Ms Lesley Anderson KC > Kings Chambers > Manchester, England > Barrister Profile
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Ms Lesley Anderson KC
Position
All aspects of chancery and commercial litigation especially as trial advocate; corporate and personal insolvency; commercial contracts including joint ventures, distribution and agency contracts and share and asset sale warranty claims; company law especially shareholder disputes;, directors’ duties and breach of trust/fiduciary duty claims; directors’ disqualification and directors’ and employee duties (including restrictive covenants and confidential information); partnership; banking (especially secured lending and guarantees); commercial property and landlord and tenant; professional negligence (especially solicitors, accountants, surveyors and financial advisers); sale of goods; fraud; commercial torts and insurance. Regularly instructed on behalf of the Government.
Career
Lecturer in Law – University of Manchester 1984-89; Training Manager Norton Rose M5 Group 1989-91; Called to the Bar 1989; CEDR Accredited Mediator 2000; Year of Silk 2006; Recorder 2006; Authorised to sit as Deputy Judge of the High Court Chancery Division 2008; Master of the Bench of the Middle Temple 2011. Member of Hardwicke in London from 2011.
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association (Committee Member); Northern Chancery Bar Association; Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association; member of the Northern and North Eastern Circuit.
Education
LLB – University of Manchester (1984)
CEDR Accredited Mediator (2000)
Lawyer Rankings
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Property and construction
Kings Chambers has ‘strength in depth in property litigation‘. Key areas of instruction for the team include disputes relating to restrictive covenants, title, easements, and residential and commercial landlord and tenant litigation. Andrew Singer KC is a key figure in the department for construction-related disputes, and Lesley Anderson KC is very experienced in handling a broad range of contentious property matters. Wilson Horne‘s practice predominantly focuses on advising companies, individuals and governmental entities on construction and high-value real estate development issues. Geraint Wheatley has a solid track record in advising on commercial real estate matters.
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Professional negligence
Kings Chambers stands out for its ‘extremely wide level of expertise‘ in professional negligence matters. The team has extensive experience in advising on actions brought against architects, accountants, surveyors, solicitors and insurance brokers. Lesley Anderson KC‘s practice includes handling claims brought against solicitors, and Andrew Grantham KC has a solid track record in advising on claims brought against tax advisers concerning allegations of negligent tax advice. Among the juniors, Neil Berragan is very experienced in handling property-related negligence claims.
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Chancery, probate, and tax
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Lesley Anderson KC – Kings Chambers ‘Lesley is a leader in her field and carries the gravitas that comes with it. She quickly gets to the nub of any issue gives practical, clear advice, and is excellent on her feet in advocacy, maintaining an authoritative air of calm while making sure her points are forcefully made.’
Regional Bar > Northern Circuit > Company and insolvency
Kings Chambers ‘is the leading set for insolvency work in the North West’ and its members have expertise in handling complex and high-value unfair prejudice actions and shareholder disputes, as well as insolvency-related matters, acting for office holders, companies, directors and debtors. Lesley Anderson KC is head of the set’s business and property group, which also includes Andrew Grantham KC, who is active in matters regarding just and equitable winding-up petitions, derivative actions, and disputes concerning share sales and title to shares, and he acted for the respondent in PSV 1982 Ltd v Langdon, the leading case on two issues concerning s217 of the Insolvency Act. In Waldron v Waldron, David Casement KC successfully defended the respondent against allegations of breaches of fiduciary duty and unfair prejudice in a dispute between family shareholders in a construction company. Louis Doyle KC has a track record of offshore work, as does Paul Chaisty KC.