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Andrew Twigger KC KC
Position
Andrew Twigger QC has extensive experience of High Court litigation and regularly appears in both the Chancery Division and the Commercial Court. He also appears in the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. In addition, Andrew acts in commercial arbitrations and mediations, and has been involved in offshore litigation including in the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands, the BVI, Bermuda and Hong Kong. Andrew’s practice encompasses commercial disputes of all kinds, including claims involving contracts, restitution, banking and financial services, shareholder disputes, breaches of directors’ duties, insolvency, civil fraud and trusts.
Career
Called 1994, Inner Temple. QC 2011
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association. COMBAR. Elected member of Chancery Bar Association committee. Vice-chair of Bar Council Legal Services Committee.
Education
Aylesbury Grammar School; St. John’s College, Oxford (BA); City University (Dip. Law); Inns of Court School of Law
Leisure
Reading history, walking.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Maitland Chambers frequently appears in the Commercial Court and the Chancery Division, as well as in international courts and arbitration tribunals. David Mumford KC and Watson Pringle are defending the shipping company FESCO against conspiracy claims made by imprisoned Russian businessman Ziyavudin Magomedov, related to his efforts to resist a raid by the Russian state on his assets. Meanwhile, Andrew Twigger KC is representing Primer Design Ltd and Novacyt S.A. in a multi-million-pound claim filed by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care over a contract to supply rapid-PCR test kits during the COVID-19 pandemic. In JD Wetherspoon v AB Inbev UK, Gregory Banner KC is representing the claimant in a contractual dispute regarding responsibility for installing taps for serving Budweiser beers under a 20-year agreement. Following the corporate restructuring of a private hospital group, Rebecca Page successfully defended Gerard Barnes against Henderson & Jones’s accusations of breach of directors’ duties, conspiracy, and dishonest assistance.