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MAITLAND IS A LEADING SET OF BARRISTERS’ CHAMBERS IN LONDON. WE PROVIDE ADVOCACY AND LEGAL ADVICE ACROSS A HUGE RANGE OF BUSINESS DISPUTES IN ENGLAND AND WALES AND MANY INTERNATIONAL JURISDICTIONS.

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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.

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Jonathan Allcock acts for successful defendant (and cross-claimant) in Dynamo Recoveries Limited & Emerdata Limited v Alexander Nix [2024] EWHC 3116 (Comm)

On 6 December 2024, the Commercial Court (Dame Clare Moulder DBE) handed down judgment in Dynamo Recoveries Limited & Emerdata Limited v Alexander Nix [2024] EWHC 3116 (Comm), after a two-week trial in October 2024....

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Christopher Parker KC Secures Ruling in Ming v JF Ming Inc in the BVI High Court

On 20 November 2024 the BVI High Court handed down judgment in Ming and others v JF Ming Inc, valuing the minority shareholders’ interest following the Privy Council’s reinstatement of Leon J’s buy out order. It is the first BVI authority on the issue of whether a discount should be applied for the shares being a minority holding. Christopher Parker KC successfully argued that a minority discount should not be applied in all the circumstances of the case. Mangatal J also agreed that the valuation evidence of the minority shareholders should be preferred as the buyer’s valuer had not followed International Valuation Standards. The value of the minority’s 3/17ths interest was therefore set at HKD342,948,353.29 with interest at 1% over HK best lending rate from the 31 March 2017, the valuation date. ...

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Rebecca Page acts for successful creditor in Re KRF Services (UK) Ltd [2024]

On 26 November 2024, Mr Andrew Twigger KC (sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge) handed down judgment in Re KRF Services (UK) Ltd [2024] EWHC 2978 in which he made an administration order under para. 12 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 against a company deemed to be subject to sanctions under The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (‘Sanctions Regulations’). ...

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Rebecca Page wins Company/Insolvency Junior of the Year

Congratulations to Rebecca Page, who won Company/Insolvency Junior of the Year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards held at Old Billingsgate on Thursday 14 November 2024....

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Court of Appeal clarifies scope of estoppel by litigation conduct

Thomas Munby KC and James Kinman appeared for the successful party in Malik v Malik [2024] EWCA Civ 1323, in which the Court of Appeal handed down judgment on 4 November 2023. They successfully argued that the test for whether a party will – by adopting one position in litigation – be barred from adopting a contrary position at a later stage is broad and merits based, unfettered by strict rules. In particular, it is not necessary to identify a clear, unequivocal statement of position by the party in question, and it is wrong to import such a requirement from the law of promissory estoppel....

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Thomas Munby KC, Emily Gailey and James Mitchell acted for the successful First Defendant in Kireeva v Zolotova

A successful outcome for the First Defendant in Kireeva v Zolotova, in which a Russian bankruptcy trustee had attempted to claim ownership of a valuable property in Italy via a share in an English company. ...

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