Matthew joined Enterprise chambers in 2003 and is based at the Newcastle branch. He has interests in all areas of commercial chancery, and in particular company law (including corporate insolvency) and the law of real property (including landlord and tenant). He also practises in general civil and commercial matters, and has an interest in European Union law and employment law.

Matthew is available to accept instructions in all principal areas of chambers’ practice, and is able to work in German, French and Spanish.

Areas of Emphasis

• Insolvency - All aspects, corporate and individual including all stages of the winding up and bankruptcy process, disputed debts, validation orders and insolvency appeals
• Company - Including directors duties and directors’ disqualification work
• Commercial - Sale of goods, finance and consumer credit.  Litigation for and against banks involving securities, mortgages and guarantees.
• Property - All aspects including covenants, easements and boundary disputes.  Regularly involved in litigation, in relation to legal and beneficial interests in land, in particular arising out of partnerships disputes and dilapidations
• Professional Negligence
  Banking - Litigation for and against banks involving securities, bills of exchange, letters of credit and guarantees.

Career & Associations

• Corpus Christi College, Oxford – MA Jurisprudence (Law with German Law)
• Called to the Bar in 2000
• International Courses, United Nations University
• Corpus Christi College, Oxford – BCL
• Admitted as an Attorney in New York State in 2003
• Member of the Chancery Bar Association
• Member of the Property Bar Association
• Member of the European Circuit
• Member of the British-German Jurists Association
• Member of the New York State Bar Association

Relevant Experience

• Traineeship with the Director General for Health and Consumer Protection of the European Commission
• Free Representation Unit volunteer