Chris is a founder of Capital Law, a member of its Board and CEO of New North Litigation Capital.
He has been a commercial lawyer for over 40 years, working mainly on business disputes, particularly involving business ownership and governance. He is an expert in litigation finance. He has led many of the firm’s higher profile or value cases and investigations and is Cardiff City FC’s lawyer, as well as Client Partner for many of our clients. He used to be a Judge in the Employment Tribunal.
Chris also led a team within Capital Law that raised investment for and then created New North Litigation Capital, a specialist litigation financier targeting lower value cases in the commercial litigation mid-market. Since August 2025 Chris has been CEO of New North who’s website can be found here.
An active supporter of the Welsh business community, Chris received an OBE for services to Business and Economic Development in Wales. Formerly: Prince of Wales’ Business Ambassador for Wales; Chair of the Welsh Government’s Financial and Professional Services sector panel; Chair of the Central Cardiff Enterprise Zone; and Vice Chair of the Welsh Government’s Ministerial Advisory Board. He is currently Chair of the Cardiff Arms Park Redevelopment Company Ltd.
Expertise
- Commercial Disputes
- Employment
Recent work
Government
Blocking the Government’s attempt to force a University to merge.
£multi-million dispute
Acting for a football club in a £multi-million dispute with a former shareholder.
Football club
A football transfer fraud case
Shared ownership scheme
A £100m claim by employees against their former CEO who had stolen their share ownership scheme.
Defrauded private company
Advising the liquidators of a defrauded private company about a substantial claim against the former Managing Director.
Beneficiaries of a substantial estate against Trustees
Acting for the beneficiaries of a substantial estate against Trustees who had misappropriated companies owned by it, and recovering very substantial damages.
Defending a loan claim
Advising a company about defending a claim by a secretive Panamanian lender to collect a loan allegedly made a decade before its current owners bought it. Our team worked with 1 Essex Court to develop the unusual circumstances into sustainable defences and, ultimately, achieved settlement the day before trial.
Languages
- French
