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Mr Hugh Miall
Position
Described as a “a star in the making”, Hugh is a specialist commercial chancery barrister who acts as an advocate and adviser in complex civil fraud and asset tracing, commercial litigation and arbitration, insolvency, company law and contentious trust disputes.
Praised as being a “terrific advocate” with “superb strategic judgment” and “immaculate written work”, Hugh is recommended as a leading junior across his core practice areas of Commercial Dispute Resolution, Chancery: Commercial, Civil Fraud, Company, Partnership and Insolvency. Hugh is renowned for his technical skill, his robust advocacy and his straightforward and astute advice.
Frequently instructed in relation to offshore cases or in litigation involving other international elements, Hugh has worked on matters across the globe and is called to the Bar of the British Virgin Islands.
Career
Called 2009, Lincoln’s Inn.
Memberships
- Chancery Bar Association
- Commercial Bar Association
- Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association
- Contentious Trusts Association (ConTrA)
- Volunteer for the Personal Insolvency Lawyers Advice and Representation Scheme (PILARS)
- Denning Society of Lincoln’s Inn
Education
- Lincoln’s Inn (Lord Mansfield Scholarship, Buchanan Prize, Hardwicke Entrance Award)
- MA (Hons) Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge (Choral Scholarship, Academic Scholarship, Tapp Postgraduate Scholarship, 3 Verulam Buildings Prize for Trusts and Equity in University Finals)
- BVC at BBP Law School (Outstanding, joint-highest mark in year)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Partnership
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Hugh Miall – XXIV Old Buildings ‘Hugh is an accessible team-player who provides essential leadership and tactical acumen in high stakes commercial or corporate disputes.’
XXIV Old Buildings covers a full spectrum of partnership disputes across a wide variety of industry sectors, from legal, to farming, film and finance. Members handle partnership and LLP cases both domestically and abroad, and for both commercial and family-owned structures. Elspeth Talbot Rice KC is a key silk from the set, while Hugh Miall covers all areas of partnership law, spanning traditional 1890 Act partnerships, LLPs and joint ventures. Helen Galley is noted for her advisory work in numerous partnership disputes, from small commercial partnerships to professional partnerships.
London Bar > Insolvency
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Hugh Miall – XXIV Old Buildings ‘Strategic mastermind.’
London Bar > Company
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Hugh Miall – XXIV Old Buildings ‘Hugh has excellent knowledge of corporate insolvency law, allied to commercial flair.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Hugh Miall – XXIV Old Buildings ‘Hugh is a safe set of hands and brilliantly easy to work with. He is a calm and assured advocate who quickly establishes trust with the judge.’
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Hugh Miall –XXIV Old Buildings ‘Hugh has the ability to distil clarity from extreme complexity. He is brilliantly forensic.’
The English Bar Offshore > Commercial disputes
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Hugh Miall – XXIV Old Buildings ‘Hugh is a passionate and committed advocate who is fiercely loyal to his client’s cause. He is exceptionally articulate and clearly has the ear of the court.’