ELSA Commoot
Maitland is supporting the European Law Students' Association's UK Commercial Law Moot Court Competition...
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Ryan Turner and Andrew McLeod join Maitland
Following the successful completion of their pupillage we are very pleased to welcome Ryan Turner and Andrew McLeod as new members of chambers....
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Passing of Master John Hopkins
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Master John Hopkins at the age of 81. John was a Door Tenant at Maitland Chambers for many years and will be fondly remembered by our members....
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United Company Rusal Plc v Crispian Investments Limited & Anor
The Commercial Court has issued the reasons for its decision in a dispute between United Company Rusal Plc (“Rusal”, a company associated with Oleg Deripaska and one of the world’s major producers of aluminium) and Crispian Investments Limited (“Crispian”, a company associated with Roman Abramovich) as to a proposed sale by Crisipian of its shares in PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel, one of the world’s largest producers of nickel and palladium....
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The Investec Appeals – Privy Council Judgment
The Privy Council has given its long-awaited and highly significant judgment on 8 appeals concerning the administration of the Tchenguiz Discretionary Trust during the global financial crisis in 2007-08....
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Property Alliance Group Ltd v RBS – Court of Appeal Judgment
On 2 March 2018 the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the much-anticipated appeal in Property Alliance Group Ltd v The Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (heard over seven days between January and February 2018)....
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Carillion
Michael Gibbon QC and Andrew Westwood, instructed by Dentons, acted for the Official Receiver as compulsory liquidator on his urgent application for the immediate appointment of PwC as special managers over the Carillion companies....
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Lehman - Court of Appeal Judgment on withholding tax
Court determined interest under Insolvency Rules subject to withholding tax. Catherine Addy QC was instructed by HMRC....
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Andrew Walker QC - Chair of the Bar 2018
From 1 January 2018 Andrew Walker QC took up his position as Chair of the Bar, succeeding Andrew Langdon QC....
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