Mark Harper KC KC > Kings Chambers > Leeds, England > Barrister Profile

Kings Chambers ‘houses some of the best known names’ in the North West in the professional negligence arena, and the team has substantial expertise in handling actions brought against professionals including solicitors, surveyors, and accountants. The set is home to Andrew Grantham KC, who has a particular focus on claims against accountants, financial and tax advisers, and insurance brokers, as well as stockbrokers and surveyors. Lesley Anderson KC represented the defendants in Glasson Grain Limited v RE & S Baldwin, a case concerning a counterclaim against a farm agronomist following their negligent advice regarding the application of nitrates, which caused crops to fail. Mark Harper KC and Paul Chaisty KC are also key names at the silk level, and Martin Budworth is a notable senior junior in the group.

Praised as ‘the pre-eminent set in Manchester for valuable company litigation’, Kings Chambers is home to Lesley Anderson KC, who has appeared several times before the Supreme Court, and David Casement KC, who successfully represented the respondents in Brown v Graham, a shareholder dispute surrounding allegations of unfairly prejudicial conduct arising from the termination of a director. Louis Doyle KC is a specialist personal and corporate insolvency silk, while Mark Harper KC and Andrew Grantham KC are both strong in shareholder disputes. Martin Budworth and Ben Harding are notable juniors in this area; Budworth acted for the plaintiff in Durose v Waterland & ors, a £25m unfair prejudice petition arising from allegations that Dutch private equity investors unlawfully flooded the board and subsequently diluted the shareholding.