Commercial Litigation
The commercial litigation barrister team is the largest group at 11 Stone Buildings dealing with all aspects of business litigation. We have specialist groups which offer expertise in the many and varied areas of law which commercial disputes can include. We are also recommended as a leading commercial chancery set in both Chambers & Partners 2010 and Legal 500 2009.
Recent bulletins include:
- Resolution of Commercial Insurance and Reinsurance Disputes - A Move Towards Mediation in the London Market? - David Stern
- Contract Update 2008/9 - Adrian Salter
- Tort Update - 2008/9 - Adrian Salter
- Contract Update 2007/8 – Adrian Salter
- Tort Update – 2007/8 – Adrian Salter
- LLPoints to Consider – Edward Cohen and Don McCue
- Companies Act – Key Points for Litigators - Marcia Shekerdemian, Adam Deacock & Sarah Clarke
- Injunctions Bulletin – Dawn McCambley, Nick Parfitt, David Peters, Thomas Robinson
- Partnership Bulletin – Edward Cohen & Don McCue
What the Directories Say About us:
Legal 500 2009:
Recommended as a Leading Set of Commercial Litigation Barristers
11 Stone Buildings is ‘imaginative in the way that they deal with work‘. Alan Gourgey QC is ‘a good communicator who gets to the issues quickly‘; Tim Penny is ‘very commercial, tactically aware and responsive‘. (Commercial Litigation, Legal 500 2009)
Recommended as a Leading Set of Commercial: Chancery Barristers
11 Stone Buildings has now seen the full benefit of Michael Couling's presence as chambers director, with the economic downturn also creating an upturn in work for the set's barristers, who ‘always add value and provide astute advice‘. This year sees individual improvement in the silk/junior tables, and the set maintains its ranking tally; the set is used for ‘insolvency, IP, commercial litigation, banking and corporate disputes‘, notes one London partner. Alan Gourgey QC and Tim Penny remain prominent. Raquel Agnello QC took silk. (Commercial Chancery, Legal 500 2009)
Chambers & Partners 2010:
Recommended as a Leading Set of Commercial: Chancery Barristers
11 Stone Buildings impresses its clients with its capacity for change, with one source reporting that the set "seems to be trying hard to modernise - to make its barristers more receptive and more commercially minded." The set has positively reorganised its clerking, and maintains an excellent array of juniors. The future, it would seem, is rosy for this set. A member of the Attorney General's B Panel, Jonathan Lopian is principally recognised for his work on behalf of central government. He has been acting for HMRC in an ongoing case concerning the administration and liquidation of Farepak. Tim Penny impresses sources with his "highly analytical and creative approach." He is further appreciated for the fact that he is "always approachable and very client-friendly - Tim is always prepared to listen to ideas." He maintains a broad practice in commercial and chancery disputes, and is recognised by sources for his specialism in IP, sport and media and entertainment. Iain Pester combines general commercial and chancery litigation with advisory work, and impresses sources with his specific expertise in fraud, insolvency and partnership-based cases. Head of chambers Edward Cohen is also recommended. Thirty-five years and more at the Bar have made him into "a wise old head who is never likely to be put off his stride." (Commercial Chancery, Chambers & Partners 2010)
Our Commercial Barristers are: