The set is at the top of its game
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An exceptional set
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A go-to commercial set
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Ahead of the game
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Clear, concise, commercial and pragmatic advice
Chambers UK
Our core practice areas are Commercial Litigation and Arbitration, Civil Fraud, Company & Partnership, Insolvency & Asset Recovery and Offshore & Trusts, with a number of leading specialists in related fields.
We excel in the most challenging commercial disputes at the Bar. We have been consistently ranked as a leading set in all our areas of practice and we are particularly recognised for our cross-disciplinary expertise.
Maitland is described as a “go-to commercial set”, with significant expertise in commercial litigation and arbitration both in the UK and internationally.
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Maitland is a pre-eminent set noted for its expertise in high-value fraud disputes, with barristers appearing in the major trials, arbitrations and appeals taking place in England and internationally in this area.
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Maitland’s pedigree in company & partnership disputes is longstanding. We cover the full range of work, e.g. breach of directors/fiduciary duties, shareholder claims & corporate governance issues.
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Described as “a powerhouse for insolvency”, Maitland deals with everything from domestic issues to global group collapses. It has expertise in using insolvency processes to support enforcement.
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Maitland is regularly instructed in heavyweight offshore and trusts disputes offering significant experience before foreign courts at first instance and at appellate level.
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Including Banking & Financial Services, Real Estate, Media & Entertainment, IP, Cryptoassets, Professional Negligence, Tax, Private Client, Charities, ADR, Technology.
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Richard Bottomley, instructed by Robyn Adams of Debenhams Ottaway, successfully acted for Pheasantland Limited in resisting an application made by Abbotsley Limited for recusal of the trial judge. HHJ Walden-Smith, sitting as a High Court Judge, found after two days of oral argument that the application was totally without merit. The 18-day trial is listed for April....
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The Lawyer has released their Hot 100 list of 2025 which includes Maria Mulla....
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We are delighted that Rebecca Page will be appointed to the rank of King’s Counsel in a ceremony in the spring before the Lord Chancellor. This will bring the number of King’s Counsel at Maitland to 21, working alongside 50 junior barristers....
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In the judgment of Gill v. Kaur [2025] EWHC 156 (Comm), George Hayman KC and James Kinman represented the Claimants in obtaining the continuation of a proprietary injunction over the shares of an English company (owner of an airport in Texas and other real estate interests) in support of a derivative claim in Delaware. The injunction was granted pending steps being taken by Receivers appointed by the Delaware Court to enforce its judgment and recover the shares....
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What is the effect of a trial judge adopting wholesale the closing submissions of one party and largely ignoring the submissions of the other side? That was the issue considered by the Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal (“ECCA”) in Rayley Company Ltd v Fong....
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David Mumford KC and Watson Pringle, instructed by Mark Hastings and Abigail Healey of Quillon Law, acted for PJSC Far-Eastern Shipping Company (FESCO) in its successful challenge to the English Court’s jurisdiction to hear the $13.8 billion claim brought against it in the Commercial Court by Ziyavudin Magomedov and others. FESCO succeeded in relation to all three limbs of the test: serious issue to be tried, gateways and forum. James Mitchell also appeared for FESCO at the consequentials hearing. ...
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