Christopher specialises in contentious insolvency, company (in particular directors’ disqualification) and private client work. He has extensive trial experience and as Junior Counsel to the Crown acts for central government as well as directors, corporations, insolvency practitioners, other professionals, charities and private individuals.
Christopher is recognised as a leading junior by both Chambers UK Bar and The Legal 500 UK Bar.
Christopher’s main areas of expertise include:
• all aspects of insolvency litigation, both corporate and personal, including applications for directions; contested petitions and administration applications; proceedings for misfeasance and/or breach of duty, fraudulent and/or wrongful trading and transaction avoidance; insolvent estates (of deceased persons); and insolvent charities;
• directors’ disqualification, including competition disqualification (having appeared in both the first competition disqualification case to go to trial and the first application for permission to act following disqualification on competition grounds);
• all aspects of company litigation, including proceedings against directors, disputes between shareholders and applications for the restoration of companies to the register;
• wills and estates litigation;
• charities litigation, with particular expertise in respect of failed legacies, regulatory action by the Charity Commission and insolvent charities.
Appointments:
• Junior Counsel to the Crown (HM Attorney General’s A Panel) (2019 – date)
• Junior Counsel to the Crown (HM Attorney General’s B Panel) (2014 – 2019)
• Junior Counsel to the Crown (HM Attorney General’s C Panel) (2009 – 2014)