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King’s Counsel

Gavin Mansfield KC
Gavin Mansfield KC
Call: 1992 | Silk: 2013

Gavin Mansfield KC is Head of Littleton Chambers.

Gavin specialises in employment, partnership and related areas of commercial law. He has a particular expertise in business protection disputes and has acted in many complex team move cases.

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Gavin Mansfield KC
Call: 1992 | Silk: 2013
Selwyn Bloch KC
Selwyn Bloch KC
Call: 1982 | Silk: 2000

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“.

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Selwyn Bloch KC
Call: 1982 | Silk: 2000
David Reade KC
David Reade KC
Call: 1983 | Silk: 2006

David is recognised as one of the Country’s leading silks in commercial litigation and employment law. He has appeared in many leading authorities.

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David Reade KC
Call: 1983 | Silk: 2006
Paul Gilroy KC
Paul Gilroy KC
Call: 1985 | Silk: 2006

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.

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Paul Gilroy KC
Call: 1985 | Silk: 2006
Charles Samek KC
Charles Samek KC
Call: 1989 | Silk: 2009

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.

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Charles Samek KC
Call: 1989 | Silk: 2009
Daniel Tatton Brown KC
Daniel Tatton Brown KC
Call: 1994 | Silk: 2016

Daniel specialises in all aspects of employment law. He was appointed a KC in 2016. He is cited in all the leading directories (Chambers and Partners, Legal 500, “Who’s Who Legal”) as a leading silk in employment law.

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Daniel Tatton Brown KC
Call: 1994 | Silk: 2016
Jonathan Cohen KC
Jonathan Cohen KC
Call: 1999 | Silk: 2016

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.

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Jonathan Cohen KC
Call: 1999 | Silk: 2016
Adam Solomon KC
Adam Solomon KC
Call: 1998 | Silk: 2018

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.

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Adam Solomon KC
Call: 1998 | Silk: 2018
Mohinderpal Sethi KC
Mohinderpal Sethi KC
Call: 1996 | Silk: 2019

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.

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Mohinderpal Sethi KC
Call: 1996 | Silk: 2019
Dale Martin KC
Dale Martin KC
Call: 1997 | Silk: 2019

Dale Martin KC is one of the UK’s leading specialists in employment and commercial law. He is often instructed in appeals, in business-critical injunctive cases, in long-running multi-claimant litigation, and in cases concerning high net worth individuals.

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Dale Martin KC
Call: 1997 | Silk: 2019
Nicholas Siddall KC
Nicholas Siddall KC
Call: 1997 | Silk: 2019

Nicholas was appointed Silk in March 2019.

Nicholas is an employment specialist whose practice takes in all facets of employment litigation in the High Court and the statutory tribunals. He also enjoys a significant sports law related practice appearing before the ordinary courts and the relevant disciplinary/adjudicatory tribunals. He also enjoys a significant investigatory practice.

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Nicholas Siddall KC
Call: 1997 | Silk: 2019
Rupert D’Cruz KC
Rupert D’Cruz KC
| Silk: 2021

Rupert D’Cruz is a King’s Counsel specialising in complex cross-border litigation and arbitration.

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Rupert D’Cruz KC
| Silk: 2021
Carol Davis KC
Carol Davis KC
Call: 1996 | Silk: 2021

Carol took Silk in 2021 having been recognised for many years by Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 as a leading practitioner in employment litigation and professional discipline.

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Carol Davis KC
Call: 1996 | Silk: 2021
Niran de Silva KC
Niran de Silva KC
Call: 1997 | Silk: 2021

Niran is a leading barrister, specialising in commercial and employment law with a particular expertise in applications for interim injunctive relief.

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Niran de Silva KC
Call: 1997 | Silk: 2021
Jeremy Lewis KC
Jeremy Lewis KC
Call: 1992 | Silk: 2022

Jeremy is acknowledged as a leading practitioner in employment litigation (Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners), with particular areas of expertise in TUPE, whistleblowing, business protection/ injunctive relief and discrimination.

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Jeremy Lewis KC
Call: 1992 | Silk: 2022
Daniel Northall KC
Daniel Northall KC
Call: 2004

Daniel is a leading junior in his core practice areas of employment and commercial litigation. He is routinely instructed on matters of critical importance to clients and is noted for his deft handling of complex disputes in a manner which is intellectually rigorous, pragmatic, collaborative and user-friendly.

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Daniel Northall KC
Call: 2004

Juniors

Antony Sendall
Antony Sendall
Call: 1984

Antony is a highly experienced and specialist advocate and mediator and is an acknowledged leading practitioner in employment and sports law.

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Antony Sendall
Call: 1984
Sam Neaman
Sam Neaman
Call: 1988

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.

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Sam Neaman
Call: 1988
Andrew Maguire
Andrew Maguire
Call: 1988

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.

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Andrew Maguire
Call: 1988
Lucy Bone
Lucy Bone
Call: 1999

Lucy is a highly regarded and experienced practitioner in all aspects of employment law and commercial litigation in High Court, EAT and Court of Appeal. Her statutory employment practice emphasises high-value cases of discrimination and whistleblowing.

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Lucy Bone
Call: 1999
Ming-Yee Shiu
Ming-Yee Shiu
Call: 2000

Ming-Yee Shiu is a highly sought after barrister specialising in commercial and employment litigation. Her practice covers a wide range of complementary areas, including commercial, company, partnership/LLPs, employment, civil fraud and international disputes. She has extensive experience of applications for search orders, freezing injunctions and other forms of interim relief.

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Ming-Yee Shiu
Call: 2000
Matthew Sheridan
Matthew Sheridan
Call: 2000

Matthew (Band 1, Chambers & Partners 2019) treats every instruction as an opportunity to impress and to build and strengthen relationships. He believes in rigorous legal analysis, meticulous preparation and well-judged advocacy, whilst also being responsive and user-friendly.

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Matthew Sheridan
Call: 2000
James Wynne
James Wynne
Call: 2002

James’ practice covers individual employment law, commercial litigation, injunctions, collective/trade union aspects of labour law, the regulation of charities, and professional liability.

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James Wynne
Call: 2002
David Lascelles
David Lascelles
Call: 2003

David Lascelles is a highly-regarded commercial litigator. He brings a wealth of experience to resolving disputes successfully.

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David Lascelles
Call: 2003
Martin Palmer
Martin Palmer
Call: 2003

Martin Palmer is a barrister with an acknowledged reputation for a commercial and pragmatic approach towards the law.

He was a solicitor for almost ten years before being called to the Bar in 2003.  Since that time, he has built a leading practice in employment and discrimination law, sports law and commercial litigation.

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Martin Palmer
Call: 2003
Alexander Robson
Alexander Robson
Call: 2006

Alexander’s principal areas of specialism are commercial litigation and employment law. He is appointed to the Attorney General’s ‘B’ panel of Counsel.

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Alexander Robson
Call: 2006
Charlotte Davies
Charlotte Davies
Call: 2006

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.

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Charlotte Davies
Call: 2006
Lydia Banerjee
Lydia Banerjee
Call: 2007

Lydia is a practical and skilled advocate who integrates her personal and professional experience into her work. As a Director and Company Secretary for over 15 years, Lydia appreciates the business context in which disputes arise.

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Lydia Banerjee
Call: 2007
James Bickford Smith
James Bickford Smith
Call: 2008

James has a busy practice across his specialisms of commercial, employment and partnership law.

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James Bickford Smith
Call: 2008
Charlene Ashiru
Charlene Ashiru
Call: 2008

Charlene has an extensive commercial litigation and employment law practice, including arbitrations and ADR.

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Charlene Ashiru
Call: 2008
Nicholas Goodfellow
Nicholas Goodfellow
Call: 2009

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.

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Nicholas Goodfellow
Call: 2009
Alexander Halban
Alexander Halban
Call: 2009

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.

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Alexander Halban
Call: 2009
Benjamin Gray
Benjamin Gray
Call: 2011

Benjamin is an employment, public and commercial law practitioner.

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Benjamin Gray
Call: 2011
Marc Delehanty
Marc Delehanty
Call: 2011

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.

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Marc Delehanty
Call: 2011
Mark Humphreys
Mark Humphreys
Call: 2012

Mark specialises in Employment, Discrimination  and Whistleblowing litigation, for claims brought in the Employment Tribunal and associated appeals to the Employment Appeal Tribunal, and the Court of Appeal.

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Mark Humphreys
Call: 2012
Sophia Berry
Sophia Berry
Call: 2012

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.

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Sophia Berry
Call: 2012
Grahame Anderson
Grahame Anderson
Call: 2013

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.

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Grahame Anderson
Call: 2013
Ashley Cukier
Ashley Cukier
Call: 2013

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.

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Ashley Cukier
Call: 2013
Georgina Leadbetter
Georgina Leadbetter
Call: 2013

Georgina is a highly-regarded trial and appellate advocate specialising in employment and commercial litigation. She has been commended by Chambers & Partners as “a superb barrister” and by Legal 500 as “a star of the future, who is exceptionally bright but personable”. This year, at under 10 years’ call, Georgina has been nominated by Legal 500 as Employment Junior of the Year 2022.

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Georgina Leadbetter
Call: 2013
Joseph Bryan
Joseph Bryan
Call: 2015

Ranked by The Legal 500 as a leading junior (Tier 3) and by Chambers and Partners as a Band 6 employment junior, Joe is a specialist in employment, sports and commercial litigation. He represents clients in employment tribunals, the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the civil courts, and in sports and commercial arbitrations.

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Joseph Bryan
Call: 2015
Joel Wallace
Joel Wallace
Call: 2015

A keen advocate and trial strategist, Joel Wallace’s continually expanding employment practice includes representing leading national and regional firms, ‘household name’ clients in several sectors, and private individuals. Similarly, in the commercial arena, he is called upon by leading national and international businesses alike.

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Joel Wallace
Call: 2015
James Green
James Green
Call: 2015

James is a specialist practitioner in employment, sports and commercial law. He has particular expertise in discrimination law, business protection disputes and investigations.

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James Green
Call: 2015
Kieran Wilson
Kieran Wilson
Call: 2016

Kieran is an employment and equality law specialist, recognised as an “up and coming” practitioner in Chambers & Partners UK Bar 2023 and a “rising star” in Legal 500 2023. He practises across the full range of employment law matters, in both the statutory and business protection spheres, acting for clients across a wide range of sectors. He has particular experience in complex discrimination cases and other multi-day Tribunal matters engaging technical points of law.

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Kieran Wilson
Call: 2016
Stuart Sanders
Stuart Sanders
Call: 2017

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.

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Stuart Sanders
Call: 2017
Bianca Balmelli
Bianca Balmelli
Call: 2017

Bianca joined Littleton in October 2019 on completion of her pupillage. She accepts instructions in all of Chambers’ core practice areas.

Before coming to the Bar, Bianca worked as an advocate in South Africa, where she qualified in 2013. There she advised clients on various commercial disputes, both in the High Court and in Arbitrations.

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Bianca Balmelli
Call: 2017
Georgina Churchhouse
Georgina Churchhouse
Call: 2017

Georgina Churchhouse practises across the full range of statutory employment, discrimination, commercial employment and High Court business protection disputes, at first instance and on appeal, as both sole and junior counsel. Within these areas of specialism, she also works on cross over partnership, sports and financial services regulation disputes.

She is ranked as a Band 6 employment junior in Chambers and Partners and a Rising Star in the Legal 500. She sits on the ELA Junior Members Committee.

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Georgina Churchhouse
Call: 2017
Alex Francis
Alex Francis
Call: 2018

Alex is a specialist in employment and commercial litigation. He joined Littleton in 2019, having previously worked as a solicitor-advocate at Herbert Smith Freehills.

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Alex Francis
Call: 2018
Bláthnaid Breslin
Bláthnaid Breslin
Call: 2019

Bláthnaid joined Littleton Chambers in October 2021 on successful completion of her pupillage. She accepts instructions in all of Chambers’ main areas of practice, including statutory and High Court employment work and commercial law.

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Bláthnaid Breslin
Call: 2019
Tim Goodwin
Tim Goodwin
Call: 2019

Tim is recognised as a leading employment junior who is described in the current edition of Legal 500 as “first-rate” and “quick on his feet”. His employment work is complemented by a personal injury practice that is focused on psychiatric injuries arising from workplace stress, harassment and bullying. He was a finalist for Legal 500’s Employment Junior of the Year 2023 award.

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Tim Goodwin
Call: 2019
Alexander Bryant
Alexander Bryant
Call: 2019

Alexander accepts instructions in all chambers’ practice areas. He is regularly instructed in applications, trials, and appeals. Alexander is a sought-after junior but has managed, concurrently, to develop a court and tribunal practice of his own.

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Alexander Bryant
Call: 2019
Asfandyar Qureshi
Asfandyar Qureshi
Call: 2019

Asfandyar joined Littleton in April 2023 upon completion of a third-six pupillage, having previously undertaken 12-month pupillage at a leading commercial set.

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Asfandyar Qureshi
Call: 2019
Sophie Cashell
Sophie Cashell
Call: 2021

Sophie joined Littleton Chambers as a tenant in October 2022, following the successful completion of her pupillage. She accepts instructions in all of Chambers’ main areas of practice including employment law; commercial law; and sports law. Prior to becoming a tenant at Littleton, Sophie acquired a broad range of employment experience as a paralegal in the employment team at Withers LLP.

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Sophie Cashell
Call: 2021
Alfie Lewis
Alfie Lewis
Call: 2021

Alfie joined Littleton in October 2023 upon successful completion of his pupillage.

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Alfie Lewis
Call: 2021

International Arbitrators

Sir Michael Burton GBE
Sir Michael Burton GBE
Call: 1970 | Silk: 1984

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.

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Sir Michael Burton GBE
Call: 1970 | Silk: 1984
Chelva Retnam Rajah SC
Chelva Retnam Rajah SC
Call: 1972

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.

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Chelva Retnam Rajah SC
Call: 1972
Dr Matthieu de Boisseson
Dr Matthieu de Boisseson
Call: 1978

Matthieu specialises in arbitration.

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Dr Matthieu de Boisseson
Call: 1978
Andrew Clarke KC
Andrew Clarke KC
Call: 1980 | Silk: 1997

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.

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Andrew Clarke KC
Call: 1980 | Silk: 1997
John J Kerr
John J Kerr

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.

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John J Kerr
Dr Alan M. Anderson
Dr Alan M. Anderson

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.

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Dr Alan M. Anderson
Prof. Anthony Daimsis
Prof. Anthony Daimsis

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.

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Prof. Anthony Daimsis

Associate Tenants

Richard Perkoff
Richard Perkoff
Call: 1971

Lauded by clients for his willingness to get ‘stuck-in’, Richard is an expert advocate in general company and commercial law and has a wide range of experience in dealing with the purchase and sale of companies, directors’ duties and shareholder disputes, partnership, conflict of laws, banking and financial services and with all aspects of solicitors’ practice from drafting partnership agreements to money laundering.

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Richard Perkoff
Call: 1971
Mark Lomas KC
Mark Lomas KC
Call: 1977 | Silk: 2003

A “user-friendly and co-operative alternative” when it comes to professional negligence work. Mark Lomas KC regularly receives instructions from claimants and various professional indemnity insurers, and is “the epitome of the solid silk.” (Chambers and Partners 2009)

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Mark Lomas KC
Call: 1977 | Silk: 2003
John Bowers KC
John Bowers KC
Call: 1979 | Silk: 1998

Commanding the respect of the judges for many years, John Bowers KC is one of the premier employment barristers in the UK. Lauded by legal directories and the legal press for his intellectual and technical abilities, clients have praised John for his “towering intellect” while one was quoted as saying he has “a brain the size of a planet”. He has also been described as “an employment law rock star”.

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John Bowers KC
Call: 1979 | Silk: 1998
Peter Trepte
Peter Trepte
Call: 1987

Peter’s practice covers public procurement and competition law and he has a wide background in EC law.  He is described by Chambers & Partners International as “highly accomplished and academic” with an “all-encompassing understanding of the procurement rules and regulations”.

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Peter Trepte
Call: 1987
George Z. Georgiou
George Z. Georgiou
Call: 2000

George Z. Georgiou joined Littleton as an Associate Tenant in 2017.

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George Z. Georgiou
Call: 2000
Maksym Kodunov FCIArb
Maksym Kodunov FCIArb

Maksym Kodunov has joined Littleton Chambers as Associate Tenant in July 2023.

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Maksym Kodunov FCIArb
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