Stenio Aladim De Araujo Neto is a barrister at 1EC Barristers, currently accepting instructions across chambers’ core areas of civil, commercial and chancery practise.
Before being called to the Bar of England and Wales, Stenio practised law for over fifteen years across Brazil and Europe. His international background spans complex commercial litigation, cross-border disputes, and consumer finance cases. He is trilingual in English, Portuguese and Spanish, and brings a global perspective and multi-jurisdictional understanding to his developing practise.
After successfully completing a 3-month practising pupillage in Chambers under the supervision of Jonathan Miller, Stenio is building a broad practise encompassing commercial and contractual disputes, consumer finance, property and insolvency proceedings. His analytical precision, persuasive advocacy style and strategic approach make him a valued junior in both litigation and advisory work.
In England and Wales, Stenio has been advising in contractual, property and consumer finance disputes since 2021. He has also appeared in allocation hearings, CCMCs and numerous small claims final hearings as a Registered Foreign Lawyer with the Solicitors Regulation Authority between 2021 and 2025 in an employed capacity.
He was called to the Bar by the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn in 2023, following approval of his application as a Transferring Qualified Lawyer by the Bar Standards Board, and became the first Brazilian-qualified lawyer to practise at the Bar of England and Wales.
Commercial & Chancery
Stenio accepts instructions in all areas of commercial and chancery work, including contractual disputes, breaches of duty, misrepresentation, partnership disputes, and claims involving restitution and unjust enrichment. His approach is defined by a strong emphasis on commercial awareness, procedural rigour and clear written advocacy.
In Brazil, Stenio developed extensive experience in managing high-value and long-running commercial disputes. He acted as junior counsel in a complex M&A breach of contract case between two textile companies, which had evolved into a network of 17 interrelated claims involving royalties, property, machinery, and the ownership of assets worth £10 million. After years of negotiations, Stenio successfully achieved settlement in 2015, resolving a case that had been ongoing for more than three decades.
He also represented clients in contentious corporate, inheritance, and family disputes involving significant shareholdings and breaches of directors’ duties, as well as cross-border mining exploration and commercial conflicts between Portuguese and Brazilian companies.
Banking & financial services
Stenio has a strong experience in financial services litigation, particularly in claims under the Consumer Credit Act 1974 involving Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulations. He has represented clients in final and application hearings involving PPI, car finance and general undisclosed commission disputes.
His understanding of both common law and civil law systems gives him a distinctive advantage when dealing with regulatory and consumer protection frameworks across jurisdictions.
- Successfully opposed an application for costs under CPR 27.14(2)(g) brought by a financial institution, persuading the court that the claimant’s conduct was not unreasonable where the defendant had failed to engage with pre-action correspondence.
- Acted for claimants in PPI and undisclosed commission claims involving limitation and transitional provision arguments under the Consumer Credit Act. Persuaded the Court to apply section 32 of the Limitation Act 1980 to postpone limitation and award full PPI premium recovery in a number of final hearings.
- Represented claimants at numerous small claims final hearings against major UK banks and lenders, obtaining findings of unfair relationships and relief for losses and damages.
- Drafted and advised on pleadings in cases involving misrepresentation, non-disclosure and fiduciary breaches by financial intermediaries.
Brazilian experience:
- Represented clients in complex commercial banking and financial litigation before State and Federal Courts.
- Represented financial institutions in claims brough under the Brazilian Consumer Defence Code and in debt recovery proceedings.
- Advised corporate clients during audits conducted by KPMG, Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Insolvency & restructuring
Stenio’s commercial background has naturally led to a developing interest in insolvency law. He has been instructed in creditor bankruptcy petitions, annulment applications, and statutory demand challenges. He is familiar with directors’ duties, antecedent transactions, and the procedural framework under the Insolvency Act 1986 and Insolvency Rules 2016.
His current work includes assisting on petitions in the County Court and High Court and advising in bankruptcy and winding-up proceedings.
In Brazil, he gained experience in corporate restructuring and complex commercial disputes with insolvency dimensions, including enforcement against insolvent entities, negotiation of creditor settlements and administration proceedings.
Housing & Property
Stenio regularly appears for both tenants and landlords in disrepair and possession proceedings. He has acted in claims concerning execution of possession warrants, unlawful eviction, arrears, access injunctions and housing disrepair.
He has also drafted pleadings and represented clients in applications to enforce breached Tomlin and injunction Orders, and drafted grounds for appeals arising from procedural irregularities.
- S v Birmingham City Council: Successfully obtained £8,500 in general damages and an order for specific performance worth £10,000 under section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, with mandatory repairs ordered within 8 weeks.
- Successfully negotiated a settlement in the sum of £12,000.00 (global offer) in a matter allocated to the Small Claim Track.
Civil Procedure & Applications Experience
Stenio has accumulated substantial experience in interim and procedural applications in English and Welsh Courts. Before pupillage, he had appeared and drafted submissions in a range of procedural contexts, including:
- Applications to set aside default judgments under CPR 13.3.
- Applications for relief from sanctions under CPR 3.9, including those arising from missed deadlines, late disclosure and late payment of hearing fees.
- Applications to enforce Tomlin Orders and claims for breach of settlement terms.
- Applications to set aside orders based on procedural or jurisdictional defects.
- CCMCs and allocation hearings, including cost budgeting and track allocation submissions.
- Applications for extensions of time and adjournments.
His meticulous preparation, persuasive advocacy and focus on procedural fairness have earned consistent judicial commendation.
International & Cross-Border work
Stenio’s career has been defined by cross-border practice and a deep understanding of comparative legal systems.
At a leading Brazilian law firm and former member of Latin American Alliance of Company Law Advocacy (ALAE), he led strategic litigation for major corporate clients across the telecommunications, healthcare, food and textile industries. His work involved trial and appellate advocacy, hearings before State and Federal Courts, and the management of litigation portfolios for high-profile clients.
He also worked for Martinez-Echevarría Abogados in Spain, overseeing the firm’s Brazilian branch in Natal, Brazil, as part of a partnership with Fonseca Advogados. In that role, he:
- Advised European and British investors on property acquisition and company formation in South America;
- Drafted sales and purchase agreements involving property and/or shares acquisitions;
- Provided cross-border legal advice in English and Spanish;
- Represented foreign clients in Brazilian regulatory and civil matters.
Other notable international work includes:
- During his pupillage, drafted an urgent witness statement in support of an application to set aside an order based on the invalid international service of proceedings under the Hague Service Convention.
- Mandamus Action against the Ministry of Agriculture (Brazil): secured urgent injunction relief to authorise the inspection of an American cargo ship carrying $3.2 million worth of wheat during an industrial strike. The case required immediate strategic drafting and effective liaison with Federal Judges to prevent spoilage and financial loss.
- Contentious probate litigation involving a major Brazilian coach transport operator, including proceedings in respect of asset freezing, fraud, and breach of director duties.
- Contentious divorce concerning the redistribution of shareholdings of a respected accounting/auditing firm.
- Cross-border dispute between Portuguese and Brazilian companies involving sensitive mutual breaches of a mining exploration agreement.
- Defence in clinical negligence claims in Brazil, including catastrophic injury and fatal cases, with further advisory work on opioid misuse litigation.
- Managed litigation involving fraudulent schemes in the healthcare sector related to orthosis overpricing and false treatment claims during the 2016 Zika epidemic.
- Achieved a 75% trial success rate in litigation arising from the H1N1 and COVID-19 pandemics.
Intellectual Property & Technology Law
Alongside his litigation practice, Stenio is developing a niche in technology, AI and digital assets law. He has a strong academic foundation in intellectual property, having studied at the London School of Economics Summer School back in 2012, and is building expertise in blockchain-related disputes, smart contracts, and AI regulation.
He looks forward to advising clients on the classification and transfer of digital tokens, liability arising from algorithmic systems, and data protection compliance under UK GDPR and foreign regulations. His international outlook gives him insight into the divergent regulatory approaches of common and civil law jurisdictions.
Languages
Trilingual in:
Portuguese
Spanish
English
Associations
- Brazilian Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados do Brasil) – 2009
- Portuguese Bar Association (Ordem dos Advogados) – 2021
- Solicitors Regulation Authority (Registered Foreign Lawyer between 2021 and 2025)
- The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn – 2023
This is the Privacy Policy for:
Barrister: Stenio De Araujo
Address: 1EC Barristers, 3 King’s Bench Walk North, Inner Temple, London, EC4Y 7HR
The Purposes for which Personal Data is Processed:
Personal data will be processed in order to enable the provision of legal services, ie:
- advice;
- representation in court;
- the drafting of legal documents.
It may also be necessary to retain personal data for conflict-checking purposes or for use in the defense of potential complaints, legal proceedings or fee disputes.
The Lawful Basis for Processing Personal Data
In some cases the subject of the personal data will have given consent to the processing of his or her personal data. Where explicit consent has not been given, personal data will be processed only when:
- it is necessary for the performance of a contract with the person whose personal data is processed (or prior to entering such contract, in order to take steps at the request of the person whose personal data is processed); or when
- it is necessary for the purposes of providing legal services.
Special Categories of Personal Data
It may be necessary to process personal data which constitute particularly sensitive special categories, ie personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, and the processing of genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a natural person, data concerning health or data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation.
Such data will only be processed where processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims.
Who will receive Personal Data
The recipients of the personal data processed will be:
- instructing solicitors and clients;
- courts and other tribunals to which documents are presented;
- witnesses and potential witnesses, including expert witnesses;
- other barristers, pupil barristers and other legal representatives;
- regulatory authorities.
Retention Periods for Personal Data
Personal data in case files will generally be kept at least the end of one year after the maximum relevant limitation period has expired. The limitation period will be measured from the latest date it is possible to bring any appeal.
The retention period will be reviewed when the work has been completed. The retention period may be adjusted at that time.
International Data Transfers
In cases involving international disputes, it may be necessary to transfer personal data to countries outside the European Economic Area which have different data protection standards to those which apply in the European Economic Area. This will only be done for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. In the event this is necessary, appropriate safeguards will be in place to protect personal data, such as European Commission approved standard contractual clauses or the EU-US Privacy Shield. You have a right to ask for a copy of the relevant safeguard.
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