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Antony Morris

Partner

Antony Morris

Partner

“Extremely intelligent and commercial, and an outstanding litigator.”

Chambers & Partners

Antony Morris is head of the dispute resolution team in the resolution and litigation of commercial disputes.

Antony is recognised for his mastery of high-profile complex litigation, resolving a broad variety of disputes for commercial clients, providing strategic advice and assistance with negotiations at an early stage, often behind the scenes.

Recognised in “Hall of Fame” by Legal 500, he is also ranked by Chambers UK.

Antony finds practical solutions to difficult problemsensuring that matters are looked at from every angleHe frequently engages in cross-border work and focuses his practice on professional negligence, commercial contract disputes and international trade issues. 

He acts for clients active in a variety of sectors, including the automotive, education and technology sectors.   

Experience

Risk management and commercial advice

Antony advises clients on how to resolve or mitigate legal problems at an early stage. This may be behind the scenes advice, assistance with drafting correspondence, attendance at meetings or arranging without prejudice meetings or mediation. 

Commercial disputes

Commercial clients include commercial contract claims, corporate and shareholder disputes, professional negligence claims, technical, technology and IP disputes, as well as dealing with injunctions and other forms of urgent action. 

IT and Telecoms

Experienced with a large number of telecoms and IT clients, with in-depth understanding of the problems companies in this sector face.

Property claims

Property disputes, from dilapidations and landlord and tenant, through to joint ventures and breach of contract, for landowners and large landlords to small family companies and individual company tenants. 

Regulatory

Experienced in advising businesses faced with the threat of prosecution or other regulatory action and from the early stages of investigation to the defence of any claims brought. 

Finance and Fraud

Assists clients recovering money following fraud, often by way of urgent injunctive action, and by other means such as claims against banks and complaints to various regulatory bodies.

What our clients say

“Antony Morris has an encyclopaedic grasp of commercial law, and distils it in a way that focuses on what is relevant and accessible for the client. His tactical abilities are really impressive. Chris Tayton and Emma Butcher are excellent at public procurement disputes, and deal with them with the speed and specialist knowledge that they require.”

Legal 500 2026

“Antony Morris is a heavyweight general litigator. He’s well prepared, persistent and commercial in his approach.”

Chambers 2024

“Antony Morris has the ability to solve novel problems; to find necessary expertise and to order complex legal issues to support logical decisions.”

Legal 500 2024

“Emma Butcher is an exceptional partner – dedicated to her cases and clients, always willing to roll up her sleeves and grapple with the detail of legally and factually complex cases. She is highly collaborative with clients and other lawyers. Antony Morris is very measured in his approach. He commands great respect from clients. He is effective at delegating responsibility in order to get the best results.”

Legal 500 2026

“Antony Morris is a standout litigator. He has a very pragmatic style and distils complicated concepts in a very understandable way.”

Legal 500 2025

“Antony Morris has a wealth of experience and knows all there is to know. He has a good vision of what creates issues and how to resolve them.”

Chambers 2024

“Antony is an excellent litigator who provided solid advice on tactics and approach”

Chambers and Partners 2025

“I worked with Antony Morris. He was organised, attentive and helpful.”

Legal 500 2026

“Antony provides an all-round excellent litigation service and is always on the ball.”

Chambers 2024

“Antony Morris is a measured lawyer who takes real ownership of the case. Collaborative and keen to make sure the right decisions are taken. Gets stuck into the detail but keeps a weather on the overall strategy.”

Legal 500 2024

“Antony Morris and Emma Butcher are very hands on partners, who know their cases inside out and keep their clients closely informed.”

Legal 500 2025

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