Mr Steven Fennell > Exchange Chambers > Leeds, England > Barrister Profile
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Mr Steven Fennell
Work Department
Commercial; Insolvency
Position
Steven specialises in commercial, financial and insolvency litigation and professional negligence and regulatory matters for the legal and accountancy professions.
Steven qualified as a solicitor in 1996, as an insolvency practitioner in 1999, and a solicitor advocate in 2013, before transferring to the Bar in 2014. He became a CEDR-accredited mediator in 2012.
Steven’s commercial practice includes:
- Shareholder disputes
- Partnership and LLP disputes
- Sale of goods and supply of services
- Banking and finance litigation
- Franchise litigation
- Commercial fraud, including applications for freezing injunctions and search and seizure orders
- Consumer Credit
Steven also regularly undertakes non-contentious advisory work on instructions from solicitors.
Career
Solicitor 1996; insolvency practitioner in 1999; solicitor advocate in 2013; Called to the Bar 2014; Accredited Mediator
Memberships
- Insolvency Lawyers
- Association R3
Education
- University of Bristol (LLB)
- Merton College, Oxford (BCL)
- Accredited Mediator (CEDR)
Leisure
Steven is a keen supporter of the arts with a particular interest in the Theatre, Opera, Photography and Music – where enthusiasm partly compensates for lack of natural talent. He is also a keen cook.
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > North Eastern Circuit > Company and insolvency
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1At Exchange Chambers, the team reports an uptick in insolvency work, which forms a key pillar of Lisa Linklater KC’s practice. Linklater KC, who is well known for her expertise in handling complex insolvency litigation, acted for the joint liquidators in Re Torotrak plc (in liquidation), involving issues of proportionality, fairness and the restrictive wording of s107 of the Insolvency Act 1986 in relation to making distributions to members. Steven Fennell has a solid track record in representing defendants and claimants in, among other areas, cases involving breaches of directors’ duties, and Eleanor d’Arcy is ‘a brilliant advocate‘ with established strength in handling a wide range of contentious insolvency matters and shareholder disputes, including unfair prejudice claims.