Jeremy is ranked as a “Star Individual” by Chambers UK Bar 2024 in Partnership, who describe him as: “the best in the field of partnerships and LLPs. He offers smooth, persuasive advocacy and unrivalled knowledge of the subject matter. Jeremy considers all the angles and provides pragmatic, top-quality technical advice. He’s massively hard-working, has excellent client-handling skills and is really responsive – he always gets back to you promptly, wherever he is”.
Jeremy has a chancery commercial practice, focusing on litigation. He is a Barrister and Arbitrator with a strong reputation in partnership and LLP litigation. He regularly advises management on internal issues within partnerships/LLPs (including partner exits, team moves and restructuring). He represents both firms and individual partners, from solicitors, private equity, financial services firms, accountants, doctors and dentists to hedge funds, recruitment consultants, family property partnerships and farmers. Additionally he regularly advises on non-contentious partnership matters.
He also acts on all manner of business related disputes, company disputes, professional negligence, insolvency and commercial matters.
Jeremy regularly represents clients at arbitrations and mediations.
He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Co-author of “LLP and Partnership Law: A legal and practical guide” published by LexisNexis 2024.
Shortlisted for “Chancery Junior of the Year” by both Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023 and Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022.
Arbitration, Mediation & ADR
Recent Cases include:
- S (and others) v B (2022): acted in an accountancy firm arbitration involving an international firm and the compulsory retirement of an equity partner. Settled following procedural hearing (January 2022)
- K v C (and others): appeared in significant arbitration on behalf of a large law firm against four former partners (all separately represented, 3 by QCs and all by juniors), settled following directions hearing (2020)
- L v B (and others): appearing in property partnership dispute, arbitration commenced in Sept 2020
- HF: acted for a solicitor in a partnership arbitration against his partners including a number of hearings prior to settlement (Dec 2019)
- Re H [2016]: Acting as Legal Assessor to a surveyor arbitrator in a dispute in a professional partnership.
- L v R [July 2015]: Arbitration in a solicitor partnership dispute re restrictive covenants and notice provisions.
- E v F [May 2014]: Complex arbitration considering the application of repudiatory breach to LLP agreements.
- Ellis v Coleman: Construction of arbitration clauses (reported on Lawtel).
Recommendations
Qualifications
- FCIArb
- Cambridge University
- Astbury Scholar, Middle Temple
- Lechmere Prize Winner, Middle Temple
- Westminster School
Appointments
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Served on Bar Professional Standards Committee
- Barrister representative on the Committee of the Association of Partnership Practitioners for over 6 years
Associations & Memberships
- The Association of Partnership Practitioners
- Chancery Bar Association
- International Forum of Senior Executive Advisers (IFSEA)
- Professional Negligence Bar Association
- Property Bar Association
Publications
- Co-Author of “LLP and Partnership Law: A legal and practical guide” (2024)
- Appeared on Radio Four
- The Sunday Times
- The Mail on Sunday
- The Solicitors Journal
- Practical Law: practice notes on numerous different topics including: Team Moves, Member Interests, Partner Exits and Tips in partnership and LLP litigation
- The Association of Partnership Practitioners magazine
- A Partnership Litigator’s FAQs
- The Journal of International Banking Law
Speaking Engagements
- Regularly delivering in house training sessions at firms including Herbert Smith Freehills, Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, White & Case, Eversheds Sutherland, Fox Williams, CM Murray, Lewis Silkin, Withers, Baker & McKenzie, Grant Thornton, BDBF, Winckworth Sherwood, Payne Hicks Beach, VWV, Reed Smith, Hempsons and many more firms.
- Run training seminars for, Jordans, Lexis Nexis, MBL, Employment Law Association, Association of Partnership Practitioners and many others.
- Delivered webinars for Lexis Nexis, MBL and other providers.
- MBL full day seminar: A Toolkit for Common Scenarios in partnership and LLP litigation.
- MBL: Covenants, Garden Leave & Confidentiality in Partnership Agreements.
- MBL: The Law & Practice of Partner & Member Exits.
- Lexis Nexis: Partners, Workers, Employees – The Implications of recent case law.
Jeremy Callman is a self-employed, independent barrister whose practice is governed by the Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales. He is regulated by The Bar Standards Board [Bar Ref 27776] and is fully insured with the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund [BMIF Ref 2360/022] to provide legal services, please refer to the BMIF website for full details of the world-wide cover provided. He is registered for VAT under the reference 564625133.
