Commercial
Patrick provides advocacy, advice and drafting on a wide variety of commercial cases. Much of his work involves contractual disputes and he also has experience of company law, passing off and the economic torts.
Selected Cases
- Sole counsel in a $20m UNCITRAL arbitration concerning commodities finance arrangements in Africa.
- Acting as sole counsel in £6m commercial court dispute arising out of a hotel franchise agreement.
- Acting for the claimant contractor in a c.$100m HKIAC arbitration relating to a major infrastructure project in the Far East (with Andrew Rigney KC). The dispute involved complex issues of contractual interpretation as well as allegations of economic duress.
- Pursing a successful claim for a major London restaurant franchiser against a franchisee for various breaches of contract.
- Instructed (with Christopher Pymont KC) in proceedings under section 30(1)(f) of the 1954 Act concerning the interests of two major high-street banks.
- Acting in a high value claim concerning the negligent provision of tax advice to multiple parties in which there are allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation, bribery and breach of fiduciary duty (with Roger ter Haar KC).
- Acting for multiple claimants in claims arising for the sale of off plan properties in Cyprus. The claims involved allegations of misrepresentation and mortgage mis-selling alongside complex jurisdictional issues.
News
- Sky & Mace v Insurers: Court of Appeal judgment
- Sky & Mace v Riverstone Managing Agency & Ors [2023] EWHC 1207 (Comm)
Events
Qualifications
- BA Hons (First Class), University of Oxford
- GDL, City University
- BPTC, City University
- David Karmel Award, Grays Inn
- Holt Scholarship, Grays Inn
- Academic Scholarships, Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford
Memberships
- SCL
- COMBAR
- PNBA
Rankings
Recommendations
“He is excellent. He is someone I rate highly, based on his quality.”…”He’s a very good combination of being user-friendly and normal but extremely bright as well. He explains complex things very clearly.”
Chambers & Partners, 2026
“Patrick has a confident and clear grasp of the law, but is equally able to think commercially and strategically.”…”Patrick is a very tough opponent. His advocacy is very polished and he is always the most prepared person in the room.”
Legal 500, 2026
“He is excellent at drafting and gives clear advice”…“Patrick is very user-friendly and great with clients”…“His turnaround time is amazing”.
Chambers & Partners, 2025
“He has good attention to detail. He is responsive, collaborative, and very easy to deal with.”
Legal 500, 2025
“Patrick gets to grips with what the claim actually is and his drafting is excellent. There’s never a point made that’s frivolous. He’s very homed in and very keen on the nub of the matters at hand.”… “Patrick Maxwell is skilful, knowledgeable, approachable and user-friendly.”
Chambers & Partners, 2024
“Patrick combines a truly exceptional intellect with being a user-friendly, normal person who is a pleasure to work with”…“Patrick is very sound and commercial and his advice is robust and well argued.”
Chambers & Partners, 2023
