Alexander Kingston-Splatt

Alex was ranked as a Rising Star in the 2025 and 2024 editions of Legal 500  for Insolvency, that guide recommending that he “is easy to work with”, “delivers clear, effective written advice and pleadings” and that, on his feet, Alex “builds good rapport with the judiciary and delivers arguments in a firm yet amenable manner”. […]

Zachary Kell

Zachary is ranked in the 2025 edition of the Legal 500 for banking and finance (tier 3) and civil fraud (tier 4). He has been called a “brilliant junior”, praised for being “hardworking and easy to approach” and “exactly the sort of modern barrister that you would like on your team”. Zachary regularly appears in […]

Matthew Tonnard

Prior to joining the Bar, Matthew worked for a city firm specialising in commercial disputes and as a Legal Adviser at the Competition and Markets Authority. For the legal year 2016/17, Matthew was the Judicial Assistant to the Rt. Hon Lord Justice Lindblom where he gained extensive experience of appellant level cases.  

Chancery Guide 2022: 10 Key Points

The new edition of the Chancery Guide came into force on 29 July 2022. It has been completely re-written to reflect best practice and substantial changes in the working of the courts since the last edition and in particular since the Business and Property Courts were set up in July 2017. In this short video, […]

Jamie Cockfield

Jamie Cockfield 2

His recent cases include: Otitoju v Onwordi [2023] EWHC 2665 (Ch): Jamie acted for the Claimant in the case of Otitoju v Onwordi, in the High Court before (HHJ) Paul Matthews. The case an application for an injunction and order pursuant to s.116 of the Senior Courts Act 1981 involving a burial dispute over which […]

‘Phillips v Barclays Bank PLC and the potential expansion of the Quincecare duty’ and ‘An Introduction to the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022’

'Phillips v Barclays Bank PLC and the potential expansion of the Quincecare duty' and 'An Introduction to the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022' 1

Junior Programme: Commercial webinar on ‘Phillips v Barclays Bank PLC and the potential expansion of the Quincecare duty’ and ‘An Introduction to the Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022’ presented by Andrew Brown and James Fagan. Phillips v Barclays Bank PLC and the potential expansion of the Quincecare duty Andrew will discuss the Court of Appeal […]

Directors’ Duties post COVID-19

Directors’ Duties post COVID-19

On Wednesday 30 March, Matthew Weaver KC hosted a webinar on Directors’ Duties post COVID-19. Matthew discusses the current situation in respect of directors’ duties, developments in that area over the last few years and issues which have arisen as a result of and following the COVID pandemic and the legislative steps taken to deal […]