Selwyn is a leading Employment Silk. The directories refer to his “superb advocacy” and his ability to “make highly complex arguments sound like common sense“.
David is recognised as one of the Country’s leading silks in commercial litigation and employment law. He has appeared in many leading authorities.
Paul Gilroy KC’s reputation is principally based on his employment practice. He has for some years been recognised by Chambers & Partners, The Legal 500, and Legal Experts as a leader in this field. Paul has been recognised as a leading silk within the Employment Northern Circuit.
Charles Samek has been a KC since 2009, taking Silk after just 19 years at the Bar. He is recommended in the directories as a leading KC for banking and finance, commercial litigation and civil fraud. He was also shortlisted by Legal 500 for Commercial Litigation Silk of the Year 2019.
Jonathan Cohen was appointed KC in the 2016 round at just 38 years old. He is one of the preeminent barristers in his fields of practice. He is annually ranked by the Chambers & Partners directory as a leading KC in both commercial litigation and employment law and was nominated by that directory as employment junior of the year in both 2013 and 2015.
Adam is a commercially minded trial advocate, who has appeared as lead counsel at every level, from the Commercial Court and Queen’s Bench Division to the Court of Appeal, Privy Council and Supreme Court. He is recognised in the directories in respect of all his practice areas.
Employment Silk of the Year Winner (Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023), Senior Counsel of the Year Finalist (International Employment Lawyer Awards 2023), Civil Lawyer of the Year Winner (Asian Legal Awards 2022), Barrister of the Year Finalist (The Lawyer Awards 2022) and shortlisted for Employment Silk of the Year (Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022), Mohinderpal Sethi KC MA (Oxon) is the immediate past Chair of the Employment Law Bar Association and the immediate past Head of the Employment Team.
He is recognised as one of the country’s leading silks by Chambers UK, Chambers Global, Legal 500 UK, Legal 500 EMEA, and Who’s Who Legal. His expertise spans the full range of commercial, employment, partnership and sports litigation and arbitration. He is an accomplished trial and appellate advocate in the High Court, tribunals and on appeal up to and including the Supreme Court. He is also Top Ranked for his international and offshore practice, particularly in the Middle East, Caribbean and Channel Islands.
Rupert D’Cruz is a King’s Counsel specialising in complex cross-border litigation and arbitration.
Niran is a leading barrister, specialising in commercial and employment law with a particular expertise in applications for interim injunctive relief.
Sam is a specialist international commercial litigation and employment barrister, highly ranked in the legal directories as a “renowned senior junior” in several fields, and nominated for Employment Junior of the Year at the 2019 Legal 500 Bar Awards.
Andrew is an experienced and highly regarded Chancery and Commercial advocate, specialising in all aspects of contractual and trust/fiduciary disputes; in particular, civil fraud (including all forms of injunctive relief), banking and financial services disputes as well as joint venture and shareholder disputes, including business protection claims, involving data protection, confidential information and breach of fiduciary duty as well as the economic torts, many involving an international element, either in court or arbitration, and is noted in the directories in several specialisms as a leading junior in London.
David Lascelles is a highly-regarded commercial litigator. He brings a wealth of experience to resolving disputes successfully.
Alexander’s principal areas of specialism are commercial litigation and employment law. He is appointed to the Attorney General’s ‘B’ panel of Counsel.
Recommended by the legal directories, Charlotte is a “talented junior” with a “thriving practice”.
She specialises in commercial litigation and employment law, and is particularly recommended for her expertise in business protection issues including competitive activity, fiduciary duties and confidential information.
James has a busy practice across his specialisms of commercial, employment and partnership law.
Charlene has an extensive commercial litigation and employment law practice, including arbitrations and ADR.
Nick is an experienced litigator who acts in a wide variety of commercial disputes, with particular experience in civil fraud claims, disputes involving company directors and shareholders, and international commercial cases that raise conflicts of law issues.
Alexander practises in a broad range of commercial disputes – including commercial contracts, civil fraud and asset tracing, company and shareholder disputes, insolvency, and international arbitration.
Many of Alexander’s cases have an international element, involving jurisdiction challenges, conflicts of laws issues, and claims brought under foreign law. He regularly appears in applications for freezing orders and other injunctive relief. He also has experiences in disputes involving cryptocurrency.
Marc was called to the Bar in 2011 following First Class degrees in Mathematics and in Law. His practice covers a wide range of Commercial and Civil Fraud litigation (including director / employee related business protection disputes) and Sports law matters.
Sophia specialises in employment, partnership and commercial law. She has particular expertise in equality and whistleblowing law and in handling business protection disputes resulting from breaches of restrictive covenants and fiduciary duties and the misuse of confidential information. She is regularly instructed in complex High Court and Employment Tribunal matters and has developed significant experience of appellate advocacy through her employment work. The strength of her employment practice has been recognised by Chambers and Partners, which commends her “strong command of commercial employment matters as well as equality law”. Sophia also advises on partnership disputes and has appeared for LLPs and partnerships and departing partners in a number of arbitrations.
Grahame is an expert employment and sports litigator with particular expertise in whistleblowing and discrimination law and High Court business protection disputes. He has appeared for individuals, companies and trade unions in some of the most important recent authorities.
Ashley specialises in Commercial Litigation and Arbitration, Civil Fraud and Sports Law. He has been described by Legal 500 as a “Rising Star” for Commercial Litigation; and is recommended as a Leading Junior for Sports Law by Legal 500, Chambers & Partners, and Who’s Who Legal. He was recently named ‘Sports Law Junior of the Year’ at the Legal500 Bar Awards 2023.
Stuart joined Littleton in April 2019 upon completion of a Third Six Pupillage, having previously undertaken 12-month pupillage at a leading commercial set. Stuart accepts instructions across all Chambers’ core areas of work, and has a particular interest in commercial work.
Sir Michael Burton GBE (until 2016 Mr Justice Burton) was appointed, after 14 years as a commercial KC, latterly head of Littleton Chambers, as a High Court Judge in 1998.
Chelva has practised at Tan Rajah & Cheah since being called to the Singapore Bar in 1972 and has helmed its litigation practice for the last 20 years. He joined Littleton as an International Arbitrator and Associate Tenant in 2017.
Matthieu specialises in arbitration.
Andrew Clarke is one of the foremost employment lawyers at the Bar. He has a reputation for giving clear and practical advice and as a formidable advocate and a highly skilled cross examiner.
John J. Kerr (Jack) joined Littleton as an International Arbitrator and Associate Tenant in 2017.
Previously Jack was a Partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (1984 – 2009) where he was also Head of their International Arbitration and Litigation Group.
Alan M. Anderson joined Littleton as an Associate Tenant and International Arbitrator in November 2017. He is an internationally recognized arbitrator, arbitration counsel, and trial lawyer with over thirty years of experience. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and is certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a civil trial advocate and by the Minnesota State Bar Association as a civil trial specialist in the United States.
Anthony Daimsis has been teaching at the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Law since 2003. He is the current Director of the National Program, a program that leads to a dual JD/LL.L degree. He is also the Director of the common law’s mooting program.
