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Matthew Tonnard

Call: 2015

Barrister

Matthew is a junior with a thriving commercial chancery practice. He is particularly well versed in matters of trusts, breaches of contract and civil fraud, regularly appearing in the High Court and County Court in such cases.

Prior to joining Chambers Matthew was a Legal Advisor at the Competition and Markets Authority where he assisted in the Supreme Court case R (on the Application of Gallaher Group Ltd and others) v The CMA [2019] A.C. 96 and the organisations’ first consumer rights case involving infringements within the secondary ticket market. For the legal year 2016/17, Matthew was the Judicial Assistant to the Rt. Hon Lord Justice Lindblom gaining extensive experience of appellant level cases.

Prior to joining the Bar, Matthew worked for a city firm specialising in construction and commercial disputes. Through this role he gained experience of high-value adjudications and High Court applications, as well as advising on the construction and breach of contracts.