Chambers & Partners (2026)

Commercial Dispute Resolution – North Eastern (Bar)

Ranked: Band 1

Strengths:

• “His written and oral advocacy is great.”
• “Matthew Maddison is experienced in commercial litigation. He is instructed in disputes arising from mis-selling claims and breach of fiduciary duty. His clients include manufacturers and investment companies.”

Restructuring/Insolvency – North Eastern (Bar)

Ranked: Band 1

Strengths:

• “Matthew Maddison is noted for his expertise in insolvency and commercial chancery matters. He has experience acting for banks, individuals and publicly listed companies. He is particularly adept at handling misfeasance claims brought against former directors.”
• “Matthew is very smart and very pleasant, which goes an extremely long way with the judges.”
• “Matthew is my go-to for insolvency.”
• “Matthew is incredibly well thought of and would be on my fantasy insolvency team. He’s utterly brilliant, down to earth, can see the bigger picture and takes a very commercial and strategic approach.”

Legal 500 (2026)

Commercial litigation – North Eastern Region

Rank: Leading Junior 1

Company and insolvency – North Eastern Region

Rank: Leading Junior 1

Testimonials:

• “Matthew is exceptional. He is meticulous and very bright.”

Chambers & Partners (2025)

Commercial Dispute Resolution – North Eastern (Bar)

Ranked: Band 1

Strengths:

• “Matthew is responsive and gives succinct and practical advice.”

Restructuring/Insolvency – North Eastern (Bar)

Ranked: Band 1

Strengths:

• “A pleasure to work with. Matthew is bright, tactical and astute.”
• “Matthew is an exceptional barrister. His advice is spot on, and his way of condensing and simplifying complex issues is second to none. He gives lawyers and clients an additional layer of comfort.”
• “Matthew is very personable, intelligent and easy to work with. He’s very good in court – written and oral.”

Legal 500 (2025)

Commercial litigation – North Eastern Region

Rank: Leading Junior 1

Company and insolvency – North Eastern Region

Rank: Leading Junior 1

Testimonials:

• “A class act. Highly intelligent whilst being user-friendly. Judges warm to him, and he is great on his feet when asked difficult questions in very technical areas of law.”