Peter Arden KC
‘Peter has an almost encyclopaedic knowledge of bankruptcy and corporate insolvency cases. He uses this knowledge to provide quick and accurate advice.'
With ‘incredible insolvency and restructuring talent’, Erskine Chambers excels in insolvency disputes that overlap with the banking & finance and civil fraud sectors. Its members advise on corporate restructuring schemes and the pursuit of delinquent owners and directors. Peter Arden KC was instructed alongside Ben Shaw KC in Re Cine-UK Limited, a case concerning the restructuring of Cineworld group’s UK cinema businesses. Matthew Parfitt acts unled in Westcountry Truffles Ltd (in liquidation) v Frost and Anor, a follow-up litigation attempting to recover funds on behalf of investors who lost money in a truffle tree pension scheme. In Re Zaum UK Limited, Ben Griffiths represents the majority shareholders of a video games company in opposing a winding-up petition.
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- 'Very efficient. In particular, Jake Taylor is always on hand and eager to help, and he clearly has a very good working relationship with the Court Service.'
- 'Very good strength in depth.'
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.
David Chivers KC
‘David is an artful and persuasive advocate and can persuade the court on the most difficult of cases. He is an outstanding strategist, and he always delivers for the client.'
Ben Shaw KC
‘Ben is an excellent senior counsel – knowledgeable, responsive and really fights the client’s corner.’
Andrew Thompson KC
‘Andrew is a top advocate. He has exceptional poise and gravitas when on his feet, which plays well with clients who appreciate his commitment to fighting their corner.'
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.
Ben Griffiths
'Ben is a talented and highly experienced lawyer. He has an impressive depth of technical knowledge and strong strategic instincts.'
Samuel Parsons
‘Samuel is extremely efficient, responsive and user-friendly.'
Jack Rivett
‘Razor-sharp intellect and incredibly deep thinker and legal analyst. Incredibly user-friendly and a pleasure to work with.’
Philip Morrison
‘Phil is an exceptional junior who produces work product far beyond his level of call. He always works extremely hard and his drafting is strong including on complex and lengthy documents.’
Andrew Blake
'He is all over the detail.'
Conor McLaughlin
'Extremely hard-working, a pleasure to work with, incredibly sharp and on top of the detail.'
Anna Scharnetzky
‘She is able to get to the crux of extremely complex issues and explain them in a way that is not only accessible to us as solicitors, but also to the clients.'