Maitland Chambers

09 Nov 22

Legal 500 English Bar Offshore rankings released

The Legal 500 English Bar Offshore rankings were released today (9th November). Maitland Chambers are delighted to be ranked in tier 3. ...

09 Nov 22

Transworld and Hunt v First Curacao International Bank NV and Deuss

In Transworld Payment Solutions UK Ltd (In Liquidation) v First Curacao International Bank NV [2022] EWHC 2742 (Ch), Mr Justice Freedman dismissed challenges by the Defendants to the jurisdiction of the court and/or seeking a stay of the proceedings on forum non-conveniens grounds....

04 Nov 22

Richard Fowler appearing at the Supreme Court

Richard Fowler will be appearing at the Supreme Court on Tuesday (8 November 2022) in the appeal of Blacks Outdoor Retail Limited -v- Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Limited. Richard is acting for the Respondent Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Limited and is instructed by Pinsent Masons.The case concerns the construction of service charge provisions in two commercial leases, but has potentially wide commercial implications. ...

06 Oct 22

Rebecca Page wins Chancery Junior of the Year

Congratulations to Rebecca Page who won Chancery Junior of the Year at the Legal500 Bar Awards which were held at the Hilton on Park Lane on Wednesday 5 October....

13 Sep 22

Timothy Foot and Eoin MacLachlan join Maitland Chambers

Following the successful completion of their pupillage, we are very pleased to welcome Timothy Foot and Eoin MacLachlan as new Members of Chambers....

01 Sep 22

Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022

We are delighted to announce that we have been nominated for the following three awards at the Chambers UK Bar Awards: ...

31 Aug 22

Darragh Connell successfully obtains anti suit injunction to restrain multi million dollar US proceedings

Darragh Connell was instructed by Cooke Young & Keidan LLP in respect of an urgent Part 8 claim issued in the High Court (Chancery Division) to restrain proceedings commenced in the State of Utah seeking US$ 4.8 million. The relief sought in Utah had been previously included in a counterclaim commenced in this jurisdiction that had been dismissed on 15 March 2022. The US proceedings were commenced by way of Verified Complaint and Jury Demand on 18 March 2022....

26 Aug 22

Attorney General’s Panel Appointment

Maitland Chambers is pleased to announce that Narinder Jhittay has been appointed to the Attorney General’s ‘B’ Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. The appointment will commence from 1 September 2022 and last for a period of five years....

25 Aug 22

Waiver of privilege in insolvency applications: an important new case

In a recent judgment, the Insolvency and Companies Court has analysed the principles applicable to waiver of privilege in the context of applications in insolvency proceedings. Duncan McCombe represented the successful applicant, Mrs Yurova, instructed by Gresham Legal....