Charles Samek KC
‘Excellent advocacy, tenacious and clear minded.’
Littleton Chambers’ skilled team ‘commands respect in the commercial litigation market’. Charles Samek KC is ‘phenomenally clever, incredibly personable, and inspires real confidence in handling the most complex of cases’; he successfully represented the appellant before the Court of Appeal in Servis-Terminal LLC v Drelle. The court confirmed that a sum of money ordered to be paid by a judgment of a foreign court cannot form the base of a bankruptcy petition, unless that judgment has been recognised in the UK. In a separate matter, Jonathan Cohen KC successfully represented Swiss businessman Thomas Flohr in the High Court in a strike-out application against a claim brought by Frontiers Capital pertaining to alleged investment fraud.
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Testimonials
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- 'The Littleton clerks are always helpful, responsive and easy to work with.'
- 'Scott Hersey is exceptional.'
- 'Scott Hersey and Daniel Tidman are incredibly responsive and professional, ensuring that all matters are handled efficiently and with the utmost care.'
- 'George Shah is always very helpful and goes the extra mile.'
- 'Littleton is a superb set with strength at every level.'
- 'The set has clear strength in depth, with members who are approachable, well-prepared, and practical in their advice.'
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.
Jonathan Cohen KC
'Jonathan is incredibly knowledgeable, tough, strategic and genuine delight to work with.'
David Reade KC
‘He is always calm, assured but authoritative - and very impressive at handling curve balls. He is unflappable.'
Rupert D’Cruz KC
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.
David Lascelles
David is really user friendly and engages with the commercial issues surrounding the case immediately. He has a good strategic approach to matter and his written work and oral advocacy are top notch.'
Alexander Halban
‘Alexander is extremely hard working and dedicated. He is personable and a great team player.'
Sam Neaman
‘Sam inspires trust and confidence in his advice with all clients.'
Ming-Yee Shiu
Ming-Yee is a very clear thinker and communicator; she is excellent at dealing with large volumes of detail and has a strong command of a wide range of legal issues.'
Ashley Cukier
A very sophisticated eloquent style of advocacy, very measured and punchy when required.'
Nicholas Goodfellow
‘Very diligent and careful drafting. Precise in his submissions and clear in his manner.’