Maitland Chambers

14 Jul 23

Maitland shortlisted for three awards at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023

Maitland is pleased to be shortlisted for Technology, Data and Crypto Set of the Year, Property and Housing Set of the Year and Public Services and Charities Set of the Year at The Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023. ...

06 Jul 23

Eshraq Investment v Shehab Gargash and Others

Maria Mulla succeeds in defending all claims on behalf her clients Shehab Gargash, Daman Investments PSC, and Daman Real Estate Capital Partners Limited against claims advanced by Eshraq Investments PJSC with a combined value of 6,284.002.98 AED. ...

06 Jul 23

Raier v Correa and others

9 June 2023, Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, Financial Services Division. Richard Morgan KC and Rosanna Foskett acted for the successful Defendants, instructed by Richard Annette and Adam Russell-Knee of Stuarts Walker Hersant Humphries....

29 Jun 23

Three new tenants join Maitland

Congratulations to our pupils, Kendya Goodman, Jason Mitchell and Georgia Terry, who have all accepted invitations to join Maitland upon successful completion of pupillage. Head of Chambers, Michael Gibbon KC, said “We are delighted that Kendya, Jason and Georgia will be joining us. They are all exceptional, and we look forward to watching their practices flourish at Maitland over the coming years”. They will start their tenancies with us in September 2023, adding additional talent to our outstanding junior barristers....

26 Jun 23

Global Distressed Alpha Capital I Limited v Herman – an important decision for Bermudian directors

On 23 June 2023 the Bermudian Court of Appeal (Sir Christopher Clarke P, Gloster JA, Smellie JA) handed down judgment in Global Distressed Alpha Capital I Limited v Herman [2023] CA (Bda) 12 Civ. Gregory Banner KC acted for the appellant, GDACI, successfully arguing that the usual broad Bermudian indemnity for directors contained in bye-laws of GDACI did not apply to a claim to account for unlawful profits or gains, even when fraud was not alleged; such claims were governed exclusively, and permitted, by a differently framed bye-law. ...

26 Jun 23

Credit Suisse Life (Bermuda) Limited v Bidzina Ivanishvili & Ors [2023] CA (Bda) 13 Civ

Richard Morgan KC (who did not appear below), leading Louise Hutton KC and Felix Wardle, instructed by Hurrion and Associates in Bermuda and Blake Morgan in London, appeared on behalf of the successful respondents opposing an appeal by Credit Suisse Life against a US$607 million judgment entered against it in March 2022 relating to the extensive frauds perpetrated in the course of the mismanagement of the respondents’ investments....

12 Jun 23

New Head of Chambers

We are delighted to announce that Michael Gibbon KC has been elected as Maitland’s new Head of Chambers. Michael is a leading Silk at the Commercial and Chancery bar, with a substantial caseload across our core areas of practice. His profile is here....

06 Jun 23

Matthew Collings KC, Christopher Parker KC and Catherine Addy KC feature in Business Today Articles

Matthew Collings KC, Christopher Parker KC and Catherine Addy KC feature in articles produced by Business Today.Christopher features in 'Legal Powerhouses: Unmasking the UK’s Offshore (Bar) Lawyers Changing the Game' and Matthew and Catherine in 'Inside the Courtroom Battle: Get to Know the UK’s Top Commercial Chancery Lawyers'.Both articles were produced today (6th June) and can be viewed here: https://businesstoday.news/ins... and https://businesstoday.news/leg.... ...

02 Jun 23

Re Xpress Money Services Limited (in Special Administration) [2023] EWHC 1120 (Ch)

Michael Gibbon KC and Ryan James Turner appeared on behalf of the Special Administrators of Xpress Money Services Limited (the “company”) in the first application to approve a distribution plan under the Payment and Electronic Money Institution Insolvency Regulations 2021 (the “Regulations”)....