Commercial Litigation

Leading Silks

Mark Anderson KC – No5 Barristers’ Chambers

James Morgan KC –St Philips Chambers ‘James is cool, calm, collected and extremely persuasive in the court room. His attention to detail is second to none. He is an advocate who prepares meticulously and delivers consistently high levels of service.’

John Randall KC –St Philips Chambers ‘John's towering strength is his ability to absorb the whole landscape of a document, pinpoint the issues and analyze them with surgical precision. He never looks down on his clients, even if they have made mistakes.’

Mohammed Zaman KC – No5 Barristers’ Chambers 'Mohammed is the complete package. His legal and technical skills are of the absolute highest standard, combined with great negotiation and interpersonal skills.'

Leading Juniors

Robert Mundy –St Philips Chambers ‘Robert’s style is to be calm and measured. His arguments (oral and written) are extremely well-structured, thorough, and effective. He delivers all the work to deadlines and consistently produce excellent written documents and robust oral advocacy. He is a go-to candidate for all commercial litigation work.’

Ali Tabari –St Philips Chambers ‘Ali is extremely user-friendly. He is very strategic and thinks well on his feet.’

John Brennan –St Philips Chambers

Marc Brown –St Philips Chambers ‘Marc is able to explain complex issues in accessible detail and has attention to detail.’

John Campbell – New Square Chambers ‘John is personable, presentable and a thoroughly good counsel. His advice is always very good and straight. He is a great barrister.’

Simon Clegg –St Philips Chambers ‘Simon is excellent at assessing the commercial considerations of a case and identifying the core legal arguments. His judgement is excellent, and his drafting skills are very good.’

Nicholas Cobill – No5 Barristers’ Chambers 'Nicholas is incredibly pragmatic, approachable and practical in his application of the law and his interaction with the clients.'

Paul J Dean – No5 Barristers’ Chambers 'Paul pays great attention to detail and has an impressive memory of the facts and is able to make points in simple ways with many examples. He has always been approachable and gives clear instructions. He is highly reliable and offers great support in times of difficulty.'

Mark Grant –St Philips Chambers ‘Mark is technically a very good lawyer. His approach is always clear, concise and on point, whether that is in relation to written advice, skeleton arguments, or oral submissions in court. He is good with clients.’

Alexander Heylin – No5 Barristers’ Chambers 'Alexander is an excellent advocate.'

Maria Mulla – Maitland Chambers

Jonathan Owen –Ropewalk Chambers ‘Jonathan has a wealth of legal knowledge. He has always provided extremely thorough advice to clients. He has a great rapport with the clients and is a very talented advocate. His style of advocacy is very calm and considered and ultimately very effective.’

Yasmin Yasseri – No5 Barristers’ Chambers 'Yamin is incredibly reliable and approachable, with meticulous attention to detail. Her quality of work is excellent, well presented and clearly well thought through. She will go the extra mile to offer guidance and assistance with new and ongoing cases. She is intelligent and very capable.'

Edmund Beever –St Philips Chambers

Olivia Chaffin-Laird – No5 Barristers’ Chambers 'Olivia is thorough and ensures no page is unturned. Clients trust her as a reliable barrister. She has extensive knowledge and expertise in insolvency and director disputes.'

Andrew Charman –St Philips Chambers ‘Andrew is incredibly bright, and one immediately feels that one has an advantage over one's opponent when he is instructed. He is also very sensible in his approach to cases, and he consistently sees the pragmatic route to resolving the case. His paperwork is excellent, and he is very responsive and approachable. He is very much my "go to" barrister.’

Amit Gupta –Enterprise Chambers 'Amit's broad experience in a number of areas has proved useful for tackling challenging client matters. His knowledge in these areas is invaluable. He quickly achieves a client's confidence and is prompt and efficient in dealing with his solicitor's queries.'

Kirsty White - St Philips Chambers

Rising Stars

Samir Amin – No5 Barristers’ Chambers 'Samir has the ability to grasp the facts of a matter very quickly. He is a quick thinker and is excellent on his feet. He is also very good with the clients.'

Thomas Herbert –Ropewalk Chambers ‘Thomas is incredibly robust, knowledgeable, and approachable. He is always available to talk matters through and provide advice and expertise. His work is always of a very high standard and his advocacy skills are unparalleled.’

Jason Perrin – No5 Barristers’ Chambers 'Jason is meticulous in his preparation and has a keen eye for detail. His advice is always pragmatic, and drafting is thorough. He is very approachable, and clients like his bedside manner.'

Commercial litigation in Regional Bar

Tier 1 sets

No5 Barristers' Chambers

No5 Barristers’ Chambers is ‘an approachable and go-to chambers’. The team has ‘numerous commercial barristers at different levels’ who regularly instruct in all types of business disputes. Mark Anderson KC was recently instructed on a matter related to government funds for apprenticeship training. Mohammed Zaman KC is currently representing a petitioner in shareholders unfair prejudice petitions involving shareholding property exceeding £20m. In July 2022 Shakil Najib was appointed to the circuit bench.

Testimonials

Set

‘A great set.’

‘The set as a whole is friendly and sociable. It regularly provides seminars.’

‘No 5 chambers is right to the top in the Midlands.’

‘No 5 Chambers provides the best quality advice, advocacy and representation and delivers it as part of an overall service that places the client at the heart of everything they do. They are committed to providing high-level client service to the lay client and professional client.’

‘No.5 chambers is a solid and generalist set.’

‘Chambers has been responsive and professional.’

‘A well-known, well-regarded regional set.’

St Philips Chambers

St Philips Chambers is a ‘strong regional commercial set for commercial disputes’ that regularly gets instructed by clients from small to multinational companies. The set handles complex and high-profile cases in the business and property courts to the highest court. James Morgan KC get praised for his ‘excellent drafting and forensic focus on the key points in dispute’ and recently acted for a claimant seeking £4.9m damages for breach of a warranty in a share sale agreement and resisting a counterclaim for unpaid purchase. Ali Tabari successfully represented the claimant in the recovery of three loans matter which the claimant had given to the defendants during their mutual dealings in international commodities.

Testimonials

Set

‘Good strength in depth and excellent service, very commercial in relation to fees.’

‘St Philips Chambers provides fantastic training sessions, and the business and property barristers are highly Knowledgeable and experienced in commercial areas.’

‘Very strong at all levels of seniority.’

‘St Philips is an excellent chamber for commercial disputes. The juniors are of extremely high quality (especially senior juniors).’

‘Chambers are always available to help for example when counsel is needed at short notice.’

Clerking

‘Justin Luckman is an excellent senior clerk – best in business and looks after us extremely well.’

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