leading set in all our areas of practice and we are particularly recognised for our cross-disciplinary expertise.
Maitland is described as a “go-to commercial set”, with significant expertise in commercial litigation and arbitration both in the UK and internationally.
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Maitland is a pre-eminent set noted for its expertise in high-value fraud disputes, with barristers appearing in the major trials, arbitrations and appeals taking place in England and internationally in this area.
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Maitland’s pedigree in company & partnership disputes is longstanding. We cover the full range of work, e.g. breach of directors/fiduciary duties, shareholder claims & corporate governance issues.
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Described as “a powerhouse for insolvency”, Maitland deals with everything from domestic issues to global group collapses. It has expertise in using insolvency processes to support enforcement.
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Maitland is regularly instructed in heavyweight offshore and trusts disputes offering significant experience before foreign courts at first instance and at appellate level.
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Including Banking & Financial Services, Real Estate, Media & Entertainment, IP, Cryptoassets, Professional Negligence, Tax, Private Client, Charities, ADR, Technology.
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Christopher Parker KC and Andrew Westwood KC, instructed by Jamie Leader at Enyo Law LLP, acted for the successful liquidators in an important decision of the Supreme Court on the scope of the fraudulent trading provisions in section 213 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (“IA 1986”) in Bilta (UK) Ltd v Tradition Financial Services Ltd [2025] UKSC 18. ...
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Jason Mitchell has been appointed a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), following his completion of CIArb’s Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration....
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The Supreme Court of Appeal delivered judgment today in East Asian Consortium v MTN Group. ...
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Rights owner, Hipgnosis SFH 1 Ltd, represented by Edmund Cullen KC, has successfully appealed against the grant of a stay of its claim against Barry Manilow. Edmund was instructed by Andrew Sharland of Clintons....
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Thomas Munby KC, instructed by Bree Taylor and Reece Davison at Alius Law, acted for one of the successful defendants in the recent jurisdiction challenges in Okuashvili v Ivanishvili & Ors [2025] EWHC 829 (Ch). Following a 5 day hearing in January, Mr Justice Rajah handed down judgment on 7 April 2025, finding that (i) various conspiracy and other claims sought to be brought in two sets of proceedings against various Georgian individuals do not raise a serious issue to be tried and (ii) the permission to serve out given in the first set of proceedings should be set aside because the Claimants breached their duty of full and frank disclosure in making the without notice application for permission....
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Alec McCluskey, instructed by Sobashni De Silva and Kulwant Sokhal of JMW Solicitors LLP, acted for the claimant in successfully resisting an application for relief from sanctions....
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