Commercial Law

Our barristers have expertise across a broad range of commercial law disputes. They are regularly instructed to appear in commercial and common law litigation at all levels, as well as domestic and international arbitrations.

Cloisters' formidable reputation as a leading Employment Law set is a testament to its particular expertise in respect to the commercial aspects of the employment relationship.

Recent cases range across a broad spectrum of commercial disputes from complex commercial wrongdoing in the tech sector to enforcement of restrictive covenants for a media organisation facing client poaching. Clients range from celebrities such as P Diddy, to media publications such as the Independent and higher education institutions including the London School of Economics, to name just a few.

Various members, at different levels of seniority, are able to accept instructions direct from members of the public and from organisations.

Specialisms:

  • Bonus and commission disputes

  • Unlawful competitive activity, restrictive covenants and garden leave

  • Wrongful dismissal

  • Director's duties and remedies for Director's misfeasance / misconduct

  • Fiduciary duties

  • Injunctive relief (both interim and final)

  • Commercial Contracts

  • Sale of goods

  • Confidentiality and database rights

  • Partnership disputes

  • Arbitrations

  • Commercial agents' regulations

  • Commercial aspects of sports law

Team

Robin Allen KC Year of silk: 1995

Paul Epstein KC Year of silk: 2006

Daphne Romney KC Year of silk: 2009

Jacques Algazy KC Year of silk: 2012

Caspar Glyn KC Year of silk: 2012

Jason Galbraith-Marten KC Year of silk: 2014

Rachel Crasnow KC Year of silk: 2015

Schona Jolly KC Year of silk: 2017

Tom Coghlin KC Year of silk: 2018

Ed Williams KC Year of silk: 2018

Sheryn Omeri KC Year of silk: 2023

Paul Michell Year of call: 1991

Tom Brown Year of call: 2000

Adam Ohringer Year of call: 2001

Chris Milsom Year of call: 2006

Olivia-Faith Dobbie Year of call: 2007

Nathaniel Caiden Year of call: 2009

Jonathan Cook Year of call: 2017

Charlotte Goodman Year of call: 2019

Helena Ifeka Year of call: 2020

Jonathan Mitchell KC Year of call: 1979

Delroy B Duncan KC Year of call: 1984

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