Maitland Chambers

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). ...

12 Dec 21

Christmas Opening Hours

During the festive period, our opening hours will be as follows:...

03 Dec 21

Barristers launch equality, diversity and inclusion directory

Nine barristers from the inaugural Bar Council Leadership Programme, including Narinder Jhittay, have launched the Bar’s first ever Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Directory....

17 Nov 21

Diversity/Gender Programme of the Year Award Nomination at the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2022

We are delighted to announce that we have been nominated for Diversity/Gender Programme of the Year at the Citywealth Magic Circle Awards 2022 due to our successful mentoring scheme.The award has four judging components, one of which is an online vote. We would appreciate it if you could take the time to vote for Maitland in this category here. The Magic Circle Awards 2022 will take place at a gala dinner on 17 May 2022 and to view more information about our mentoring scheme, please visit here. ...

21 Oct 21

Chambers UK Bar Guide 2022

Chambers UK have released their UK Bar Guide for 2022 and we are delighted to have the following number of recommendations: ...

21 Oct 21

Thomas Grant QC and Ed Meuli make Supreme Court appearance to raise money for Classics for All

Thomas Grant QC and Ed Meuli recently appeared before Lord Stephens in the Supreme Court on 14 October 2021 representing Queen Boudica, who was charged with being a terrorist under the Terrorism Act 2000. The fundraising event was held by Classics for All, a charity which aims to reverse the decline in the provision of classical education within state schools. Despite the best efforts of Alison Morgan QC, a leading silk involved in many recent terrorism prosecutions, and her junior Victoria Ailes, Tom and Ed were able to secure a (belated) acquittal for their client!...