Matthew Smith KC
All around excellent both in conference, writing, and advocacy.
Maitland Chambers is home to experienced advocates advising charities, trustees and regulators across a broad range of governance, regulatory and contentious matters. Andrew Westwood KC represented supermodel Naomi Campbell in an appeal against the Charity Commission’s order disqualifying her from being a charity trustee. With ‘extensive knowledge and experience across charity law issues’, Matthew Smith KC successfully acted for a local community in efforts to remove and appoint trustees of a charity owning a city farm in North London. Maxim Cardew, who has been praised for having a ‘first-rate mind’, acted for six of the defendants in Dasji v Bhudia and others, a High Court case concerning a dispute between the charity trustees of the Shree Swaminarayan Temple, a Hindu place of worship in Stanmore.
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Testimonials
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- Maitland has an outstanding charity law team as a whole.
- I like Maitland; they are a go-to set for me. Responsive clerks and high-quality barristers.
- This set is one of my "go to" for charity and governance work. They have strength and depth in charity work.
Lawyers
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Ted Loveday
Ted is a strong barrister in all aspects; he has provided excellent advice, keeping practicality in mind, particularly in relation to costs. Ted is really accessible to clients and is brilliant on his feet. More than an all-rounder, Ted is my go-to.
Maxim Cardew
Maxim has a first-rate mind and is a leading charity junior with brilliant technical knowledge and understanding of charity law. Clients feel safe in Maxim's hands.
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
