New Square Chambers > Set Profile

New Square Chambers is based in Lincoln’s Inn and has 43 members of whom five are QCs and is one of the leading commercial chancery sets in London.

The set: In addition to members’ strengths as advisers and advocates in matters before the courts of England and Wales, Chambers is well known for its work in offshore and international jurisdictions.

Types of work undertaken: Commercial litigation and civil fraud: Chambers has extensive experience of commercial and civil fraud cases, and the conflicts of laws and jurisdictional issues that they often involve. Members of Chambers pioneered the development of worldwide freezing and tracing orders and continue to work at the cutting edge of the development of interim remedies and enforcement. Members are also familiar with civil claims relating to financial crime and a wide range of commercial disputes, including pure contract, commercial agency, partnership and remedial trusts. Members also practise in the field of professional negligence.

Company and insolvency: Chambers deals with every aspect of company law, particularly shareholders’ disputes involving unfair prejudice petitions under s994 of the Companies Act. New Square members conduct litigation about public share issues, listing particulars, derivative actions and similar matters. Members have acted in many high-profile insolvency cases. The set’s insolvency expertise extends from bankruptcy and liquidation to administrations, receiverships, DTI inquiries, voluntary arrangements, the adjustment of prior transactions and malpractice in and before insolvency.

Trusts, wills and estates: Chambers has been involved in a substantial amount of trust litigation in recent years. Members have extensive experience in both attacking and defending trusts, trustees and protectors. Members act as advocates in relation to all forms of trust claims before the courts of England and Wales, including in the context of divorce. It deals extensively with the drafting of and advice on wills and on trusts of all kinds, including charitable, governmental, pension and commercial trusts, acting in contentious and non-contentious probate cases. New Square also regularly deals with claims by and against personal representatives and family provision claims. Members advise on the tax consequences of complex trust arrangements at home and offshore.

International and offshore: Chambers has a large offshore presence and its work includes trusts and estates litigation, civil fraud, commercial litigation, company law, insolvency matters, proceeds of crime and property claims. Chambers has a long-standing reputation in many jurisdictions including Antigua, the Bahamas, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Channel Islands, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, the Isle of Man and Singapore.

Property: Chambers’ work includes all forms of real property disputes, including easement and boundary disputes, nuisance, trespass, mortgages and related fraud or negligence. Chambers’ expertise covers the full range of landlord and tenant work, including commercial, residential, agricultural, private and public. Members act in contentious and non-contentious matters for landlords, tenants and lenders, as well as advising and drafting documents for a wide variety of leasehold transactions, including those involving unrealised development value. Chambers’ property practice also covers public and administrative law, including commons and rights of way and property rights.

Barrister Profiles

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Simon Adamyk	Barrister with considerable experience of a broad range of Chancery and commercial…	View Profile
	Mr Michael Booth		View Profile
	Ross Crail	Barrister with experience of litigation and advisory work in a wide range…	View Profile
	David Eaton Turner	Barrister specialising in company, corporate and personal insolvency, banking and commercial law…	View Profile
	John SC Eidinow	Barrister specialising in litigation and advisory work in wills and probate, trusts…	View Profile
	David Fisher	David Fisher is a commercial litigator whose practice embraces fraud, partnership and…	View Profile
	Thomas Graham	Thomas is an extremely experienced specialist in commercial law, company law and…	View Profile
	Alexander Hill-Smith	Landlord and tenant; professional negligence; commercial; consumer credit. Recent cases include Aldermore…	View Profile
	Robin Hollington	Barrister specialising in company law, shareholders’ disputes, insolvency, and general Chancery litigation;…	View Profile
	Nigel Hood	Instructed in some of the largest civil fraud claims in recent years,…	View Profile
	Mark Hubbard	Mark is a Chancery barrister with a reputation as a litigator in…	View Profile
	George Laurence	Specialises in real property disputes; also has special interest and expertise in…	View Profile
	Nicholas Le Poidevin	Barrister specialising in litigation: trusts, wills and estates, all forms of property,…	View Profile
	Alexander Learmonth	Specialises in succession – contentious probate, will construction, estate administration disputes, and…	View Profile
	Jonathan Lopian	A commercial chancery barrister, called in 1994, with an advisory and litigation…	View Profile
	Mr Conn MacEvilly	Conn’s work focuses on three areas: insolvency, chancery commercial and offshore.	View Profile
	John Macdonald	John Macdonald is a skilful cross examiner, a persuasive advocate and a…	View Profile
	Gabriella McNicholas	Gabriella is developing a commercial and chancery practise focused on contractual disputes,…	View Profile
	Adrian Pay	Adrian Pay’s practice focuses on contentious chancery work, in particular, commercial chancery…	View Profile
	Justin Perring	Justin Perring is a commercial and chancery barrister whose practice includes commercial…	View Profile
	Gary Pryce	Chancery litigation, landlord and tenant litigation, real property litigation and related professional…	View Profile
	Leigh Sagar	National and international trusts and estates, commercial advice and litigation and Court…	View Profile
	Stephen Schaw Miller	Barrister practising in chancery and commercial law, property litigation, insolvency, company law,…	View Profile
	Edwin Simpson	Barrister specialising in appearing at public inquiries and applications for judicial and…	View Profile
	Claire Staddon	Recent years have seen increased focus on Claire’s property practice, in the…	View Profile
	Rodney Stewart Smith	A traditional Chancery practice with a particular flair for unusual areas of…	View Profile
	Lynton Tucker	Practice is primarily trusts-based and includes related tax work; advises on and…	View Profile
	Gerard Van Tonder	Barrister with general Chancery and commercial practice comprising litigation and advisory work…	View Profile
	Mr Paul Wilmshurst	Paul Wilmshurst is ranked by the Legal 500 as a leading junior…	View Profile