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Commercial Litigation

Guildhall Chambers

St John's Chambers

Leading Silks

Hugh Sims KC – Guildhall Chambers ‘Hugh has a superb and incisive ability to get into the key issues. He is fantastic with clients.’

Leading Juniors

Ross Fentem – Enterprise Chambers ‘Ross has a good strategic judgement. He has an excellent knowledge of the law in this area and provides prompt advice.’

Adam Griffiths – Queen Square Chambers ‘Adam has an excellent manner with clients, immediately instilling confidence and putting them at ease. He has a commercial approach towards cases.’

William Hopkin – New Square Chambers ‘William is extremely bright and assimilates facts quickly. He is thorough and has excellent attention to detail. He is good on his feet and is always accommodating.’

Jay Jagasia – Guildhall Chambers ‘Jay is a go-to barrister for direct and commercially minded advice. He is good with clients, understands their challenges, does not shy away from giving them robust advice if required.’

Neil Levy – Enterprise Chambers

Charlie Newington-Bridges – St John’s Chambers

James Pearce-Smith – St John’s Chambers

Stefan Ramel –Guildhall Chambers ‘Stefan is thorough in the papers and leaves no stone unturned.’

Lucy Walker – Guildhall Chambers

Alexander Whatley – 3PB ‘Alexander goes above and beyond to make himself available to assist the clients and turn around work with extraordinary attention to detail. He shows great support and provides the clients with in-depth knowledge.’

James Wibberley – Guildhall Chambers ‘James is extremely commercial, ensuring that clients obtain the best possible results.’

Richard Ascroft – Guildhall Chambers ‘Richard is an excellent advocate and very good on his feet. He is very good with clients and provides clear advice.’

John Churchill – Guildhall Chambers ‘John has a very good judgment and is an excellent advocate.’

John Dickinson – St John’s Chambers

Natasha Dzameh – St John’s Chambers

James Hannant – Guildhall Chambers ‘James is responsive and a good advocate.’

Christopher Jones – St John’s Chambers

Oliver Manley – Guildhall Chambers

Andrew Marsden – Commercial Chambers 'Andrew has a deep knowledge of his specialist fields. He has a pragmatic approach and is very user-friendly.'

Jason Nickless –Pump Court Chambers

Matthew O’Regan – St John’s Chambers

John Virgo -Guildhall Chambers 'John is a first-rate barrister. He is a first call for commercial litigation, has tremendous attention to detail and is always thoroughly prepared.'

Richard Whitehouse – 3PB ‘Richard can find the simple solution in complex claims. His advice is always pragmatic and commercially undertone.’

Commercial litigation in Regional Bar

Tier 1 sets

Guildhall Chambers

Guildhall Chambers is the ‘leading Bristol set for complex commercial cases’, consistently handling significant disputes, including company, shareholder and partnership disputes and civil fraud. In recent highlights, Hugh Sims KC acted for the claimant in a £1m claim relating to failed investments in unregulated collective investment schemes in KVB Consultants Ltd & Others v Jacob Hopkins McKenzie Ltd & Others before the High Court. In Henderson & Jones Ltd v David Ross & Ors, Stefan Ramel is representing the claimant before the High Court, a case where the company assets were transferred at an undervalue to defraud a woman. Jay Jagasia is ‘a strong and impressive advocate’ who is ‘excellent in drafting’ and consistently acts for both claimants and defendants in major commercial disputes involving banking and finance. James Wibberley is ‘an exceptionally skilled advocate’ and currently assisting a claimant bringing a £3m fraud claim against the promotions manager and a former director of a Cardiff-based nightclub business in Paterson v Reed & Cro.

Les références

‘Guildhall Chambers has a strong clerking team. Joe Stayte, in particular, is great to deal with and always delivers, regardless of the type of claim or timescales.’

‘Stephen Arnold and Joe Stayte are excellent, quick to respond and attuned to client’s commercial demands.’

‘Stephen Arnold, Joe Stayte and Finlay Duignan are very prompt at responding to queries and easy to work with.’

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