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Jack Rivett
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Jack Rivett has a strong commercial chancery practice, with an emphasis on company and insolvency issues. He frequently advises on and acts in cases (both contentious and non-contentious, led and unled) which have a company or financial law element. In recent years, he has acted for the successful appellants in Re Prudential Assurance Company Limited [2020] EWCA Civ 1626 (the leading case on transfers under Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000); for the successful respondent in Chalcot Training Limited v. Ralph [2021] EWCA Civ 795 (which concerned capital maintenance rules); for the successful claimant in ENRC v. Dechert & The SFO [2022] EWHC 1138 (Comm.) and [2023] EWHC 3280 (Comm.); and for Shell in derivative proceedings commenced by the environmental pressure group ClientEarth [2023] EWHC 1897 (Ch.) and [2023] EWHC 2182 (Ch.).
Career
Called 2010 (Lincoln’s Inn), Attorney-General’s Panel of Counsel (B Panel).
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association, COMBAR.
Education
MA (Cantab) (Double First), Trinity College, Cambridge; MPhil, Trinity College, Cambridge; Postgraduate Diploma in Law, City University London (Distinction) (Lord Bowen Scholarship and Hardwicke Award, Lincoln’s Inn); Bar Vocational Course (Outstanding) (Lord Denning Scholarship and Buchanan Prize, Lincoln’s Inn; The Everard Ver Heyden Foundation Prize, The City Law School).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Company
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Jack Rivett – Erskine Chambers ‘Jack is a very talented lawyer who is very driven and gets to the points quickly.’
Erskine Chambers stands out as ‘the leading company law set’, with ‘deep knowledge of this area of law‘ and ‘the best range of counsel in the market, with excellent strength in depth‘. Shareholder disputes are a core area of strength for the team, which is regularly sought after to advise on a wide range of complex contentious and non-contentious company law work. David Chivers KC is a highly regarded practitioner in the space, with an excellent track record in handling restructuring and insolvency work in the corporate field as well as offshore matters. Edward Davies KC and Jack Rivett appeared in ClientEarth v Shell, involving a derivative claim brought against the directors of Shell for alleged breaches of directors’ duties in relation to Shell’s climate change risk management strategy.
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Jack Rivett – Erskine Chambers ‘Jack is fast, hugely knowledgeable, incredibly pleasant and also commercial. He gets the nub of the issue immediately, always knows what is required and is incredibly responsive.’
The English Bar Offshore > Commercial disputes
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Jack Rivett – Erskine Chambers ‘Jack is an extremely user-friendly, whip smart junior who is particularly strong on legal research and detailed and difficult drafting.’