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Watson Pringle
Position
Watson specialises in commercial and civil fraud litigation, with a particular emphasis on cases involving asset tracing, jurisdictional issues and conflicts of laws. He also handles contractual disputes, breach of warranty claims, shareholder actions, and personal and corporate insolvency matters, particularly those involving fraud or cross border issues. He is an experienced trial advocate, including in large scale commercial disputes, and regularly obtains and resists the full range of interim remedies commonly sought in commercial fraud claims.
Career
Called to the Bar in 2005, Inner Temple; tenant at New Square Chambers 2007 – 2016, tenant at Maitland Chambers 2016.
Languages
French (fluent) German (intermediate)
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association; COMBAR; Pro Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association
Education
Edinburgh Academy; Brasenose College, Oxford University (2004 MA(Oxon) Jurisprudence); BPP Law School.
Leisure
Watson is a keen footballer, golfer and follower of Scottish rugby.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Watson Pringle –Maitland Chambers ‘Watson is an outstanding commercial barrister in every respect. He works extremely hard, is very clever, and has excellent judgement. As an advocate, he is unusually clear and confident for a junior – a silk in the making.’
Maitland Chambers‘ ‘barristers are top quality in terms of academic legal argument and advocacy skills‘. In Upham v HSBC UK Bank plc, Matthew Collings KC acted for the claimants in a massive claim brought by over 350 victims of the failed Eclipse Film Finance scheme. Also touching on showbusiness, in Green v White Lantern Film (Britannica) Limited, Edmund Cullen KC was instructed by actress Eva Green in her dispute with a film production company over the aborted production of science fiction film A Patriot; Green is claiming contractual damages from the production company for failing to pay her. Within the junior ranks, Watson Pringle is representing Watchstone Group in a £63m claim for breach of confidence and conspiracy, in relation to the alleged unlawful disclosure of Watchstone’s confidential information by its adviser PwC in secret meetings with Watchstone’s counterparty during a large commercial transaction.