Business · company & commercial
Company and commercial barristers, instructed directly.
For company and commercial disputes, a barrister can advise on the law and the commercial reality and represent the business.
At a glance
Directors' duties
Advice and disputes about directors and decision-making.
Commercial contracts
Agency, distribution and supply disputes.
Litigation
Representation in the Business and Property Courts.
Company and commercial work covers the legal life of a business: directors' duties, company decision-making, commercial contracts, agency and distribution, and the disputes that arise from them. A barrister can advise on rights and obligations and represent the company in court.
A barrister will weigh the law against the commercial position, assess the merits and value, and represent you in litigation. Through Direct Access a business can instruct a barrister directly, without going through a solicitor first.
Barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board.
Through Direct Access you can instruct a company and commercial barrister directly, without going through a solicitor first. Barristers are regulated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).
When to bring in a barrister
A commercial contract or business relationship has broken down
There is a dispute about directors' conduct or company decisions
Your business needs to bring or defend a claim
Alexander Bunzl
Alexander Bunzl is a commercial, property and family barrister who appears regularly in the County Court, the Senior Courts and the Family Court. He...
Amy Sloan-Thomas
Amy's commercial chancery practice has involved her in many aspects of company law, including: - • Advising on, drafting, and reviewing business...
Andrew Locke
Andrew Locke is a barrister at Nexus Chambers with a mixed practice across landlord and tenant, commercial, regulatory and licensing, and criminal...
Andrew Marsden
Andrew Marsden is a specialist in shareholder, director, partnership and commercial-agent disputes, ranked in Band 1 of Chambers UK and the Legal 500....
Aris Nicolson
Aris is a barrister practising in tax, asset-protection trusts, company law, Children Act matters, road traffic offences and serious crime. Called in...
Barnaby Hope
Barnaby Hope is a barrister specialising in legal costs, professional negligence and commercial disputes. Called in 2011 after four years as an...
Charles Mannan
Mr Mannan has a thriving practice, being instructed by solicitors and directly by members of the public under direct access in employment law. His...
Christopher Coyle
Christopher Coyle's specialisms lie primarily in the field of public and administrative law, although his practice also encompasses commercial and...
Dirk van Heck
Dirk van Heck is a barrister specialising in privacy, data protection and commercial litigation, authorised to conduct litigation since 2014. He has...
Dr Alexander Khan
Alex is a highly experienced and respected barrister with over 25 years of practice, specialising in financial applications arising from divorce, both...
Dr Mirza Ahmad Lld (Hon)
Mirza is commercially minded and has a strong customer focused approach that endeavours to achieve the best results for the client, in a...
Duncan Kynoch
Duncan is a commercial chancery practitioner. His work ranges across the full spectrum of property and company/commercial and disputes including;...
Gary Pons
Gary Pons is a barrister specialising in licensing and criminal law, ranked by Chambers and Partners as a leader in crime at the London Bar. He...
Gary Summers
Gary Summers is a barrister with over 30 years' experience specialising in private prosecutions, commercial disputes, fraud, insolvency and...
Hermione Williams
Hermione's Company law practice includes shareholder disputes, derivative actions, unfair prejudice petitions, claims against directors for breach of...
Hugh O'Donoghue
Hugh is an expert in the laws of Ireland and is fully qualified in Ireland. Hugh was Chair of the EU and International Affairs of the Law Society in...
Huw Shepheard
About me Huw Shepheard undertakes commercial and contractual disputes and public law litigation, advisory work and drafting over a range of practice...
Jala Patang
Jala is a leading barrister in family law and her busy practice includes a wide variety of cases, including allegations of domestic violence, coercion...
Jeff Hardman
Jeff Hardman is a seasoned trial advocate and litigator. He has been a barrister for more than 10 years and is recommended by the legal directories as...
Jerome Wilcox
Jerome's practice centres around all forms of dispute arising out of general contract with a particular emphasis on building and property related...
John Sheng
John joined Chambers as a tenant after successfully completing his pupillage under the supervision of Nazar Mohammad. John read law at Cardiff...
Joseph Giret KC
Joseph Giret KC is an experienced and highly regarded silk recognised for his formidable advocacy, commercial acumen and pragmatic approach to dispute...
Justin Perring
Justin was first recognised by the Legal 500 for his commercial practice in 2020. He has experience of substantial commercial disputes across a number...
Marc Brittain
Marc Brittain has a longstanding practice in advising and representing clients in court in property disputes, notably in 'mortgage' issues, especially...
Meg Cochrane
Meg is a commercial and civil disputes barrister acting for directors, shareholders and companies in commercial, contract and consumer disputes,...
Muhammad Imtiaz
My professional experience lies in Commercial Chancery, Company, Construction, Civil Fraud, Deformation, International and offshore, Landlord and...
Nozir Uddin
Nozir enjoys an enviable practice covering the full spectrum of civil, commercial, property, matrimonial finance as well as immigration and human...
Paul Dipré
Family law, Children Paul represents clients at all stages of private law children disputes. He regularly represents parents and guardians in...
Paul Oakley
Philip Newman
I qualified as a barrister in 1977, and have practised both as a barrister and solicitor. That gives me a distinct advantage when advising my clients,...
Professor Mark Watson-Gandy
Effective and respected barrister with expertise in banking, insolvency, directors disqualification and civil fraud work, offering expert and...
Robert Rhodes KC
Why Choose me ? I am good with people, and able to empathise with them. - I am a senior KC with extensive judicial experience. - Mediation: - I am an...
Sandy Joseph-Urquhart
I offer expertise in commercial and general civil with a particular focus on commercial contracts, insolvency, bankruptcy, company disputes, property...
Sean Middleton
I am authorised to coduct litigation. This means a 1-stop-shop. Not all Public Access barristers can receive papers on your behalf or deal directly...
Suleman Shams
Suleman has a growing international practice. He has advised Dubai-based businesses and individuals in commercial disputes and intends to register as...
Timothy Becker
This includes all areas of corporate and individual insolvency related litigation both in UK and some cross boarder. Personal : Statutory demand...
Frequently asked questions
Can a company instruct a barrister directly?
Yes. Through Direct Access a business can instruct a barrister to advise, draft and litigate, without going through a solicitor first.
Can a barrister advise on directors' duties?
Yes. A barrister can advise directors and companies on their duties and on disputes about how decisions were made.
What does it cost?
Barristers often agree a fixed or capped fee for advice. There is no charge to enquire.
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