NEIL MCLARNON has a broad commercial and chancery practice in line with Chambers’ profile.  He is especially experienced in matters involving Company law, Insolvency law, Trusts and Offshore law.  Neil has twice been retained to work for substantial periods in the Guernsey office of one of the leading offshore law firms and has also been retained to work offshore for a substantial period in the office of a leading British Virgin Islands law firm.  Prior to coming to the Bar, Neil worked in the London litigation department of one of the leading US law firms.  As well as his experience in Guernsey and the Virgin Islands, he has worked on cases in Jersey and Brussels.  He is experienced in working as sole counsel appearing in: County Court trials, High Court and County Court applications under many different statutory enactments, summary judgment applications, applications to set aside judgments and default judgments, applications for disclosure, directions hearings and case management conferences.  He is also experienced in working as a member of a large team handling high-profile, high-value and legally complex litigation. 

ACADEMIC HISTORY

BA (Hons) Law, New College, University of Oxford
2004 Cholmeley Scholar, Lincoln’s Inn
2003 Sir Thomas More Scholar, Lincoln’s Inn
2002 Hardwicke Scholar, Lincoln’s Inn

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

2006: Called to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (British Virgin Islands)
Member, Chancery Bar Association
Member, R3
Co-author Blackstone’s Guide to the Companies Act 2006 (Oxford University Press (2007))