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Hugo Page KC
Hugo specialises in commercial litigation, with a particular emphasis on civil fraud and tracing the proceeds of fraud. His cases often have an international dimension. He is currently working on several international legal disputes, involving foreign states and offshore companies. He has also acted as leading counsel in cases involving marine insurance, banking and aviation, and has conducted a large number of shipping and shipbuilding arbitrations.
Jonathan Arkush OBE
Jonathan conducts a wide range of commercial and chancery litigation, with a particular emphasis on all aspects of contentious probate, including mental capacity, family provision, cross-border estates and conflicts, disputes on the validity of wills and estates and trusts.
Neil Levy
Neil specialises in banking litigation and advising on financial transactions. He has particular experience of domestic banking transactions, having worked as part of the Lloyds Bank in-house legal team from 1987 - 1992. His field of expertise also covers professional negligence in financial transactions, insolvency and commercial disputes. Neil has regularly presented seminars and written articles on banking and commercial law topics. He is a former contributor to Paget’s Law of Banking and Wadsley & Penn on The Law Relating to Domestic Banking. Neil is the editor of a website of case summaries relevant to finance litigation at www.banknotesuk.com.
Jeremy Bamford
Jeremy specialises in commercial litigation with a particular emphasis on all aspects of contentious insolvency (corporate insolvency, LLPs, partnerships and bankruptcy), company law (including directors’ duties, shareholder disputes and unfair prejudice petitions), company directors’ disqualification proceedings and BROs, disciplinary, licensing and regulatory proceedings involving insolvency practitioners (acted for the ICAEW on boo.com) and bank recovery proceedings (charges, mortgages, guarantees and indemnities).
Zachary Bredemear
Zachary has a busy chancery commercial practice, which includes a broad range of chambers core areas namely insolvency, property to include easements, restrictive covenants, land registration issues, professional negligence in property related matters, contract, shareholder & partnership disputes and litigation in other jurisdictions concerning property in the United Kingdom.
Celso De Azevedo FCIArb
Celso is a sought-after commercial barrister with particular expertise on emerging technology disputes relating to cryptoassets recovery, cyber risks, information technology, insurance, breach response and IT projects’ contractual disputes.
Celso regularly appears before the High Court to obtain interim injunctions in ransomware, cryptocurrency fraud and data theft cases involving fraudsters, hackers, cryptocurrency exchanges, banks and e-money institutions, including non-publication, search and freezing injunctions, third party disclosure, Norwich Pharmacal and Bankers Trust orders. His recent cryptocurrency cases include the leading authorities in this area of the law, as follows: D’Aloia v Persons Unknown & Ors [2024], Boonyaem v Persons Unknown Category (A) & Ors [2023], Mannarino v Persons Unknown & Ors [2023] and Scenna v Persons Unknown & Ors [2023].
Niall McCulloch
Niall specialises in commercial law (including commercial fraud), offshore and international work (notably in the BVI as well as other jurisdictions), insolvency and restructuring and company law (with a particular emphasis on shareholder disputes). He regularly appears in the Commercial Court, the Chancery Division and in the BVI Commercial Court. He also regularly appears in arbitrations including inter alia ad hoc, LCIA.
Simon Johnson
Simon is an experienced commercial chancery barrister specialising in large-scale, technically demanding litigation.
He has particular knowledge of and expertise in group actions arising from failed property investment schemes and the interlocking specialisms involved: civil fraud, freezing orders, banking, professional negligence and private international law.
Simon also acts in a wide range of business disputes, including contractual claims of all kinds, claims for breach of warranty and fiduciary duty, together with company, insolvency and restructuring matters.
Damian Murphy
Damian’s practice covers the areas of work undertaken by chambers with a focus on commercial litigation, insolvency and property law. In addition, Damian is a recognised expert on all aspects of electronic disclosure. His practice also encompasses international data privacy / protection.
Emma Read
Emma’s expertise covers a wide range of commercial and chancery work. She accepts instructions in all of Chambers’ core practice areas with specific emphasis on property, company and insolvency, commercial and banking disputes, probate, trusts and charities, and professional negligence.
Amit Gupta
Amit has a strong commercial and chancery practice with a heavy emphasis on contentious insolvency (corporate insolvency, LLPs, partnerships and bankruptcy), commercial disputes, company law (including directors’ duties, shareholder disputes and unfair prejudice petitions), company directors’ disqualification proceedings and bank recovery proceedings (charges, mortgages, guarantees and indemnities).
Phillip Gale
Phillip has a busy commercial chancery practice with expertise in contentious insolvency, company, civil fraud, property, and contractual disputes. He is regularly instructed in disputes where those practice areas overlap, for example, fraud claims arising in insolvency.
Simon Newman
Simon Newman engages in a full range of commercial and chancery litigation, in particular commercial, insurance, insolvency and financial matters. Simon has been appointed by the Attorney General as Junior Counsel to the Crown (C Panel). In 2020 he was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland.
Simon Jones
Simon has appeared as sole counsel before the Court of Appeal, High Court, Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber), and has been led on high-value commercial cases. Simon also appears before the Financial Conduct Authority’s Regulatory Decisions Committee. He is frequently instructed on high-value, complex litigation.
Christopher Pask
Christopher is a commercial, property and insolvency barrister with related expertise in professional negligence and financial services. His work has a commercial and contractual focus but he is frequently instructed in cases which involve overlapping issues across his other areas of expertise.
Christopher has substantial advocacy experience across the High Court, County Court and various Tribunals, both as sole counsel and as part of a team as well as regular experience of alternative dispute resolution. He maintains a busy paperwork practice and has been praised for his efficient turnaround of high quality work.
Christopher was appointed to the Attorney General’s C-Panel in 2021.
Chris Dunk
Chris joined Chambers in October 2017 and has a broad chancery practice covering commercial and traditional work. He accepts instructions in all areas in which Chambers practises, and appears regularly in the High Court and County Court throughout the country.
Chris has gained rankings in the Legal 500 for Chancery and Probate, and up and coming for Commercial Dispute Resolution by Chambers & Partners
Dale Timson
Dale is a commercial chancery litigator specialising in chambers core areas of insolvency, property, civil fraud/asset recovery and contractual matters. Dale offers comprehensive legal support encompassing drafting, advisory services, and representation. Dale has acted as sole counsel in the County Court, High Court, Upper Tribunal, and Court of Appeal. He is frequently instructed in cases involving complex issues and commercial sensitivity, often calling for original presentation and the identification of novel solutions.
Mairi Innes
Mairi has a strong commercial chancery practice, with particular focus on commercial disputes, insolvency and civil fraud. Mairi has significant experience in group actions arising from failed property investment schemes. Mairi is ranked as Up and Coming by Chambers and Partners in the field of Restructuring/Insolvency
Samuel Hodge
Samuel is a member of Chambers’ London branch. He has a strong commercial chancery practice, and regularly deals with cases which have insolvency and property aspects, and which involve fraud and asset tracing.
He is a skilled advocate who frequently appears as sole counsel in the High Court and County Court. He has been led on a number of substantial high-profile cases, including in the Court of Appeal. He accepts instructions in all of Chambers’ main practice areas.
He has been listed as a “Rising Star” on Legal 500 for insolvency.
Highlights include:
(i) Acting since 2019 as first junior for a company in liquidation in multiple proceedings involving complex fraud, asset tracing, and enforcement; appearing in multi-week trials, and multi-day hearings, in the Commercial Court.
(ii) A 3-day appeal in the Court of Appeal concerning the law of remedies, in particular equitable compensation and accounts of profits.
(iii) Resisting a 5-day strike out/summary judgment application in the High Court in a claim involving breach of directors’ duties and dishonest assistance.
Samuel was called to the Bar in 2018, coming top of the Lincoln’s Inn cohort. Before undertaking pupillage at Chambers, Sam obtained a Distinction and a prize on the BCL at the University of Oxford, and graduated top of his year in Law at Queen Mary University of London.
Ella Vacani
Ella has a broad commercial chancery practice with a particular emphasis on cases with a property or insolvency element. She accepts instructions in all of Chambers’ main practice areas.
Ella regularly appears in both the County Court and the High Court, both led and unled. She predominantly acts as sole counsel and, as such, her advocacy experience is well beyond her level of call.
Ella also maintains a busy paper practice. She is regularly instructed at a pre-litigation stage and follows her cases through to conclusion, at trial or otherwise. Ella prides herself on providing advice which, as well as being legally incisive, addresses the commercial and practical needs of the client.
Pearse Johnson
Pearse has developed a busy and varied practice accepting instructions across all of Chambers’ core work areas with particular emphasis on insolvency work and property disputes. He gains praise for the clarity and practicality of his work; he is equally adept at providing a written solution to a complex matter as responding on his feet to changing circumstances in court. He appears regularly in both the County Court & High Court and has experience of handling all stages of a dispute.
The breadth of Pearse’s practice is evident from the work he has recently undertaken including successfully getting a statutory demand set aside, acting for Liquidators on a disputed winding-up petition which involved subrogation and cross-jurisdictional questions and advising in relation to varying a restrictive covenant.
Before studying law, Pearse read Modern History at the University of St Andrews and graduated with First Class Honours. He is also a Kennedy Scholar of Lincoln’s Inn.
Annette Thomson
Annette Thomson is a specialist Commercial and Chancery Barrister. She is dual qualified in England and South Africa, where she practiced since 2010, before joining the English Bar in 2020.
As such, Annette brings with her a wealth of experience, far beyond her year of call, such that she is able to give both strategic and pragmatic advice to meet the needs of her clients.
James Freeman
James regularly appears as sole counsel in the High Court and County Court and is building a broad commercial chancery practice across all of Chambers’ areas of work. He has acted as sole counsel in multi-day trials and has cross-examination experience.
James takes instructions on corporate and personal insolvency matters, commercial disputes, company and partnership disputes, civil fraud matters, and disputes involving trusts and real property. He acts at all stages of proceedings across these areas. James is comfortable as sole counsel or assisting as part of a larger team of counsel.
Matthew Moriarty
Matthew has developed a broad commercial and chancery practice across all of Chamber’s areas of work. He is regularly instructed in commercial litigation, property, probate, and corporate and personal insolvency matters, and is regularly instructed across the whole lifespan of a case, from initial advice through to trial.
Matthew appears frequently in the Business and Property Courts and the County Courts across England & Wales, as well as providing advice & drafting for clients.
Jonathan Arkush OBE
Jonathan conducts a wide range of commercial and chancery litigation, with a particular emphasis on all aspects of contentious probate, including mental capacity, family provision, cross-border estates and conflicts, disputes on the validity of wills and estates and trusts.
Celso De Azevedo FCIArb
Celso is a sought-after commercial barrister with particular expertise on emerging technology disputes relating to cryptoassets recovery, cyber risks, information technology, insurance, breach response and IT projects’ contractual disputes.
Celso regularly appears before the High Court to obtain interim injunctions in ransomware, cryptocurrency fraud and data theft cases involving fraudsters, hackers, cryptocurrency exchanges, banks and e-money institutions, including non-publication, search and freezing injunctions, third party disclosure, Norwich Pharmacal and Bankers Trust orders. His recent cryptocurrency cases include the leading authorities in this area of the law, as follows: D’Aloia v Persons Unknown & Ors [2024], Boonyaem v Persons Unknown Category (A) & Ors [2023], Mannarino v Persons Unknown & Ors [2023] and Scenna v Persons Unknown & Ors [2023].
Amit Gupta
Amit has a strong commercial and chancery practice with a heavy emphasis on contentious insolvency (corporate insolvency, LLPs, partnerships and bankruptcy), commercial disputes, company law (including directors’ duties, shareholder disputes and unfair prejudice petitions), company directors’ disqualification proceedings and bank recovery proceedings (charges, mortgages, guarantees and indemnities).
Greg Piner
Greg has over 30 years experience of clerking in Chancery Chambers and joins Enterprise to provide business development support to its members and clients. He works closely with Senior Clerk Michael Ireland and the marketing committee in overseeing the implementation of Chambers marketing strategy/plan in providing client care, arranging marketing activities and growing & developing relationships.
Pulkit Deora (New Delhi)
Pulkit specialises in civil litigation with a particular interest in contentious insolvency, fraud and asset tracing, avoidance, corporate restructuring, minority oppression, mergers and amalgamations, commercial and property disputes, banking, and public law.