CANDEY

CANDEY is a boutique litigation law firm recognised as one of the UK’s leading practices in international litigation and corporate and commercial disputes. Ranked alongside much larger global firms, it has acted in some of the most high-profile commercial cases before the High Court, Court of Appeal, and international arbitral tribunals. The firm was recently one of only two law firms to have two matters featured in the Lawyers Top 20 Cases of the Year.

The firm focuses on company, joint venture, trust, breach of contract, and insolvency disputes, with experience across diverse sectors including oil and gas, technology, financial services, and hospitality. Reported cases include High Court and Court of Appeal judgments concerning good faith, double derivative shareholder actions, floating charge security, verbal constructive trusts, competing arbitration and court clauses, and retainer variations. CANDEY has a particular interest in acting against insolvency practitioners, banks, large financial institutions, and multinational law firms, with a record of establishing boardroom deceit and negligence.

The firm’s litigation team handles a wide range of international commercial, financial, and technology disputes, including contract, company, joint venture, partnership, and shareholder claims. Its international arbitration practice includes representation in proceedings under SIAC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, and ICC rules, with related matters in courts in London, the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, Dubai, Singapore, Paris, and Cyprus. In insolvency and fraud matters, CANDEY acts for and against receivers, liquidators, and administrators, including interim receivers and provisional liquidators, and advises fixed and floating charge creditors.

The firm also represents lawyers and law firms in disputes, including professional negligence claims, partnership exits, and cross-border matters. It frequently collaborates with lawyers in jurisdictions such as the British Virgin Islands, Hong Kong, Singapore, Russia, Ukraine, and the United States. CANDEY adopts flexible fee arrangements, including contingency and fixed fee models, which have proven particularly attractive to entrepreneurs and executive management.

Languages
Polish, Russian, Slovak, Ukrainian, French, Estonian, Spanish, Italian, Persian, Punjabi, Hindi, Turkish, Bengali, Gujarati, Mandarin, Swahili, Dutch, German, Cantonese

Memberships
English Bar Council (individual membership)

Staffing Figures
14 Partners
30 Fee-earners
5 Other staff