Sean Middleton Email and Phone Number

Sean was born and educated in South Africa. He also served in the South African Defence Force before pursuing a career in law. Before deciding to go to the Bar in South Africa, Sean was an articled clerk between 1994 -1997. Sean was in-house Counsel for Minolco SA in their OCE division and ran a successful legal practice. He holds full rights of audience in South Africa and remains actively briefed in South African Matters.As a Barrister of over 12 years call, Sean conducts himself with the highest professional standard and brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience. He is an experienced and dynamic barrister specialising in substantial commercial work including interlocutory injunctions and Appeals and Applications in the High Court and Court of Appeal. He continues to prove his exceptional trial ability in the Crown Court, using his specialised knowledge of forensics, fraud and a wide range of skills to demonstrate that he is equally capable of switching between both civil and criminal work. Sean has also worked for many years in commercial environments and understands the nature and difficulties of the business world. His knowledge of IT and Medical law places him in a unique position when dealing with matters that relate to these fields of knowledge. He has repeatedly demonstrated the ability to grasp the essentials of a case quickly, problem-solve and work within tight time-frames. This has led him to being Counsel of choice in urgent matters. Furthermore, his ability to establish a good rapport with instructing solicitors and lay clients has proved invaluable. Sean has exceptional communication skills and is highly regarded as a tough litigator whom any clients would want on their side.Sean is happy to discuss any case pre-instruction and tries to be as accessible as possible to his clients.