Jeremy is ranked as a “Star Individual” by Chambers UK Bar 2025 in Partnership, who describe him as: “the pre-eminent barrister of his generation in partnership and LLP law. He is a superb advocate with sound judgement and commercial acumen.” Jeremy is top-ranked by Legal 500 2025 who say of him “Jeremy’s knowledge of partnership and LLP law is encyclopaedic. He is technically rigorous and highly strategic. He knows all the moves and all the outcomes. He is an icon within the partnership law community, and yet very approachable, accessible and gracious at all times. Like Madonna, to those of us in the partnership world he is just Jeremy”.
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.
Commercial & Business Disputes
Recent Cases include:
- P v R: Claim for £8 million of damages and for specific performance of a complex property transaction.
- M v R: Complex dispute regarding a joint venture for the development of a substantial multi-million pound shopping centre.
- H v N: Substantial franchising dispute in the fashion industry listed for an expedited trial before the High Court.
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, 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.
