Justin Kitson KC

“Justin is a superb barrister. He is tactically excellent; his written work is brilliant and his advocacy is second to none.”

The Legal 500

Arbitration

Justin Kitson is a specialist in commercial chancery disputes, property litigation and arbitration.

Justin Kitson is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He specialises in commercial chancery disputes, property litigation and arbitration with considerable experience in disputes relating to (i) development and sale agreements, (ii) joint venture agreements, (iii) construction (particularly in the retail sector), (iv) partnership, (v) business tenancies, including rent review and dilapidations, and (vi) professional liability.

Justin has been consistently ranked in the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners Guide as a leading London barrister for Property and Real Estate Litigation (Band 1), Professional Negligence (Band 2) and Media and Entertainment (Band 2). Recent editions of the Legal 500 remark on him handling “some of the most complex cases,” with “an unparalleled eye for detail”, and being a practitioner who is “very good at getting to the heart of the issues and plotting a course through particularly thorny matters”. His advocacy is recommended as “excellent … points are succinct and compelling” and clients have characterised him as “a formidable trial barrister”, “devastatingly effective”, and “very charming.”

He has strong connections to both London and the North of England.

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