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Littleton Chambers

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Offering ‘quality across the range of juniors and silks,’ Littleton Chambers’ members are well versed in handling partnership disputes in law firms and investment funds, tackling cases in the UK and other financial centres. Head of chambers Gavin Mansfield KC appeared for the firm in Townsend v Howard Kennedy, in which an Employment Tribunal ruled that a former partner had not been subject to unfair salary deductions under the firm’s profit sharing agreement. David Reade KC is called upon for his expertise in LLP and L.P. disputes crossing over with his stellar employment practice.
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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Jason Drakeford is a leader in the clerks' world. He is a trustworthy, reliable person who will do his best to provide the best service. One can always count on Jason to do what he can to assist.'
  • 'Excellent service. Jason Drakeford is a standout clerk - helpful, kind, efficient.'
  • 'The clerks are extremely friendly and helpful and can always offer suitable counsel.'
  • 'The clerks are superb and work hard to find the right barrister for you.'
  • 'The barristers are second to none and there is quality across the range of juniors and silks.'
  • 'Littleton is the go-to set for partnership disputes.'

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.

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Gavin Mansfield KC
'Gavin is an outstanding KC in terms of advocacy, strategic advice, written work and in cons with clients. Could not ask more of him. Judges like him and he handles questions from the bench well. His advocacy is well reasoned, respectful and clear. He comes across as being very much at ease on his feet and he is unflappable.'
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Mohinderpal Sethi KC
‘Mo is great on restrictive covenant and injunction matters. He is forensic in his approach, extremely diligent and hard working, good with clients & develops a strong rapport with them. He is fun to work with & has a great personality. He is able to get under the bones of sector-specific technical details and boil them down to the essential key points.’
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Jonathan Cohen KC
'He is exceptionally hard working and highly intelligent. He has a photographic memory for documents, and examines them to a clinical level. He surgically dissects witnesses during cross examination. He puts in 200% when fighting for his clients.'
2
Carol Davis KC
'Carol instils confidence in clients with her considered approach. She has real gravitas but more importantly is an expert in the field of partnership law, with great depth of knowledge.'
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David Reade 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.

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James Bickford Smith
‘James is an incredibly talented barrister. His advocacy is always presented in a calm, collected manner.’
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Sophia Berry
‘Sophia is a highly capable junior barrister, with a keen analytical mind and a strong command of partnership law. Her advocacy is clear, persuasive, and well-structured, enabling her to present complex arguments with confidence and precision. She is diligent, approachable, and consistently demonstrates excellent judgement.’