Adam Smith-Roberts
Adam is a specialist in property, private client, insolvency and commercial dispute resolution. He appears regularly in courts and tribunals representing a broad range of client from individuals to large financial institutions.
He is frequently instructed on complex probate and commercial property disputes, both led and unled. Adam has a busy practice advising – both in writing and in conference with clients – as well as drafting applications and statements of case for proceedings in the High Court and County Court in a wide range of commercial, chancery, property and insolvency matters.
Adam has a commitment to pro bono work, accepting instructions through Advocate and other schemes.
Prior to becoming a barrister, Adam worked in broadcast journalism for nine years, primarily focussing on politics. He helped communicate stories to the public and interviewed prime ministers and foreign heads of state, amongst others. He also worked for the legal human rights charity, Reprieve.