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Enterprise Chambers Offices

Enterprise Chambers
43 PARK SQUARE
LEEDS
LS1 2NP
England
Enterprise Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
North Eastern Circuit > Commercial litigation Tier 1
Enterprise Chambers ‘has an excellent range of junior counsel, all of whom are able to robustly present arguments while offering very helpful strategic advice‘ across a wide range of commercial disputes. Hugo Groves is singled out for his expertise in shareholder disputes. Duncan Heath handles instructions for claimants and defendants in contentious matters, and Matthew Maddison‘s workload includes contractual and sale disputes. Cristín Toman has an excellent track record in advising on commercial injunctions.Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘The whole set is brilliant.’
Clerking
‘The clerks are always extremely helpful.’
‘Joanne Caunt is very attentive and provides an excellent service.’
‘They always go the extra mile.’
North Eastern Circuit > Company and insolvency Tier 1
Praised by instructing solicitors as 'a strong go-to insolvency set', Enterprise Chambers' team has solid expertise in handling the full range of insolvency work. Hugo Groves is highly regarded for his experience in advising on insolvency cases featuring cross-border elements, and Matthew Maddison regularly acts for creditors, companies and liquidators in insolvency matters. Cristín Toman successfully appeared for the administrators in Re: Peter Jones China Limited, involving an application made to compel the Registrar of Companies to remove non-compliant documents from the register. In November 2021 Kelly Bond was appointed as a district judge.Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘Excellent strength in depth.’
Clerking
‘Always friendly and helpful.’
‘Excellent clerking by the experienced Joanne Caunt.’
‘Responsive, helpful and efficient.’
North Eastern Circuit > Property and construction Tier 1
At Enterprise Chambers, Bruce Walker‘s recent workload includes proprietary estoppel claims and possession disputes, while Cristín Toman acted for the claimant in a proprietary estoppel case relating to student accommodation buildings. Stephanie Jarron handles the full range of contentious real estate work.Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘The quality of the barristers is very good and the chambers is very easy to deal with.’
Clerking
‘Joanne Caunt is very efficient and user friendly.’
‘Joanne Caunt and Ellen McInall in the clerks’ room at Leeds are extremely efficient.’
‘Joanne Caunt is first class.’
Western Circuit > Company and insolvency Tier 1
At the Bristol office of the 'very strong' set Enterprise Chambers, the team stands out for its 'good strength-in-depth in insolvency'. Stephen Davies KC acted in Kireeva v Bedzhamov, concerning whether a Russian trustee in bankruptcy should be recognised at common law by the English court and if so, whether the court has power to assist the trustee in respect of immovable property in England. Jeremy Bamford is sought after for his expertise in shareholder disputes, directors’ disqualification issues, unfair prejudice petitions and contentious insolvency mandates. The 'commercially astute' Christopher Brockman has been kept busy acting for liquidators in a range of insolvency matters.Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘Very professional set.’
‘Good set for out-of-London insolvency work.’
‘From juniors to silk there is a lot of talent and a lot of choice.’
‘Good breadth and strength of expertise.’
Clerking
‘Clerks are very user friendly, and service is calm, efficient and accurate.’
‘Clerks are excellent and in particular a word must be given to Justin Emmett, who provides a first class service to the solicitors in every way.’
London Bar > Insolvency Tier 3
Complex insurance sector insolvencies have been a recent feature of Enterprise Chambers, a set seen as ‘a very good choice for insolvency instructions‘. One such case, Kireeva v Bedzhamov; Vneshprombank LLC v Bedzhamov and others has seen Stephen Davies KC acting for the bankruptcy trustee of the defendant, the Court of Appeal decision expected to have far-reaching consequences in cross-border cases. Niall McCulloch appearing unled in Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd v Bresco Electrical Services Ltd ((in Liquidation)), the seminal case on the use of adjudication for the administration of construction insolvencies, was another highlight.Leading Silks
Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘Good bench strength in insolvency.’
‘A good set for insolvency matters with a raft of juniors ready to take on advocacy on smaller matters going up to seniors who can appear on more substantial cases.’
‘The set is excellent with a few standout individuals.’
‘Enterprise Chambers is one of the best sets for insolvency counsel in London.’
‘Enterprise has always been a very good choice for insolvency instructions, with a large number of excellent juniors in particular.’
Clerking
‘Excellent! Responsive, reliable and commercial. Michael Ireland is unflappable and easy to deal with.’
London Bar > Company Tier 4
A robust team of juniors at Enterprise Chambers is recommended for its ‘great variety of specialisms and call’ in company law where chambers is frequently seen in a broad spectrum of matters. Niall McCulloch has built impressive impressive experience in high-profile matters, receiving a slew of insurance sector instructions following his involvement in cases regarding Eagle Star Insurance. Edward Cohen‘s recent caseload has covered the popular area of shareholder disputes, advice on technical issues of company law, and breach of duty claims against directors.Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘Responsive and good communicators, counsel availability is excellent and any reason for delay is clearly explained.’
‘The set is one of the go-to sets, great variety of specialisms and call. Definite strength in depth.’
‘A go-to chambers, particularly with property matters. The quality of the work and depth of expertise is good.’
Clerking
‘Raj Lamba provides an excellent service.’
‘Luke Clark stands out.’
London Bar > Property litigation Tier 5
Enterprise Chambers considers property litigation one of its most important practice areas, with landlord and tenant work at its core and complemented by specialist expertise in the subsidiary areas of insolvency and property-related professional negligence. The set primarily caters to the mid-tier City and regional firms, but has seen their share in the upper echelons property litigation market growing in recent years. Kavan Gunaratna has been representing the claimant in Chis 3 Ltd v Virgin Active Ltd, a case following the heavily publicised restructuring Virgin Active entered into to write off substantial rent arrears owed to its landlords; this decision will be the first to consider landlords’ rights under standard forfeiture clauses where a tenant enters into a restructuring plan, with the site in question being worth around £300 million. In Various Lessees of Duchess of Bedford House v Campden Hill Gate Ltd, Edward Francis successfully represented the claimants in an issue relating to parking rights over an adjoining private road; as well as factually complicated, this case raised complex questions regarding the operation of section 62 of the Law of Property Act.Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘A very user friendly set, all the barristers I have used have been approachable and excellent at what they do. ’
‘The particular advantage of instructing Enterprise Chambers is the range – and therefore availability – of counsel that it can offer. ’
‘Enterprise has a core of absolutely superb counsel. ’
Clerks
‘Their clerks are competent in the extreme and move mountains to make things work. ’
‘First rate, they can not do enough for you. ’
Dispute resolution > Mediators Tier 5
Jonathan Arkush – Enterprise Chambers Jonathan Arkush at Enterprise Chambers is a member of the mediation panels of the Chancery Bar Association, Property Bar Association, Property Law UK, Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Practitioners, and Dispute Mediation. To date, he has conducted over 350 mediations across a wide range of practice areas.Midland Circuit > Company and insolvency
Leading Juniors
North Eastern Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
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London Bar > Commercial litigation
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London Bar > Partnership
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
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London Bar > Social housing
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Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Commercial litigation Tier 1
Enterprise Chambers ‘has an excellent range of junior counsel, all of whom are able to robustly present arguments while offering very helpful strategic advice‘ across a wide range of commercial disputes. Hugo Groves is singled out for his expertise in shareholder disputes. Duncan Heath handles instructions for claimants and defendants in contentious matters, and Matthew Maddison‘s workload includes contractual and sale disputes. Cristín Toman has an excellent track record in advising on commercial injunctions.Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘The whole set is brilliant.’
Clerking
‘The clerks are always extremely helpful.’
‘Joanne Caunt is very attentive and provides an excellent service.’
‘They always go the extra mile.’
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Company and insolvency Tier 1
Praised by instructing solicitors as 'a strong go-to insolvency set', Enterprise Chambers' team has solid expertise in handling the full range of insolvency work. Hugo Groves is highly regarded for his experience in advising on insolvency cases featuring cross-border elements, and Matthew Maddison regularly acts for creditors, companies and liquidators in insolvency matters. Cristín Toman successfully appeared for the administrators in Re: Peter Jones China Limited, involving an application made to compel the Registrar of Companies to remove non-compliant documents from the register. In November 2021 Kelly Bond was appointed as a district judge.Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘Excellent strength in depth.’
Clerking
‘Always friendly and helpful.’
‘Excellent clerking by the experienced Joanne Caunt.’
‘Responsive, helpful and efficient.’
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Property and construction Tier 1
At Enterprise Chambers, Bruce Walker‘s recent workload includes proprietary estoppel claims and possession disputes, while Cristín Toman acted for the claimant in a proprietary estoppel case relating to student accommodation buildings. Stephanie Jarron handles the full range of contentious real estate work.Leading Juniors
Testimonials
Set
‘The quality of the barristers is very good and the chambers is very easy to deal with.’
Clerking
‘Joanne Caunt is very efficient and user friendly.’
‘Joanne Caunt and Ellen McInall in the clerks’ room at Leeds are extremely efficient.’
‘Joanne Caunt is first class.’
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
Leading Juniors
Enterprise Chambers > Set Profile
Enterprise Chambers is a leading set of barristers, specialising in commercial, business and property related disputes.
The set: Enterprise Chambers is unique among commercial sets in offering a nationwide presence. It has established premises in London, Bristol, Leeds and Newcastle upon Tyne and fields barristers throughout England and Wales. The set values are robustly commercial. Members understand the needs of the solicitors who instruct them and their lay clients. They aim to meet those needs with rapidly delivered, high quality, commercially sound advice and representation. Members are familiar with and experienced in all courts and tribunals, including regulatory and property tribunals, and mediations and arbitrations.
Types of work undertaken: Members carry out work across a wide range of commercial, business and property problems encountered by private individuals, small- and medium-enterprises, large corporations and public authorities alike. The set can field individual barristers at any level or a team of barristers able to take on the largest and most complex litigation. The sets core specialisms are commercial chancery, including commercial, company, insolvency, banking & financial services, property/landlord and tenant both commercial and residential and professional negligence.
The sets expertise within insolvency and property uniquely places it to deal with disputes which involve both.
Insolvency covers international and cross-border insolvency and all matters appertaining to liquidations, receiverships, administrations, voluntary arrangements, schemes of arrangement and bankruptcies, with members frequently acting for and against insolvency practitioners engaged in the adjustment of prior transactions.
Commercial work covers all legal and strategic issues facing individuals, businesses and public authorities today. These include contract, restraint of trade, loans, guarantees and other securities, sale of goods, insurance, competition law, civil fraud and tax.
Company and partnership problems, including directors liabilities and disqualification, shareholder and partner disputes, unfair prejudice, derivative actions, dissolution claims and quasi-partnerships
Banking & Finance covers mortgages and charges, guarantees and indemnities, receivership and administration, negligent investment advice, product mis-selling, payment fraud and misdirected payments, project finance, hire-purchase and asset finance
Property/landlord and tenant covers all aspects of business, residential and agricultural tenancies, mortgages, conveyancing, easements, covenants, adverse possession, environmental law, housing, sale of land, legal and beneficial interests in land, and registration of land.
Members additionally cover professional negligence involving accountants, architects, barristers, insolvency practitioners, engineers, solicitors and surveyors. All aspects of licensing and regulation increasingly faced by individuals and businesses are addressed, including environmental, water and waste licensing, building regulation and remediation, as well as the licensing of alcohol, entertainment, betting, gaming, lotteries, firearms and taxis.
Many of the sets members are recognised in the major directories as leaders in their fields and all are known to their clients for their approachability, expertise and commercial acumen.
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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Senior Clerk | Michael Ireland | ||
Director of Operations | Tracey Collins | ||
Clerk | Luke Clark | ||
Clerk | Raj Lamba | ||
Clerk | Morgon Green | ||
Clerk | Kenya Mendoza | ||
Clerk | Amber Williams | ||
Clerk | Justin Emmett | ||
Clerk | Joanne Caunt | ||
Clerk | Ellen Mcinall | ||
Clerk | Michelle Carson | ||
Members of Chambers | PICKERING KC, James (1991) | ||
Members of Chambers | DAVIES KC, Stephen (1983, KC 2000) | ||
Members of Chambers | PAGE KC, Hugo (1977, KC 2002) | ||
Members of Chambers | COHEN, Edward (1972) | ||
Members of Chambers | ARKUSH, Jonathan (1977) | ||
Members of Chambers | ZELIN, Geoffrey (1984) | ||
Members of Chambers | BROCKMAN, Christopher (1985) | ||
Members of Chambers | GROVES, Hugo (1980) | ||
Members of Chambers | LEVY, Neil (1986) | ||
Members of Chambers | KENNEDY-McGregor, Marilyn (1989) | ||
Members of Chambers | BAMFORD, Jeremy (1989) | ||
Members of Chambers | JARRON, Stephanie (1990) | ||
Members of Chambers | WILLIAMSON, Bridget (1993) | ||
Members of Chambers | WALKER, Bruce (1994) | ||
Members of Chambers | FRANCIS, Edward (1995) | ||
Members of Chambers | HEAL, Madeleine (1996) | ||
Members of Chambers | ILYAS, Shaiba (1998) | ||
Members of Chambers | McCULLOCH, Niall (2000) | ||
Members of Chambers | JOHNSON, Simon (2000) | ||
Members of Chambers | FENTEM, Ross (2003) | ||
Member of Chambers | BLACKMORE, Sally-Anne (2003) | ||
Members of Chambers | GUNARATNA, Kavan (2004) | ||
Members of Chambers | TOMAN, Cristin (2004) | ||
Members of Chambers | GUPTA, Amit (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | BROWN, Daisy (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | CROSSLEY, Dominic (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | READ, Emma (2006) | ||
Members of Chambers | HEATH, Duncan (2007) | ||
Members of Chambers | MEECH, Jennifer (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | GALE, Phillip (2008) | ||
Members of Chambers | DAVIES, James (2009) | ||
Members of Chambers | MADDISON, Matthew (2010) | ||
Members of Chambers | BOWMAKER, Louise (2011) | ||
Members of Chambers | JONES, Simon (2011) | ||
Members of Chambers | DIXON, Madeline (2013) | ||
Members of Chambers | THOMPSON, Claire (2014) | ||
Members of Chambers | TODD, Fiona (2014) | ||
Members of Chambers | DUNK, Chris (2014) | ||
Members of Chambers | INNES, Mari (2017) | ||
Members of Chambers | HODGE, Samuel (2018) | ||
Members of Chambers | MALLOCH, Kirsty (2018) | ||
Members of Chambers | VACANI, Ella (2019) | ||
Members of Chambers | JOHNSON, Pearse (2019) | ||
Members of Chambers | LANGAN KC, HH Peter* | ||
Members of Chambers | KAYE KC, HH Roger |
Barrister Profiles
Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
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![]() | Chris Dunk | Chris has a broad commercial and chancery practice. His experience includes general… | View Profile |
![]() | Hugo Groves | Hugo has many years experience of dealing with insolvency related matters including… | View Profile |
![]() | Duncan Heath | Duncan has an impressive all-round Chancery practice covering both traditional and commercial… | View Profile |
![]() | Cristín Toman | Cristín has a strong commercial chancery practice, with particular expertise in all… | View Profile |
![]() | Bruce Walker | Bruce specialises in property advice and litigation. He is also very experienced… | View Profile |
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- North Eastern Circuit > Company and insolvency
- North Eastern Circuit > Property and construction
- Western Circuit > Company and insolvency
Top Tier Set Rankings
- Insolvency
Set Rankings
- Midland Circuit > Company and insolvency
- North Eastern Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
- Commercial litigation
- Partnership
- Insurance and reinsurance
- Social housing