What others say about us

It is a top-notch firm and punches well above its weight.

The team has experience of complex, cross-border disputes and arbitration-related enforcement work. It often goes toe-to-toe with the biggest firms and comes out on the winning side.

More of a powerhouse than a boutique these days. Everybody invests themselves personally in their cases, and the client receives a great service

The team has strong, highly talented individual lawyers, which enables it to compete shoulder-to-shoulder with much larger firms

A boutique able to take on cases the big practices can’t and bring a punchy style to the big disputes’

They are timely, responsive and a pleasure to work with as well as being incredibly adaptable to evolving situations

The firm is exceptionally well rounded and has high-quality partners with a broad knowledge base

The firm is solutions-focused in its attitude to litigation.  They do not shy away from pushing the case forward, but always with an objective in mind

An innovative firm that is known for taking on some of the toughest opponents and the hardest cases against the biggest City Firms

Not afraid of thinking outside the box and pushing the boundaries of the law, if this is in the client's interest

A raft of highly-motivated and experienced litigators operating in a tight knit, boutique firm

Dedicated to achieving the correct result for the client, and it really works as a team

An outstanding litigation firm for claimant work

For institutional and corporate clients who want to take on a major institution, they're a go-to firm

An outstanding conflict-free firm with quality partners who can take on the market-leading firms.

A strong litigation department at both partner and assistant level

Extremely bright, creative, tenacious, thorough and committed to clients

CYK has developed an excellent reputation for providing 'practical and commercial advice’

An “outstanding boutique” which is “top of the market for handling difficult financial services litigation”

A cut above others for personal service and leadership

Traditionally one of the leading conflict-free banking litigation firms

The team is notably strong in bank and finance-related fraud cases, handling high-profile investigations into domestic and overseas parties.

An outstanding boutique

Continues to be an outstanding litigation firm for claimant work

They can act as a true litigation expert against anyone, especially in the financial sector

Specialist litigation boutique with an outstanding reputation for acting against financial institutions in enormous banking disputes… Individuals within the team are very astute and sharp-minded, and at the same time practical.

A quality outfit with a very good track record in winning cases.

Achieved success at the Court of Appeal for Texas hedge fund Highland in its high-value and multifaceted dispute with RBS.

An excellent reputation for providing ‘practical and commercial advice’ to a range of clients, including in claims adverse to banks.

Acted in the highly publicised Guardian Care Homes litigation against Barclays Bank in relation to LIBOR manipulation and swaps mis-selling.

A leading banking litigation claimant firm

"A conflict-free boutique which acts in big-ticket finance litigation” with “a strong litigation department at both partner and assistant level"

A match for the large, well-known firms in the banking litigation field

A strong litigation department at both partner and assistant level

“the excellent lawyers” at the firm for “their commercial approach to our business.”

“It’s a very proactive team who are not afraid to speak their mind and ‘tell us how it is’. We are always presented with commercial, business-minded advice.”

“an outstanding litigation firm for claimant work” and “A very sensible, savvy outfit” and “extremely bright, creative, tenacious, thorough and committed to [our] clients”

“quality partners who can take on the market-leading firms”

“For institutional and corporate clients who want to take on a major institution, they’re a go-to firm”.

“particularly good value for money, providing a service comparable to many much larger firms for competitive rates”.

"Not only are they experts in the relevant areas but they are very responsive. They know our business well and always deal with our issues quickly and expertly."

"They are hard-working and have a good attitude to clients."

“just the firm you want in a fight against a heavyweight institution”

“very competent firm”

"Brilliant, absolutely top notch"

“The team always sticks out its neck and lets you know where things stand"

“…transparency and clarity, the minutiae and detail it goes into. It doesn’t leave a stone unturned.”

“responsive, client focused, highly experienced and conflict free”

“..impressed by their sterling client service and expertise”

“great tacticians who quickly get to the heart of complex matters”

“able to take on any of the biggest players in complex commercial litigation”

“a match for the large, well-known firms…”

Cooke, Young & Keidan is listed as a “capable” boutique firm for Civil Fraud and the researchers acknowledged our role representing the Property Alliance Group in a £30million damages claim.

“The fearless Philip Young is an impressive litigator”

A strong litigation department at both partner and assistant level

“Philip inspires great faith amongst his clients who sing his praises”

“A hugely talented lawyer, Philip brings a passion and energy to his work that is quite rare”

“Philip …impresses the market with his comprehensive advice and detailed approach”

Specialist litigation boutique with an outstanding reputation for acting against financial institutions in enormous banking disputes… Individuals within the team are very astute and sharp-minded, and at the same time practical.