Maitland Chambers

21 Mar 22

Silk Appointments

Many congratulations from all at Maitland Chambers to our new Silks, Andrew Westwood QC and Thomas Munby QC who were formally sworn in on Monday 21 March following a ceremony at Westminster Hall....

07 Feb 22

Darragh Connell joins Maitland Chambers

Maitland Chambers is delighted to announce that Darragh Connell has joined Chambers from today. Darragh is a leading commercial junior and was called to the Bar in 2012. He has a very busy commercial litigation practice focusing on domestic and international contractual disputes, contentious insolvency, civil fraud and digital asset recovery. Prior to the Bar, Darragh worked in the financial services industry and he is ranked in Band 1 of Chambers and Partners for Cryptocurrency Disputes having been instructed in one of the first reported cases in relation to this burgeoning area....

27 Jan 22

David Mumford QC successfully appears in ECSC Court of Appeal case deciding the test of “control” of documents for disclosure purposes

David Mumford QC has successfully resisted an appeal to the ECSC Court of Appeal against an order refusing disclosure of documents belonging to a subsidiary company in litigation against an indirect parent. The ECSC determined, for the first time, that the English learning on what constitutes “control” of documents for disclosure purposes applied, including the developments of the Lonrho test seen in cases such as North Shore Ventures and Ardila Investments. The Court of Appeal also gave helpful guidance on the standard of appellate review applicable to decisions of fact based on documents. David was instructed by Andrew Willins and Laure-Astrid Wigglesworth of Appleby....

20 Jan 22

The Lawyer’s Top 10 Appeals of 2022

We are pleased to see two appeals that our members are involved in this year feature in The Lawyer’s Top 10 Appeals of 2022:...

12 Jan 22

The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2022

We are pleased to see Thomas Grant QC, James Kinman and Edward Armitage mentioned in The Lawyer’s Top 20 cases of 2022 released this week. They are instructed by Mark Hastings and Michael Barnett of Quillon Law, acting for the claimants in the case of Maroil Trading Inc and others v Cally Shipholdings. The Lawyer’s Top 20 list includes cases with the most significant sums in dispute as well as disputes involving high profile parties or issues....

06 Jan 22

Maitland Chambers joins ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE as a Community Partner

We are delighted to announce that Maitland Chambers has joined ThoughtLeaders4 FIRE as a Community Partner. ...

24 Dec 21

Estate Gazette Top 10 Cases of 2021 Podcast

The Estate Gazette has released its ‘Top 10 Cases of 2021’ podcast where legal editors Sarah Jackman and Jess Harrold present their annual round-up from the courts and count down their top 10 property law cases of 2021. Listed at number 5 is the Bank of New York Mellon (International) Limited v Cine-UK Limited case in which Philomena Harrison appeared for Cine-UK. This case is going directly to the Court of Appeal in early next year (bypassing the High Court) in what is probably going to be one of most important appeals in 2022. To listen to the podcast, please click here....

22 Dec 21

Two New Silk Appointments for Maitland Chambers

We are delighted to announce that Andrew Westwood and Thomas Munby will be appointed as Queen's Counsel on 21 March following the appointment ceremony by the Lord Chancellor. Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of 101 barristers and solicitors as new Queen’s Counsel (QC) in England and Wales. The title of QC is awarded to those who have demonstrated particular skill and expertise in the conduct of advocacy....

17 Dec 21

Primekings Holding Ltd & Ors v King & Ors (Re Kings Solutions Group Ltd) [2021] EWCA Civ 1943

In a Judgment handed down on Friday 17 December 2021, the Court of Appeal has confirmed that the true ratio of the Court of Appeal majority in Graham v Every [2015] 1 BCLC 41 is that there must be a causal connection between personal actions of a shareholder or third party and some other act or omission constituting conduct of the company’s affairs, for such matters to be pleaded in support of a claim for relief pursuant to section 994 of the Companies Act 2006 (unfair prejudice petition proceedings). ...