Erskine Chambers is ‘fantastic for corporate litigation’, and also offers particular strength in company law, insolvency and financial services matters. Andrew Thompson KC has ‘a formidable intellect, a measured and thoughtful approach, and strong strategic oversight of the case’. David Chivers KC is ‘an effective advocate’ with an excellent reputation for handling joint venture disputes and warranty claims. Jack Rivett is ‘authoritative, exceptionally bright, and prepares meticulously’.
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Profile
Position
Jack Rivett has a strong commercial chancery practice, with an emphasis on company and insolvency issues. He frequently advises on and acts in cases (both contentious and non-contentious, led and unled) which have a company or financial law element. In recent years, he has acted for the successful appellants in Re Prudential Assurance Company Limited [2020] EWCA Civ 1626 (the leading case on transfers under Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000); for the successful respondent in Chalcot Training Limited v. Ralph [2021] EWCA Civ 795 (which concerned capital maintenance rules); for the successful claimant in ENRC v. Dechert & The SFO [2022] EWHC 1138 (Comm.) and [2023] EWHC 3280 (Comm.); and for Shell in derivative proceedings commenced by the environmental pressure group ClientEarth [2023] EWHC 1897 (Ch.) and [2023] EWHC 2182 (Ch.).
Career
Called 2010 (Lincoln’s Inn), Attorney-General’s Panel of Counsel (B Panel).
Memberships
Chancery Bar Association, COMBAR.
Education
MA (Cantab) (Double First), Trinity College, Cambridge; MPhil, Trinity College, Cambridge; Postgraduate Diploma in Law, City University London (Distinction) (Lord Bowen Scholarship and Hardwicke Award, Lincoln’s Inn); Bar Vocational Course (Outstanding) (Lord Denning Scholarship and Buchanan Prize, Lincoln’s Inn; The Everard Ver Heyden Foundation Prize, The City Law School).
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