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St John's Buildings Offices
St John's Buildings
24A-28 ST JOHN STREET
MANCHESTER
M3 4DJ
England
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Pépin Aslett
Work Department
Data and Information Law, Banking, Finance and Insolvency, Company and Commercial, Property and Private Client
Position
Pépin has an established reputation as a Senior Junior specialising in commercial and chancery litigation with an emphasis on major and complex litigation.
Pépin has a well-established reputation as a Senior Junior specialising in commercial litigation and data and information law with an emphasis on major and complex litigation. His extensive experience is well suited to disputes spanning many disciplines and he takes a commercial and pragmatic hands-on role to develop case tactics and strategy. He regularly acts as part of a team of KCs, juniors and relevant expert professionals.
In addition to appearing in the Court of Appeal and High Court in England and Wales, Pépin has appeared in Supreme Court of Gibraltar and the courts in Bermuda, where he practised as an Attorney for three years.
Pépin heads up the Commercial Group in Chambers, and is regularly quoted in the press in relation to aspects of his expertise.
Career
Called to the Bar of England and Wales 1996 (Lincoln’s Inn); called to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Bermuda 2000 (previously an Attorney in Bermuda). Publications include: ‘You can’t be serious: assessing triviality in data breach claims’ Communications Law: Comms. L. 2023, 28(1), 9-15; ‘Cross-Border Asset Protection: An Offshore Perspective’ Journal of Financial Crime 2003 Vol. 10 No. 3 229; ‘The Destruction of Commercial Documents’ The Company Lawyer 2003 Vol 24 No 12 35.
Memberships
Northern Circuit.
Business & Property Courts Forum Committee.
Education
University of Buckingham (LLB(Hons)); Inns of Court School of Law (BVC).
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > IT, telecoms and data protection
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Pépin Aslett – St John’s Buildings ‘Pépin has considerable knowledge and experience in the data protection field. A persuasive advocate who has the trust of the court.’
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Pépin Aslett – St John’s Buildings ‘Pépin is very strong technically and gives good, clear advice in the difficult work of structuring group litigation. He is a leading light.’
The members at St John’s Buildings have expertise in handling contractual disputes. The set houses Pépin Aslett, who has a thriving practice in multi-party claims, as well as banking and financial services litigation. Daniel Metcalfe regularly appears in the High Court, and he recently represented the claimant in Sale Property Consultants Ltd v JD Sports Plc, a claim for a loss of profit of £350,000.