Maitland Chambers ' members provide advocacy and advice in company and partnership disputes of all types, both domestically and globally. Initially instructed in director’s disqualification proceedings, Catherine Addy KC ended up acting for the Competition and Markets Authority in a case brought by Advanz Pharma Corp Ltd concerning fines exceeding £35m levied on several drug companies after it was discovered that one company was paid not to launch an anti-nausea drug, leading to the NHS facing a 700% price rise over four years. David Mumford KC is acting for the provisional liquidator of a Bahraini company suing to recover fraudulently misappropriated shares in a listed Palestinian company, while new joiner Anna Lintner is frequently instructed on behalf of the Secretary of State in director disqualification proceedings, including against eight former directors of Carillion plc.
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Anna is a commercial and chancery practitioner specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration, civil fraud, banking and finance disputes and insolvency and company law matters. Anna has particular expertise in disputes arising at the intersection between her disciplines, such as banking or civil fraud matters involving an insolvency aspect. Anna is frequently led in substantial disputes but is equally confident being instructed as sole counsel and often appears as such against significantly more senior opponents including silks. She has considerable courtroom experience and is highly regarded for her engaging advocacy style and robust cross-examination skills. Anna is on the Attorney General’s A Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown.
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