Mark Lorrell

Year of Call 1999

Mark
Lorrell

Door Tenant

The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn

Background

Mark Lorrell is a senior civil and commercial barrister with over 20 years’ call. He was called to the Bar in 1999 and qualified as a solicitor advocate in 2004 . Mark specialises in complex business disputes – notably civil fraud, trusts and property, contract and insolvency litigation – and regularly appears in the High Court’s Chancery Division, Business and Property Courts, and the Technology & Construction Court . He previously managed the litigation department of a niche City firm, gaining extensive experience with high-value professional cases . Renowned for strategic, “outside-the-box” thinking and an excellent bedside manner, Mark is an approachable communicator who handles cases personally with a client-focused style . His clients range from small and medium-sized businesses to high-net-worth entrepreneurs and company directors (including individuals featured on the Times Rich List) . He is also a member of the Chancery Bar Association , reflecting his specialism in Chancery matters and complex trust/fraud cases.

AREAS OF LAW

Civil & Commercial Litigation: Broad expertise in business and corporate disputes (contracts, shareholder/partnership claims) and general civil litigation . He handles insolvency- related matters (statutory demands, winding-up petitions) as well as professional negligence claims involving solicitors, accountants, valuers and surveyors

Civil Fraud: Significant experience with multi-million‑pound fraud claims. Recent work includes defending Chancery Division proceedings alleging conspiracy to injure, dishonest receipt of funds, and contempt of court in excess of £20 million

Trusts & Property: Extensive Chancery practice on trust disputes (fraud and breach of fiduciary duty over trust assets) . He also handles high‑value property and construction disputes (TCC cases, building defects, service charge and neighbour issues)

Contract & Insolvency Disputes: Advises on and litigates contractual disputes and corporate insolvency issues , including challenging/statutory demands and defending winding-up petitions.

Banking & Financial Services Litigation: Acts for clients in claims against banks and financial institutions. Notably involved in interest-rate SWAP litigation (once reported by The Times as the largest fraud case ever brought against a UK high-street bank). Experience covers mis‑selling, breach of duty and undue influence claims and challenges against banks on money laundering issues.

Insurance Disputes: Advises on insurance coverage and claims-denial disputes (including refusal-to-pay cases) as part of his financial litigation practice.

Arbitration: Represents parties in arbitration, including high-profile sports and international commercial arbitrations. For example, he acted in an arbitration case concerning Nigeria’s football league

Crypto-asset Tracing (Equitable Tracing): Specialises in tracing cryptocurrency and other assets under the equitable tracing principles. He advises Exchanges on and litigates tracing claims involving digital currencies and related fraud schemes

Property Disputes: Currently instructed on numerous complex property disputes involving off shores structures, trusts and complex lending arrangements often protecting beneficial interests against lenders.

Private Nuisance neighbour claims: Acting in numerous disputes between neighbours involving nuisance, breach of lease and covenant claims.

Contempt: bringing and defending applications for contempt of court.

Injunctions: In all of the above areas extensive experience on obtaining and defending interim injunctions, freezing orders and general interim relief.

Notable Cases

Defended a third-party recipient in a £20 million+ pension fund fraud case (Chancery Division, High Court)

Acted for trust beneficiaries against the “now most infamous” solicitor convicted of misappropriating tens of millions of pounds of trust funds

Represented company directors in Commercial Court contempt proceedings following the collapse of a large corporate group

Acted for a foreign royal in high-value loan-related commercial litigation (multi-million-pound dispute)

Advised on the SKAT tax refund litigation (Danish tax authority fraud claims) involving offshore pension schemes.

Defended a hotel/property group in a SWAP mis-selling case against a major UK bank (reported as the Times’ largest fraud claim against that bank) .

Represented a party in the widely publicised Saudi Princess case (misappropriation of millions in cash)

Acted in arbitration and litigation connected to the Nigerian Football League (sports federation) dispute

Acted in Commercial court for a party in the Trafalgar Pension Fund scheme (deemed fraudulent)

Throughout his career, Mark has also acted for entrepreneurs, high-net-worth investors and international clients (including royalty and politically exposed persons) on multi-jurisdictional matters, treating every matter with equal attention to detail.

Professional Affiliations

Mark is a member of the Chancery Bar Association, which reflects his focus on chancery, trust, and corporate law. He is Public Access accredited, meaning he can accept instructions directly from lay clients as well as from solicitors . Mark welcomes referrals via either route and is committed to clear, cost-effective client service.

Contact Information

Millennium Chambers (London): Lower Ground Floor, 3 Paper Buildings, Temple, London EC4Y 7EU
Telephone: 020 3179 2023
Email: clerks@millenniumchambers.com
Instructions: Mark accepts instructions via solicitors or directly under the Public Access scheme

For enquiries or to brief him, please contact the clerks at Millennium Chambers using the above details.

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