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Commercial litigation

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Particularly reputed as 'the go-to set for cross-border insolvency and commercial litigation', South Square's members continue to act in high-profile claims before all levels of the UK court system, as well as offshore forums. David Allison KC acted for Standard Chartered Bank in Katra v Standard Chartered Bank, a dispute concerning the setting aside of a statutory demand. In another matter, Tom Smith KC represented the defendant in NatWest Markets NV & Anr v CMIS Nederland BV & Anr, a high-profile dispute concerning the use of indemnity instruments and mortgage-backed securitisations.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Great set.'
  • 'Excellent for commercial litigation.'
  • ''South Square is a go to set for commercial litigation.'
  • 'The South Square clerks are very knowledgeable and responsive.'
  • 'The clerks are experts in getting things done.'
  • 'Great responsiveness from clerks.'

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.

3
Tom Smith KC
‘Tom has a brilliant blend of understanding the detail but also being a master of strategy. He is a super team leader.'
3
David Allison KC
‘David is a master tactician, brilliantly organised, and an amazing advocate.'
4
Felicity Toube KC
‘Felicity is at the top of her game. Extremely bright, commercial and pragmatic.'
5
David Alexander KC
‘David is bright, engaged and personable, a real client favourite.'
6
Jeremy Goldring KC
'Jeremy has fantastic intellect, deep knowledge of company law and practice and great instinct for arguments that will persuade a judge.'
6
Mark Phillips KC
'Mark is a wonderful mixture of charming and combative.He is a fighter that all clients feel comforted by having in their corner.'

2024 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.

1
Adam Al-Attar 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.

5
Georgina Peters
‘Really knows her stuff on tricky and detailed issues of insolvency law, responsive and really nice to work with.'