“Many fantastic barristers, and a first port of call on any company, commercial, trusts, and insolvency disputes. ”
Legal 500 2025
Serle Court offers market-leading expertise in the law governing corporate structures, spanning company, insolvency and restructuring, and partnership/LLP matters. We are particularly known for our work on complex, multi-faceted cases requiring specialist strength in depth and a broad understanding of the interrelated fields.
Our barristers combine technical excellence with strategic and commercial insight, delivering clear, practical advice and imaginative solutions. With a strong track record in high-stakes litigation, arbitration and advisory work, clients regularly instruct us on complex structural, governance and financial challenges within corporate entities.
We act for major corporates, financial institutions, professional services firms, investment structures, high-net-worth individuals, directors, partners and shareholders. Our international reach is significant, with frequent instructions from offshore law firms and on matters spanning multiple jurisdictions including the Cayman Islands, the BVI, Hong Kong and key Asian centres influenced by English law. When required, we assemble multi-disciplinary teams for a streamlined and cohesive approach.
Our strong reputation in corporate structures work is reinforced by our members’ important contribution to the development of the law, including authorship of leading texts on minority shareholders, insolvency and LLPs.
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Serle Court has a well-established reputation for company law. We are frequently the first choice for clients involved in contentious disputes – whether as directors, shareholders or stakeholders in complex corporate structures.
Serle Court is widely recognised for partnership and LLP work, with barristers regularly instructed in complex, high‑value disputes in the UK and internationally. Clients value our depth of experience across contentious, advisory and transactional work, combined with strategic judgement and a commercial approach.
Serle Court is a pre-eminent set with a deep bench of barristers who act for law firms, financial services companies and other professional services clients in connection with a variety of partnership issues.
Chambers UK 2026
The leading set on shareholder and LLP disputes.
Legal 500 2026
Serle Court is a superb set. They have a range of commercial and chancery expertise which is absolutely top tier."
Legal 500 2026
The set is 'both commercial and pragmatic' and 'combines technical expertise with impeccable client-handling skills'.
Chambers & Partners 2026
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Giselle McGowan and Lara Kuehl, chaired by Lance Ashworth KC, will discuss the practical implications of insolvency for company directors at the final Morning Brief: Insolvency Insights seminar.
Serle Court is launching Morning Brief: Insolvency Insights, a new breakfast seminar series chaired by Lance Ashworth KC, covering the latest developments in insolvency law.