Maitland Chambers

Maitland Chambers is one of the leading sets of barristers’ chambers in the UK, based at Lincoln’s Inn, London. The chambers provides high-quality legal advice and advocacy across a wide range of UK civil courts and tribunals, including the Supreme Court and Privy Council, as well as in international jurisdictions including the Caribbean and Asia. With 73 members, including 21 silks, Maitland is one of the largest commercial chancery sets in the UK.

The chambers handles a diverse spectrum of cases, ranging from major litigation involving multinational companies to property disputes in county courts. Many of its barristers are full members of overseas Bars, including Hong Kong, Singapore, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cyprus, the Channel Islands, and the US. Maitland barristers also act as arbitrators, mediators, and legal assessors, and the size and breadth of the chambers allows for rapid and comprehensive deployment of teams to handle complex cases. The chambers is recognised for its exceptional quality, practical advice, and comprehensive service, consistently acknowledged in leading directories.

Maitland’s practice areas include banking and financial services, where the chambers has been involved in significant disputes such as Red Kite v Barclays, State of Qatar v Banque Havilland, and Lehman Brothers, advising banks, financial institutions, regulators, and intermediaries. In charity law, Maitland is recognised as a leading set, with barristers having direct regulatory experience and involvement in the development of the Charities Act 2006, as well as advising NGOs across sectors including medical, educational, and religious organisations.

In commercial disputes, Maitland chambers provides expertise in litigation, arbitration, and ADR, handling cases in civil fraud, company, insolvency, banking and financial services, and trusts. The chambers has acted in high-profile cases such as Tugushev v Orlov, Rusal v Crispian Investments, and Ivey v Genting Casinos. Its work in company, partnership, and LLP disputes encompasses complex cross-disciplinary issues including fiduciary duties, insolvency, and trusts.

Maitland has extensive experience in civil fraud and asset recovery, having acted in landmark cases such as FHR European Ventures LLP v Cedar Capital Partners LLC and Patel v Mirza. Its expertise extends from early investigatory stages through to asset tracing and recovery domestically and internationally. The chambers is also active in cryptoassets law, digital asset disputes, and cyber-related matters, including high-profile cases such as FTX and AA v Persons Unknown.

In insolvency and restructuring, Maitland barristers regularly appear in courts and tribunals in England and Wales and internationally, with involvement in major domestic and cross-border insolvencies such as BCCI, Enron, Lehman Bros, Carillion, and Debenhams. The chambers advises a diverse client base, including officeholders, creditors, directors, debtors, shareholders, and the Crown.

Maitland chambers also provides expertise in intellectual property, media, and entertainment law, professional negligence, real estate, and private client matters, representing major clients, institutions, and individuals in domestic and international proceedings. Its barristers are regularly instructed in offshore disputes in jurisdictions such as the Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Singapore, Hong Kong, Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man, and are highly ranked by Chambers UK, Chambers Global, and the Legal 500.