Lawyers in England
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Matthew Evans
Partner
Forsters LLP
Matthew Fleming
Partner
KPMG Law
Matthew Foden
Matthew is a Principal Associate based in our Liverpool office within the police claims team who specialises in defending actions against the police. Matthew represents a number of police forces, including the Metropolitan Police Service, British Transport Police and Merseyside Police, advising on employers' liability and public liability claims including actions for false imprisonment, assault, malicious prosecution, misfeasance in public office, negligence, workplace stress, and claims under the Human Rights Act and Equality Act. Matthew has a particular interest in data claims brought under the Data Protection Act 2018 / UK GDPR, for misuse of private information and for breach of confidence. Matthew has undertaken secondment work within police force legal departments, providing day to day advice on operational matters to officers on duty.
Weightmans LLP
Matthew Forrest
Partner
TLT
Matthew Frankland
Matthew Frankland is a Founding Partner at PCB Byrne (as well as previously Founding Byrne and Partners). He specialises in the defence of national and international fraud investigations and prosecutions and has done for over 30 years. He acts on behalf of corporate and individual clients with a particular emphasis on avoiding prosecutions wherever possible and challenging the conduct of prosecutors pre charge. He has advised at government level in connection with many matters, including a major UN criminal investigation, disputes arising within the oil industry, major bribery allegations, financial services and complex fraud cases. Matthew has conducted many investigations and prosecutions with multi-jurisdictional issues including Greece, Ukraine, Russia, Somalia, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe, Iraq, the UAE and the USA. The latter leading him to have substantial interaction with, and knowledge of, the US Department of Justice and FBI. He consequently advises in large restraint and money laundering investigations with extensive experience of Crown Court and High Court confiscation, restraint, receivership and forfeiture proceedings.
PCB Byrne
Matthew Garson
Matthew is a Partner and has acted for clients in the field of serious injury for over 20 years. Matthew handles a wide range of serious injury cases which include brain and spinal injuries, amputation and fatal accident claims. He also acts for clients who have suffered complex orthopaedic injuries, including children and the elderly. Matthew is based in the Liverpool office whilst also maintaining a role in the serious injury team in Manchester. Matthew is a Senior Litigator with APIL and has APIL accreditations for specialism in both Brain Injury and in Fatal Accidents. He is listed in the Headway Directory for Liverpool. Matthew was shortlisted for PI Solicitor of the Year at the PI Awards in 2022.
Irwin Mitchell
Matthew Gascoyne
Senior Associate Solicitor
Hudgell Solicitors
Matthew Georgiou
Matthew is the Practice Group Leader for the Chemistry and Pharmaceuticals group at Carpmaels & Ransford, heading up a team of over 50 attorneys and trainees specialising at the interface of Chemistry and IP. Matthew’s personal practice focusses on counselling clients in the chemical and pharmaceutical sector on strategies for maintaining market exclusivity in Europe, assisting some of the world’s largest healthcare companies in protecting their intellectual property in Europe and beyond. At the core of Matthew’s practice is his experience representing clients before the European Patent Office in examination, opposition and appeal proceedings on complex commercial products. He has handled large multiparty opposition proceedings (in attack and defence) relating to a variety of pharmaceutical products and has taken cases all the way to the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal. Alongside this, Matthew has extensive experience advising on PTE/SPC and regulatory exclusivities relating to medicinal products and often works alongside the firm’s litigation group supporting with disputes on which there are parallel National Court proceedings pending. Matthew is also a registered UPC Representative and is working with clients on UPC litigation strategies as they embrace this new pan-European Court. Alongside this, Matthew has experience advising on SPC strategies and regulatory exclusivity relating to medicinal products in Europe. He also has experience in providing litigation support in circumstances where parallel EPO and national court proceedings are pending. Matthew has successfully managed cases relating to a range of different pharmaceutical subject-matter including NCE’s, combination therapies, second generation products, formulation technologies, dosage regimens, polymorphs, vaccine adjuvant systems and API manufacturing processes. He has also worked extensively in the industrial chemical sector, handling technologies ranging from the synthesis of chemical intermediates such as acetic acid, vinyl acetate, adiponitrile, caprolactam and their downstream uses, to those relating to the polymer and petrochemicals industries. Additionally, Matthew has represented clients in the speciality chemical sector, advising on inventions relating to ionic liquids, surface coatings and artificial sweeteners, amongst others. Matthew has also gained valuable commercial experience whilst on secondment to a pharmaceutical company during his training. Matthew is the Vice Chair of the IPO’s European Practice Committee. He is actively involved in committee work and regularly speaks at IPO events.
Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
Matthew Giles
Partner
Squire Patton Boggs
Matthew Gowen
Partner (Barrister), Head of Regulatory and Corporate Defence
Birketts LLP
Matthew Graham
Matthew is a specialist criminal and regulatory solicitor, with associated civil expertise and experience, and Head of Stone King's Criminal Law Team. His background includes working with some of the most vulnerable in society through publicly funded work based across London. That robust and rigorous introduction to legal life lay the foundations for a professional career defined by supporting others. Matthew handles cases nationwide. Matthew is a hugely experienced and commanding advocate conducting both contested and plea cases routinely, in courts all over England and Wales. Matthew works with individuals, families and organisations to find solutions that work. His rare multi-disciplinary and cross sector experience brings solutions that really make a difference. His eye for detail and ability to identify the key issues quickly and accurately make him both a key ally and trusted advisor. With a real and deep commitment to social justice, Matthew’s responsibility and dedication to the clients he works with quickly cements those relationships. Matthew has a particular interest and expertise in working with those experiencing mental health issues and has both substantial experience and a personal interest in working with people with Autism Spectrum Disorders, including Asperger Syndrome.
Stone King LLP
Matthew Greene
Matthew specialises in resolving complex tax disputes across all the main UK taxes. He has over 15 years’ experience acting for corporate and individual clients in high-value disputes with HMRC, conducting litigation in the tax tribunal and higher courts and negotiating settlements with HMRC. Matthew’s recent work includes agreed settlement on major transfer pricing and intra-group financing disputes, successful appeals against CGT on business disposals and resolving complex VAT disputes affecting a range of Fintech companies. Other experience includes advising clients on PAYE/NIC disputes, judicial review actions against HMRC and tax penalty assessments.
Stewarts Law LLP
Matthew Griffith
With a wealth of experience gained over more than 20 years, Partner Matthew Griffith is a corporate, commercial and regulatory lawyer who focuses on the insurance and financial services sectors. Matthew supports clients on a broad range of transactional, commercial and regulatory matters. He is an independently recognised leader in the insurance market and advises clients on acquisitions, disposals, business transfers (including Part VII transfers), reinsurance transactions, product distribution arrangements, commercial contracts, restructuring projects, corporate governance and regulatory matters.
RPC
Matthew Grocock
Partner
gunnercooke LLP
Matthew Hall
Chartered Legal Executive
Hugh James
Matthew Hansell
Head of private client group at Mills & Reeve, specialising in undertaking estate planning wills and trusts for high-net-worth individuals and entrepreneurs. Acts for three individuals in the top ten of the Midlands Rich List. Winner of the Birmingham Law Society Private Client Lawyer of The Year 2005. On behalf of the private client group at Mills & Reeve accepted the award for the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners ‘UK Regional Legal Team of the Year 2006/2007’.
Mills & Reeve LLP
Matthew Hardcastle
Recognised for his work in pre-charge investigations, Matt has particular experience acting for the accused in high-profile cases. Matt also has significant experience in acting in cross-practice area investigations which include allegations of a criminal behaviour, including sexual misconduct in the workplace.
Kingsley Napley LLP
Matthew Harpin
Matthew was promoted to partner from 1st May 2019 and has over 19 years' experience defending employers' and public liability claims and disease claims for a wide range of local authorities/commercial clients throughout the country. He is very highly regarded by his clients and regularly obtains trial wins, discontinuances and favourable results at JSM for them. He has secured a number of findings of fundamental dishonesty at trial for his clients. Matthew’s technical ability is matched by his understanding of his clients and their philosophy towards fighting claims. His notable reported cases include: McDaid v Walsall MBC (2018) Ryan v Hackney London Borough Council (2016) Millard v Walsall MBC (2014) Yew v Gloucestershire County Council (2013) Robson v Gloucestershire County Council (2013) Thorley v Vicarage Residential Care Home (2010) Matthew is described in: Legal 500 2017 as ‘knowledgeable on the law and gets to the heart of issues in a case; he has excellent perception as to which cases to fight’; Legal 500 2018 as ‘experienced in public and employer’s liability claims’; Legal 500 2019 as a ‘key figure’; and Legal 500 2020 as ‘well regarded’. Matthew regularly delivers training to his clients and has led on Browne Jacobson's highly regarded Highways Symposium attracting keynote speakers from the DfT and Road Liaison committee
Browne Jacobson LLP
Matthew Harris
Legal Director
Shakespeare Martineau LLP
Matthew Harvey
Partner
gunnercooke LLP
Matthew Hennessy-Gibbs
Matthew is a commercial litigation lawyer with over 30 years’ experience and with specific expertise in super yachts, and marine, commercial disputes and fraud, often with an international element. His client base is both domestic and international, having acted for companies and businesses throughout Europe, the Middle East, Asia and many offshore jurisdictions, as well as those in the UK. He also advises private high-net-worth individuals and family offices, foreign lawyers, yacht builders, brokers, charter parties and owners, and major lending institutions. An approved Privy Council Agent, several of Matthew’s cases have gone to the Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights. His experience includes claims and disputes concerning commercial contracts, breach of trust, sale of goods, marine litigation disputes, professional negligence, litigation on behalf of insolvency practitioners, fraud and bribery investigations and asset tracing, debt recovery, shareholder and other corporate disputes, and money laundering issues. He is also experienced in all forms of alternative dispute resolution including mediation and arbitration (UNCITRAL, CIArb, ICC,LMAA).
Keystone Law
Matthew Hoe
Director of Risk & Compliance
Taylor Rose
Matthew Howarth
Matthew is a commercial litigator and the Practice Group Head for our litigation and regulatory teams. With over 30 years’ experience, Matthew regularly advises on complex, commercial, high-value claims including contractual disputes, warranty claims, pensions disputes and professional negligence claims, where he has substantial experience in advising both corporate and private clients. A member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association, Matthew has acted for a variety of lenders including Paragon Bank PLC, Paragon Development Finance Limited, Shawbrook Bank Limited, Nationwide Building Society and Santander plc in professional negligence claims against solicitors and valuers. His work includes claims about property development schemes, secured lending disputes and residential and buy-to-let mortgages, concluding cases at trial and mediations. He also has significant experience in group actions brought by lender clients and regularly advises at early stages of claims as to the merits and strategies of potential disputes. Matthew has both executed search and seizure orders and defended clients that have been served with them. He has further acted as a court-appointed supervising solicitor on the execution of such orders by other solicitor firms. He has additional significant experience in commercial fraud-related claims, acting for clients in high-value and complex litigation and working closely with our highly skilled corporate defence and compliance team. Matthew joined us in 2023 and is based in our Leeds office.
Brabners LLP
Matthew Humphries
Partner in the Divorce and Family department. Matthew has specialised exclusively for over 25 years in resolving financial and children issues arising upon divorce or family breakdown. He represents high net worth individuals, or their spouses / partners, frequently in cases involving complex financial structures (often with an international element) or in cases where there are disagreements regarding arrangements for children. Matthew also regularly advises upon the negotiation of nuptial agreements. Matthew is a senior partner in the Divorce and Family department at Stewarts, the pre-eminent divorce and family practice in England that is top ranked in the legal directories. Whilst Matthew is known for his expertise in complex litigation, he is also a renowned negotiator determined to settle cases whenever possible to do so in the best interests of his clients. He is a keen proponent of arbitration. His practice encompasses high value financial claims, including those on behalf of the children of unmarried parents, as well as resolving areas of disagreement over arrangements for children. He attracts particular recognition for his understanding of clients and their needs, together with his prolific legal knowledge allied with his skills and strategic thinking. Matthew has conducted significant recent cases before the Family Court including: IR v OR [2022] – acting for the wife, achieving an award of over £70m. The case dealt with the treatment of wealth generated before the marriage and from the sale of a family business, as well as the enforceability of a pre-nuptial agreement. Fuchs [2022] – acting for a billionaire husband in response to the wife’s application for interim maintenance of £4.2m a year, demonstrating the level of interim maintenance payable in very wealthy cases. WC v HC [2022] – acting for the husband in a case involving pre and post nuptial agreements and inherited wealth. The case also considered the relevance of future (significant) inherited wealth pursuant to forced heirship provisions. DR v UG [2023] – acting for the husband where the case involved arguments about his ‘special contribution’ and post separation endeavour where the main asset increased in value by a multiple of more than seven times after the date of separation.
Stewarts Law LLP