Erskine Chambers stands out as 'the leading company law set', with 'deep knowledge of this area of law' and 'the best range of counsel in the market, with excellent strength in depth'. Shareholder disputes are a core area of strength for the team, which is regularly sought after to advise on a wide range of complex contentious and non-contentious company law work. David Chivers KC is a highly regarded practitioner in the space, with an excellent track record in handling restructuring and insolvency work in the corporate field as well as offshore matters. Edward Davies KC and Jack Rivett appeared in ClientEarth v Shell, involving a derivative claim brought against the directors of Shell for alleged breaches of directors' duties in relation to Shell's climate change risk management strategy.
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- 'Very good. I have dealt with Alex Calder and Samantha Rouse. They are both very helpful and knowledgeable.'
- 'The clerks at Erskine are excellent and more responsive and user friendly than most other sets that I work with. Michael Shillingford is my favourite clerk to work with.'
- 'Seamus Nixon has been first-class in managing diaries and understanding the pressures of an instructing solicitor.'
- 'Michael Shillingford is excellent and responsive. Jake Taylor is good.'
- 'Clerks are consistently excellent: rapid, thorough, knowledgeable, professional, polished, easy to deal with.'
- 'Erskine Chambers has unparalleled strength and depth of experience in this area.'
- 'The confidence that they inspire in company law matters is huge. Their ability to draw on very wide and deep experience is impressive: if they haven't seen something, it almost certainly hasn't been done.'
- 'A strong chambers when it comes to corporate, company law and restructuring matters, and I am very comfortable relying on all of their barristers and team.'
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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.
2023 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.
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.
