About Steven
With significant advocacy experience, Steven has regularly appeared in the county courts, the High Court and the Court of Appeal, as well as in tribunals, mediations, arbitrations and joint settlement meetings.
Having worked on behalf of major Fortune 500 international and FTSE 100 companies as well as UK SMEs and private individuals, Steven enjoys working for and with commercial stakeholders, fellow professionals and members of the public to provide effective representation and advice for their legal needs.
Commercial Law
Steven has substantial experience over a wide variety of both commercial and civil legal matters: from contract disputes to contentious probate, insurance and reinsurance to insolvency and redundancy; to restructuring, he provides advice and opinions both in conference and in writing, settles pleadings and appears on a broad range of commercial and financial services sector issues, in relation to charities, trusts and employment matters.
Steven’s commercial law practice encompasses:
- Construction disputes
- Adjudication proceedings concerning interim/stage payments
- Litigation concerning currency transactions.
- Import/export issues
- IP protection, including injunctions
- Asset tracing and recovery including Norwich Pharmical and bankers trust order applications
- Fraud
- Injunctions, including freezing orders
- Insolvency and corporate restructuring
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Placings and flotations
- Managed funds and investments
- Debt recovery
Steven has significant experience in transactional commercial work and commercial litigation, including:
- Business sales and purchases
- Shareholder agreements and disputes
- Inter-creditor agreements
- Derivatives
- Funding, including bonds
- Supplier agreements
- Terms and conditions
- Franchising and agency contracts
Public Enquiries
Steven has been involved in two public enquiries, one disaster related, the other clinical, as well as having been led in a complex internal enquiry relating to the management and accounting procedures of a major body.
With a clear understanding of the processes involved, Steven is confident in preparing research briefing papers and submissions in relation to all aspects of public enquiries, the preparation and consideration of witness evidence and representation: he is happy to accept instructions in this area.
Lasting Power of Attorney, Probate & Trusts
- Complex family trust actions and TOLATA claims
- Commercial arrangements concerning the letting of properties
Contentious probate matters, including challenges to wills both by beneficiaries and by third parties
- Testamentary capacity
- Proceedings against executors
Inquests
Steven has represented families and interested parties in a wide range of inquests, including Middleton inquests, ranging from clinical issue deaths to deaths in custody: from diving deaths to road traffic incidents.
Judicial Review
Steven has undertaken work on several judicial reviews including review following from inquests.
Employment Law
Steven has considerable experience in Employment Tribunals and the EAT, both on behalf of claimants and respondents.
- Unfair dismissal
- Wrongful dismissal
- Redundancy
- TUPE
- Discrimination
- Sexual orientation
- Equal pay
- Public Interest Disclosure Act - “whistleblower” claims
Mediation
As an experienced, accredited mediator, Steven has undertaken over 85 mediations in both the UK and overseas, with a high success rate. These include multi-party, cross-border and high-value disputes.
Testimonials
Thank you for providing the outcome and furthermore for accepting instructions. The Claimant advised she was extremely grateful for your assistance. She expressed that she would highly recommend you as Counsel. She suggested you were very professional and made her feel at ease. I am very grateful for your assistance and for the successful outcome.
Steven was brilliant in how he conducted himself from the first time we spoke the evening prior to the hearing. He was very courteous, and made sure to make as much time for myself as possible, even out of typical working hours. He explained everything clearly and ran through possibilities - as he called it ‘giving me some homework’ for the evening before, which proved very helpful in the hearing itself. I owe a lot to Steven and his expertise. He helped me finally bring a 2 year battle to justice, and for that i couldn’t recommend him enough.
Steven was extremely professional and his manner of speaking was crystal clear with beautiful simplicity. During the hearing I was so impressed with Mr Langton's cross examination and felt extremely privileged that he was representing me. If I ever had to recommend a barrister I would have the utmost confidence in recommending Mr. Langton. I felt that he outlined the case in a superb manner getting me a favourable outcome. However, it was the fact that he listened to me, acknowledged my opinions and voiced them clearly on my behalf that has allowed me to gain closure with regards to the incident I faced.
Privacy Notice
This privacy notice explains how, why and for how long Steven Langton will process or retain your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
If Steven has been instructed by you, your litigation friend, your solicitor or agent, or through a pro bono referral, it is necessary to process your personal data in order to provide legal services. This may include advising on the prospects of litigation, advising on the value of a claim, representation at hearings or trial, and reviewing legal issues or evidence.
Recipients of your data
Depending on the nature of your case, data may be shared with courts and tribunals, your solicitors or agents, witnesses, experts, other legal representatives, ombudsmen or regulators, education and examining bodies, and current, past or prospective employers.
Special categories of data
Some matters require processing special category personal data, including information about health, ethnicity, religion, trade union membership, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or criminal allegations and convictions. Such data will only be processed where necessary to represent you or advise on your claim.
Retention
Your personal data will be retained for no longer than necessary and, where possible, anonymised. In general, records relating to cases are retained for at least six years to comply with professional obligations under the Bar Code of Conduct and tax record-keeping obligations.
Once your case has concluded and any fees have been paid, only the personal data necessary for regulatory compliance, conflict checking, defence of complaints or fee disputes, and reference in future similar cases will be retained.
Your rights
You may request confirmation that your personal data is being processed, request a copy of that data, request rectification of inaccurate data, object to certain processing, request restriction of processing, or request erasure where the GDPR permits it. Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time, although doing so may mean Steven can no longer provide the legal services requested.
Security
Appropriate physical and technical measures are taken to safeguard your personal data and prevent unauthorised access, accidental loss, misuse or disclosure.
Complaints or queries
If you have any questions about this privacy notice, or how your personal data is used, please email clerking@thebarristergroup.co.uk or the clerks at clerking@thebarristergroup.co.uk, or call 01823 247 247.
You also have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Further information is available at ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/.
Work with Steven
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