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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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The Supreme Court’s judgment in Recovery Partners & anr. v Rukhadze & ors., handed down last week, considers what role, if any, principles of causation have to play when deciding the scope of an account of profits, particularly in relation to a breach of fiduciary duty involving the pursuit of a maturing corporate business opportunity by directors after they have left office. This is an important judgment for anyone advising directors or other fiduciaries who are considering resigning from a company and setting up a competing business. Watson Pringle acted for the Appellants at all stages of the case including in the Supreme Court, instructed by Graham Huntley and Rory Spillman of Signature Litigation LLP. ...
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For some time, utilities have paid substantial commissions to brokers who procure energy supply contracts for them. These practices — which have been described in The Times as a “mis-selling scandal that may prove bigger than PPI” — have generated a substantial number of claims that are working their way through the courts against utilities and the brokers. The Court of Appeal today delivered judgment in Expert Tooling and Automation Limited v Engie Power Limited [2025] EWCA Civ 292 on a “half-secret” commission claim against a supplier that had paid commission to a broker that was later dissolved. ...
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On 17 March 2025, in the latest round of the Abbotsley litigation, the High Court dismissed all three grounds of the appeal brought by Abbotsley. It had made an application under CPR 55.8, as well as for summary judgment and strike-out relating to a forfeiture claim for land which includes a number of wooden chalets in Cambridgeshire. All three limbs were dismissed at first instance. ...
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The Competition and Markets Authority has appointed Anna Lintner and Narinder Jhittay as members of its panel of Standing Counsel. They join current Standing Counsel member Catherine Addy KC....
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In Dekel v Clerkenwell Lifestyle Limited, the Commercial Court of the British Virgin Islands declined to grant leave for a minority shareholder to pursue substantial claims on behalf of a capital raising vehicle incorporated in the British Virgin Islands. ...
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The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2025 recognises the most high-profile and high-value disputes on the horizon. Georgia Terry features in The Pan-NOx Emissions Group Litigation (Dieselgate)....
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