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Katie Longstaff

Call: 2013

Barrister

Katie Longstaff is a commercial barrister specialising in company, fraud, restructuring and insolvency work. She is recognised as a leading junior for restructuring and insolvency work both in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500, which describe her as “an excellent advocate”, “incredibly talented” and “one of the very few go-to barristers”, who “is quick to pick up on complex matters”, has “excellent attention to detail”, “works really well under pressure” and has technical ability that “is just second to none”.

She has extensive experience as a trial advocate and in seeking urgent injunctive relief. She regularly appears in the High Court as sole counsel and has appeared successfully as a second junior in the Supreme Court. Her practice covers a broad spectrum of domestic and international commercial disputes, which concern various technical industries and market sectors, including banking, energy, engineering and technology. Katie also has notable expertise in cross-border insolvency litigation.

She is a regular speaker at seminars and contributor to publications. Katie contributed to Insolvency Litigation: A Practical Guide, 3rd Ed and the Personal Insolvency volumes of Atkins Court Forms.

"Katie is incredibly talented, knowledgeable, approachable, an excellent advocate and clients love her. She constantly challenges herself and works really well under pressure - keeps a calm and cool head. She is on of the very few go-to barristers"
Insolvency, Legal 500 UK Bar 2025