Robert Mundy KC

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Rob Mundy KC has a wide-ranging commercial practice and has particular expertise in company, insolvency, contract and commercial fraud disputes. He tends to be instructed in high-value and complicated litigation. He has been consistently recommended in Chambers & Partners and Legal 500.

Rob is an experienced trial advocate, who enjoys oral advocacy and cross-examination, particularly in document-heavy and complex cases. His advocacy was described in the 2026 Chambers UK Bar Guide as “calm, measured and well-prepared”.

Rob is often engaged at the pre-action stage, being described in the 2026 Legal 500 as “a go-to for high-value complex corporate disputes where strategy is key to unlocking the case”.

Rob is a practising mediator and also sits as a Recorder of the County Court.

Areas of Expertise

Company

Rob is well-known for his expertise in company law, particularly shareholder and boardroom disputes. In the 2025 Legal 500 he was described as “a corporate barrister par excellence who can be trusted with bet-the-company shareholder litigation”. He deals regularly with unfair prejudice petitions, earn-out disputes and warranty claims.

Rob’s complementary expertise in High Court employment disputes make him particularly well suited to disputes over good-leaver status and disputes involving employee competition issues (e.g. breach of confidence).

Recent Cases

Syspal Capital Ltd v Truman [2025] EWCA Civ 469 – Representing majority shareholders in the High Court and Court of Appeal in a good-leaver / bad-leaver dispute (sole counsel).
Re Caprina Trading Ltd – Representing father and son in a dispute between family members over the ownership of shares, with the disputed facts spanning 60 years (sole counsel).
Loveridge v Povey [2024] 2 BCLC 253 – Representing a shareholder in dispute between family members over the control of a valuable caravan-park company (led by John Randall KC).
Gill v Thind [2024] 1 WLR 2837 – Representing a husband, wife and two sons in a dispute over the ownership of shares in car home companies in a High Court trial and in the Court of Appeal (led by John Randall KC).
Confidential – Representing sellers pursuing a deferred consideration claim and defending a £5m breach-of-warranty claim, which settled after an oral hearing under an expert determination procedure.
Re Portbond Ltd [2022] EWHC 3359 (Ch) – Representing family members in three generations defending a complex unfair-prejudice claim, which was dismissed in a 741-paragraph judgment (sole counsel).
Confidential – Representing one seller of a chain of professional services companies in a dispute with co-sellers over the division of the proceeds of sale (sole counsel).
Taking Care of You v Caring Nationwide Ltd – Representing the claimant pharmacy company in a breach-of-duty and conspiracy claim against former directors and employees (sole counsel).

Insolvency & Restructuring

Rob is regularly instructed by insolvency practitioners and directors in difficult insolvency-law litigation. The 2026 Chambers UK Bar Guide described him as “noted for his expertise in claims brought against directors”.

Recent Cases

Hawksworth v Stanley [2025] EWHC 139 (Ch) – Representing a floating charge holder alleged to have invalidly appointed administrators in an ongoing multi-million pound breach-of-contract and trespass claim (sole counsel).
Loveridge v Povey [2024] EWHC 329 (Ch), [2024] 2 BCLC 253 – Representing the applicant member in a case establishing that, in a solvent administration, administrators should have regard to the interests of members in deciding whether a company rescue is “reasonably practicable” (led by John Randall KC).
Re Portbond Ltd [2022] EWHC 3359 (Ch) – Defending three directors accused of driving two companies into the ground and engineering a pre-pack sale at a £20m undervalue (sole counsel).
Rendle v Panelform [2020] EWHC 2655 (Ch), [2021] BCC 203, [2021] BPIR 31 – Representing a trustee in bankruptcy at a trial of an unusual transaction-defrauding-creditors claim, which led to the court unwinding an asset and business sale (sole counsel).
Poole v Hinton [2019] EWHC 2331 (Ch) – Representing the applicant in a challenge to £21m proof of debt (sole counsel).

Civil Fraud

Rob is often instructed in commercial fraud cases, both for claimants and defendants, and particularly in cases involving a company-law or insolvency-law overlap. He is an experienced trial advocate and cross-examiner, and experienced in prosecuting and defending applications for freezing injunctions and other interim relief. The 2026 Chambers UK Bar Guide noted that he “receives praise for his thoughtful, measured approach and impressive advocacy style”.

Rob’s parallel company law expertise and prior employment-law experience makes him well suited to cases involving fraud by (or allegations of fraud by) directors and senior employees.

Recent Cases

Acasta European Insurance Co Ltd v Emmiera Group Ltd [2025] EWHC 1168 (Ch) – Representing the defendant to deceit and breach of fiduciary duty claims brought by an insurer against a claims handling company (sole counsel).
Confidential – Advising the defendant in a Commercial Court claim for a s.25 freezing order in support of onshore Dubai claims (sole counsel).
Grundy v Aldridge [2025] 5 WLUK 649 – Representing the defendant to unusual fraud and committal proceedings (sole counsel).
Jaffé v Greybull Capital Ltd [2024] EWHC 2534 (Comm) – Representing a German insolvency practitioner in a trial of a deceit claim, governed by German law, arising out of the refinancing of Monarch Airlines (led by James Morgan KC).
Patel v Parker [2023] EWHC 1979 (Ch) – Representing the principal defendant on cross-applications in a deceit and constructive trust claim (sole counsel).
Re Portbond Ltd [2022] EWHC 3359 (Ch) – Representing three directors accused of driving two companies into the ground and engineering a pre-pack sale (sole counsel).
RWL v I – Prosecuting committal proceedings arising from non-compliance with an interim-injunction to reveal passwords (sole counsel).

Mediators

Rob enjoys the variety and challenge of acting as a mediator. He appreciates that mediation is no panacea, but believes that, if approached with energy, determination and an open-mind, mediation can lead to sensible resolutions of most disputes.

International

Robert has experience in this field across a wide range of matters.

Employment and Restraint of Trade

Rob acts in High Court employment proceedings concerning directors and senior employees, including disputes about restrictive covenants, confidential information and unlawful competition. Rob previously had a busy employment tribunal practice and is able to act where there are overlapping High Court and employment tribunal claims. A recent such case was Syspal Capital v Truman [2025] EWCA Civ 469, [2025] 2 BCLC 614, in which the Court of Appeal determined the proper interpretation of pre-emption provisions applying to a departing employee shareholder.

Testimonials

“Rob is an excellent lawyer and strategist, and a delight to work with.”

Legal 500 2026

“Rob is definitely a go-to for high-value complex corporate disputes where strategy is key to unlocking the case.”

Legal 500 2026

“Rob is incredibly intelligent. He has a great memory for the law and knows how best to apply it to any set of facts. His advice is always well constructed. He thinks of every angle, but is equally ready and able to adapt as a case develops.”

Legal 500 2026

“Rob’s advice is always thorough, well explained and commercial.”

Chambers UK 2026

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Appointments

Recorder (2022)

Publications

Directors’ Duties During Administration and Liquidation (2021) 34(3) Insolv. Int. 58
Why Statutory Declarations by Video Conference are Lawful (2020) 13(3) CRI 97

Memberships

Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR)
Chancery Bar Association (ChBA)
Midland Chancery & Commercial Bar Association (MCCBA)

Education & Qualifications

Queen Mother Scholarship, Middle Temple
BVC
Law with European Legal Studies (First Class), University of Cambridge

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Robert Mundy KC

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944109920

Areas of Expertise

Company

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Insolvency & Restructuring

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Civil Fraud

Recent Cases

Mediators

International

Employment and Restraint of Trade

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‘Morning Brief: Insolvency Insights’

Asset Recovery International 2026

The View from the Top: Recent Insolvency (and Related) Decisions in the Supreme Court

R3 SPG Forum 2025

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