Matthew Ball

Matthew Ball is a consultant solicitor in our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Department with over 25 years of experience advising clients in relation to a wide manner of matters in Appeal, High Court and County Court proceedings.

Matthew’s specialisms include:

• Commercial disputes: Including claims for breach of contract, franchise disputes and debt recovery.
• High Net Worth and UHNW client disputes: Representing UHNW/HNW clients (often from overseas) in relation to business matters and family disputes, being instructed directly by family members or through Family Offices and service providers.
• Property, construction and development disputes: Handling issues relating to property, construction and development, as well as professional negligence claims arising from them.  Matthew is recognised in the ‘Top Tier’ of the Legal 500 for his specialism in construction and infrastructure disputes.
• Disputes between Trustees and Beneficiaries: Including on behalf of professional trustee service providers and Family Offices.
• Partnership, Director and Shareholder disputes: Representing individuals and commercial entities in disputes concerning partnership, directorship and shareholding matters.
• Classic Car, Supercar and high value asset disputes:  For several years, Matthew has been recognised and rated by Spear’s 500 as one of the 6 ‘Top Recommended’ Classic car lawyers in the UK.  Further information can be found on their dedicated webpage. https://spears500.com/adviser/23713/matthew-ball

Matthew is frequently instructed by clients from overseas, particularly the Middle East and North Africa, China and Hong Kong.

Matthew is a longstanding member of the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) and has been a member of the Egyptian-British Chamber of Commerce (EBCC) for over 20 years.

Outside of his dispute related work, Matthew is often the first point of contact for clients within the Middle East, North Africa and China seeking to establish businesses interests within the UK, or who are looking for advice on immigration and residency related matters.

A client recently said that Matthew:

“demonstrates outstanding active listening skills and exceptional patience in fully understanding clients’ needs. He is particularly adept at translating complex legal concepts into straightforward, understandable language, making legal matters approachable and clear to clients.”.

Whilst Matthew places particular emphasis on dispute prevention, where disputes do arise he seeks to achieve a cost-effective, commercially-minded resolution by various means, including through tactical offers and strategies, Mediation and other forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Matthew is very approachable and would be happy to discuss your particular needs with you.