Rupert Croft is a litigator whose practice focuses on general commercial, property and anti-trust disputes. Rupert qualified as a solicitor in 1992 and was made partner at Charles Russell in 1998, where he remained until joining Maitland Walker in May 2004.
Rupert has represented clients in all levels of the courts, including the House of Lords and the European Court of Justice. In 2001, he represented clients in the ECJ establishing the right to recover damages in anti-trust cases in the EU.
The Legal 500 Directory recommends Rupert for both litigation and competition law, in which he has been described as “an excellent commercial litigator” (2004), “an exceptional and heavyweight litigator” (2005), “a star attraction and an exceptional litigator” (2006), and in the most recent edition of which he is described as an “absolutely cracking” head of litigation. He is cited as an expert in EU and Competition law in the Legal Business Report and has been short-listed as Competition Lawyer of the Year by Legal Business. He has spoken regularly at IBC conferences on property law and contributed on competition issues to BBC radio and Legal Network TV.
Rupert is a member of the Property Litigation Association, the Competition Law Association, the Law Society’s Dispute Resolution Section and the British Institute of International and Comparative law.
Rupert lives near Cheltenham with his wife and two children and enjoys watching and playing a variety of sports.
T: +44 (0)1242 285855 (Cheltenham office)
E: rupert.croft@maitlandwalker.com