United Kingdom > London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit) > Law firm and leading lawyer rankings
Index of tables
- Banking and finance (including consumer credit) β Leading sets
- Banking and finance (including consumer credit) β Leading silks
- Banking and finance (including consumer credit) β 2016 silks
- Banking and finance (including consumer credit) β 2017 silks
- Banking and finance (including consumer credit) β Leading juniors
Banking and finance (including consumer credit) β Leading sets
-
1
-
2
-
3
-
4
-
5
Banking and finance (including consumer credit) β Leading silks
-
1
- Stephen Auld QC - One Essex Court βA very smooth and persuasive advocate, who is good at cutting through knotty issues.β
- Adrian Beltrami QC - 3 Verulam Buildings βHe has great intellect, analysis, temperament, and ability to work as a member of a team.β
- Michael Brindle QC - Fountain Court Chambers βUnparalleled experience in the banking market.β
- Raymond Cox QC - Fountain Court Chambers βFantastic, and a lovely man to work with.β
- Robin Dicker QC - South Square βAn excellent advocate, who is really bright and prepares incredibly well for trial.β
- Richard Handyside QC - Fountain Court Chambers βSuper-bright, articulate and a very good advocate, particularly at the appellate level.β
- Mark Hapgood QC - Brick Court Chambers βAbsolutely brilliant; a recognised leader in banking litigation.β
- Mark Howard QC - Brick Court Chambers βOne of the very best.β
- Tim Lord QC - Brick Court Chambers βVery commercial and dogged with a great strategic approach.β
- Ali Malek QC - 3 Verulam Buildings βAn authoritative figure, who can be relied on for perceptive and no-nonsense advice.β
- Laurence Rabinowitz QC - One Essex Court βHe has gravitas, but is also charming and listens to even the most junior associates.β
- David Railton QC - Fountain Court Chambers βA very smooth advocate, who always has the ear of the court.β
- Bankim Thanki QC - Fountain Court Chambers βHe has a really great courtroom style and judges trust him.β
- Sonia Tolaney QC - One Essex Court βQuite simply brilliant at her job, while also being a pleasure to work with.β
- Daniel Toledano QC - One Essex Court βA class act, who picks up facts and legal arguments very quickly.β
- Malcolm Waters QC - Radcliffe Chambers βHe shows excellent depth of understanding and appreciation of context.β
- David Wolfson QC - One Essex Court βA brilliant advocate, who is engaging with clients and the legal team alike.β
- Antony Zacaroli QC - South Square βAn excellent advocate, whom clients have huge confidence in; he delivers clear and unambiguous advice.β *since publication, Antony Zacaroli QC has been appointed to the High Court bench
-
2
- Richard Coleman QC - Fountain Court Chambers βA world expert in mis-selling matters and a first choice for investment or hedging product cases.β
- David Foxton QC - Essex Court Chambers βA legal rock star with cutting-edge intellect; he is a delight to work with.β
- Ewan McQuater QC - 3 Verulam Buildings βA strong and highly numerate lawyer, who is a heavyweight in banking disputes.β
- Robert Miles QC - 4 Stone Buildings βOutstanding in every way.β
- Andrew Mitchell QC - Fountain Court Chambers βHe has a vice-like grip on the issues and is excellent to work with.β
- Jonathan Nash QC - 3 Verulam Buildings βDeserves his star status.β
- Andrew Onslow QC - 3 Verulam Buildings βA counsel with superb judgement; he is well respected by judges and peers alike.β
- Craig Orr QC - One Essex Court βSuper-organised and very much a details man, who is not afraid to delve in.β
- David Quest QC - 3 Verulam Buildings βVery personable and clever, and a delight to work with.β
- Richard Salter QC - 3 Verulam Buildings βOne of the best and most respected practitioners at the Bar in this area.β
- William Trower QC - South Square βOne of the top choices for work of this type.β
-
3
- David Blayney QC - Serle Court βThe consummate professional with a strong intellect.β
- Jeffrey Chapman QC - Fountain Court Chambers βHis advocacy is first class: compelling, convincing and assured.β
- Jonathan Crow QC - 4 Stone Buildings βThe breadth of his practice enhances rather than dilutes his command of banking disputes.β
- Derrick Dale QC - Fountain Court Chambers βHe has a deep specialism in banking and finance accompanied with a supportive and valuable eye for detail.β
- Rhodri Davies QC - One Essex Court βAn extremely user-friendly, fabulous advocate, who adopts a no-nonsense approach and is a pleasure to deal with.β
- Anthony de Garr Robinson QC - One Essex Court βAn enthusiastic battler, who has an excellent bedside manner with clients.β
- Dominic Dowley QC - Serle Court βHe has an ability to get to the heart of the problem quickly.β
- Patrick Goodall QC - Fountain Court Chambers βA very persuasive advocate, who is technically excellent and also very user-friendly.β
- Jeremy Goldring QC - South Square βA pleasure to deal with and very strong on insolvency-related matters.β
- Lord Grabiner QC - One Essex Court βHe has great force and presence in court and commands considerable respect.β
- Andrew Green QC - Blackstone Chambers βHe is very good with clients, and can come up with a very practical and commercial solution to most cases.β
- Matthew Hardwick QC - 3 Verulam Buildings βTechnically excellent and great to work with.β
- Timothy Howe QC - Fountain Court Chambers βHe is very responsive and easy to work with, and always gets on top of the detail.β
- Barry Isaacs QC - South Square βStrong numeracy skills and a willingness to grapple with esoteric legal and financial issues.β
- John Jarvis QC - 3 Verulam Buildings βIncredibly knowledgeable in the field of finance law.β
- Richard Lissack QC - Fountain Court Chambers βClose to pre-eminence at the intersection of civil and criminal liability in the banking field.
- Hodge Malek QC - 3 Verulam Buildings βA brilliant strategist.β
- Philip Marshall QC - Serle Court βAn immensely sharp barrister.β
- Paul McGrath QC - Essex Court Chambers βA go-to silk for fraud disputes arising from banking insolvencies.β
- Simon Salzedo QC - Brick Court Chambers βAn exceptional performer and a completely safe pair of hands for heavy financial cases.β
- Joe Smouha QC - Essex Court Chambers βA supreme advocate and an absolute joy to work with.β
- Nigel Tozzi QC - 4 Pump Court βA great advocate and good value for money.β
-
4
- Michael Blair QC - 3 Verulam Buildings βHe provides clear and commercial advice, and has outstanding instinct for client needs.β
- Michael Bowes QC - Outer Temple Chambers βHe has deep experience and credibility.β
- Alain Choo Choy QC - One Essex Court βA charming advocate, who can woo the most difficult of judges.β
- Paul Downes QC - Quadrant Chambers βEvidently a good commercial lawyer, and a skillful advocate and tactician.β
- Clive Freedman QC - 7 Kingβs Bench Walk βA very persuasive advocate, who commands respect from the court.β
- Jeffrey Gruder QC - Essex Court Chambers βVery able intellectually and a very good legal adviser.β
- Richard Hill QC - 4 Stone Buildings βClearly a star of the Bar with a great future ahead of him.β
- Richard Mawrey QC - Henderson Chambers βExcellent for consumer credit.β
- John Odgers QC - 3 Verulam Buildings βA real thinker with excellent attention to detail and a good read of the court.β
- Guy Philipps QC - Fountain Court Chambers βPrepared to argue difficult points and gains the clientβs trust.β
- Mark Phillips QC - South Square βSteeped in insolvency litigation for decades.β
- Patricia Robertson QC - Fountain Court Chambers βHighly recommended.β
- Akhil Shah QC - Fountain Court Chambers βExtremely responsive and willing to get his hands dirty in cases.β
- Tom Smith QC - South Square βSimply excellent: the complete modern silk.β
- Ben Strong QC - One Essex Court βAn up-and-coming silk.β
- Andrew Sutcliffe QC - 3 Verulam Buildings βVery impressive; he gets to grips with the issues quickly and is totally unflappable in court.β
-
5
- David Allison QC - South Square βOutstanding in court β impressive and compelling.β
- Michael Black QC - XXIV Old Buildings βParticularly good at strategy in big-ticket disputes.β
- John Brisby QC - 4 Stone Buildings βA ferocious advocate who never gives up.β
- Jeremy Cousins QC - Radcliffe Chambers βA friendly and confident silk with outstanding knowledge.β
- Jonathan Davies-Jones QC - 3 Verulam Buildings βPossibly the cleverest man at the Bar.β
- Jasbir Dhillon QC - Brick Court Chambers βMeticulous; he will not leave a stone unturned in pursuing an argument.β
- Philip Edey QC - 20 Essex Street βA powerful advocate before tribunal and court.β
- Jonathan Gaisman QC - 7 Kingβs Bench Walk βAt the very top of his game with huge experience at the highest level.β
- Javan Herberg QC - Blackstone Chambers βA real expert in the contentious regulatory field.β
- Stephen Houseman QC - Essex Court Chambers βSolid and responsive.β
- Andrew Hunter QC - Blackstone Chambers βAn impressive tactician and superb trial advocate, who is very effective with witnesses.β
- Elizabeth Jones QC - Serle Court βThe word excellent doesnβt do her justice; an outstanding silk in every respect.β
- Dominic Kendrick QC - 7 Kingβs Bench Walk βA superstar without diva tantrums β a dream to work with.β
- Roger Masefield QC - Brick Court Chambers βUnfailingly polite and a delight to work with.β
- Richard Millett QC - Essex Court Chambers βHigh class and excellent with clients.β
- Stephen Moverley Smith QC - XXIV Old Buildings βA quality barrister.β
- Terence Mowschenson QC - Wilberforce Chambers βHe is charming with clients and speaks with incredible authority in court.β
- Benjamin Pilling QC - 4 Pump Court βFirm but measured with an instinctively good feel for difficult issues.β
- Pushpinder Saini QC - Blackstone Chambers βHe has an excellent grasp of the issues and gives first-class legal advice.β
- Richard Slade QC - Brick Court Chambers βHis drafting is strong and he is very easy to work with.β
- Michael Swainston QC - Brick Court Chambers βA leader that you wouldnβt want to see appearing on the other side.β
- John Taylor QC - Fountain Court Chambers βHe a very calm and measured manner, which is impressive when appearing in court.β
- Adam Tolley QC - Fountain Court Chambers βAn excellent communicator, who is always very responsive, efficient and user-friendly.β
- Francis Tregear QC - XXIV Old Buildings βVery persuasive and effective at carrying the client through difficult cases.β
Banking and finance (including consumer credit) β 2016 silks
-
1
- Daniel Bayfield QC - South Square βA young silk to watch β responsive, highly diligent and robustly commercial.β
- Richard Edwards QC - 3 Verulam Buildings βThe most knowledgeable barrister in interest rate hedging disputes.β
- David Head QC - 3 Verulam Buildings βHe has good judgement and is calm in a crisis.β
- Brian Kennelly QC - Blackstone Chambers βAn immensely talented barrister, who is great with clients and a delight to instruct.β
- Julian Kenny QC - 20 Essex Street βHighly rated for ISDA-related disputes.β
- David Mumford QC - Maitland Chambers βHe is great to work with and always has time to consider your ideas.β
- Tim Penny QC - Wilberforce Chambers βTremendous on cases with detail, he is very analytical and cuts to the bone of the case.β
- Rosalind Phelps QC - Fountain Court Chambers βHer assistance and advice throughout difficult cases is invaluable.β
- Thomas Plewman QC - Brick Court Chambers βIncisive and clear-thinking in his advice, both orally and on paper.β
- Toby Riley-Smith QC - Henderson Chambers βHardworking and committed, the soul of courtesy.β
- Sudhanshu Swaroop QC - 20 Essex Street βA highly rated barrister.β
- Ben Valentin QC - Fountain Court Chambers βVery popular with solicitors and clients.β
Banking and finance (including consumer credit) β 2017 silks
-
1
- Richard Brent QC - 3 Verulam Buildings βA very strong draftsman and very able advocate.β
- Hannah Brown QC - One Essex Court βShe will take on anyone and will invariably come out on top.β
- James Counsell QC - Outer Temple Chambers βExactly the sort of person you want to take you through a trial.β
- Orlando Gledhill QC - One Essex Court βA very good courtroom advocate, who is very strong technically.β
- Ben Jaffey QC - Blackstone Chambers βExcellent: practical, expert and quick.β
- Henry King QC - Fountain Court Chambers βHe is very user-friendly and has an impressive grasp of the detail.β
- Stephen Midwinter QC - Brick Court Chambers βA first-choice new silk, particularly on complex banking matters.β
- Adam Zellick QC - Fountain Court Chambers βExtremely personable, very bright and suitably commercial.β
Banking and finance (including consumer credit) β Leading juniors
-
1
- Simon Atrill - Fountain Court Chambers βA first-class banking junior and sage adviser.β
- Simon Hattan - Serle Court βHe has a βnever-say-dieβ attitude and must be knocking on the door of silk.β
- Peter De Verneuil Smith - 3 Verulam Buildings βA star, who is very punchy with his intellect and advice.β
- William Edwards - 3 Verulam Buildings βA standout junior and a very clever advocate.β
- Laura John - Fountain Court Chambers βShe provides commercial and pragmatic advice β you would want her in your corner.β
- Edmund King - Essex Court Chambers βA very strong, responsive and user-friendly lawyer, who gives clear, practical advice.β
- Adam Kramer - 3 Verulam Buildings βA senior-junior superstar β one of the most talented banking juniors at the commercial Bar.β
- Matthew Parker - 3 Verulam Buildings βA very bright and able barrister.β
- Conall Patton - One Essex Court βAn exceptionally good and strategic junior.β
-
2
- Marianne Butler - Fountain Court Chambers βVery bright and responsive and an absolute pleasure to work with.β
- Stewart Chirnside - Quadrant Chambers βHe has courtroom gravitas well beyond his years and he is an even match for many silks.β
- Edward Cumming - XXIV Old Buildings βUnbelievably hardworking and responsive, one of the best senior juniors.β
- James Duffy - Fountain Court Chambers βHe is confident and assertive in court and knows how to focus on the key issues.β
- Jamie Goldsmith - One Essex Court βAn excellent barrister.β
- William Hibbert - Henderson Chambers βHighly recommended.β
- Louise Hutton - Maitland Chambers βA super-responsive barrister.β
- Sebastian Isaac - One Essex Court βVery much a go-to senior junior for complex banking and finance disputes.β
- Farhaz Khan - Outer Temple Chambers βHe has a very bright future.β
- Michael Lazarus - 3 Verulam Buildings βBrings vast experience and perspective to large-scale cases.β
- Iain MacDonald - Gough Square Chambers βEasy to deal with.β
- James MacDonald - One Essex Court βSensible, commercial, bright and phenomenally hardworking.β
- Nicholas Medcroft - Fountain Court Chambers βA go-to senior junior for financial crime and a great team player.β
- Elizabeth Ovey - Radcliffe Chambers βAn excellent advocate in the higher courts.β
- Fred Philpott - Gough Square Chambers βVery down to earth and approachable.β
- Simon Popplewell - Gough Square Chambers βAn excellent advocate and extremely knowledgeable on consumer credit legislation.β
- Scott Ralston - 3 Verulam Buildings βPersonifies calm competence and has a sharp analytical mind.β
- Stephen Robins - South Square βGreat energy, commitment and imagination.β
- Sharif Shivji - 4 Stone Buildings βLove him when he is for you, hate him when he is against you.β
- David Simpson - 3 Verulam Buildings βOutstanding.β
- Julia Smith - Henderson Chambers βShe provides clear and strong advice, and understands the needs of commercial clients.β
- James Willan - Essex Court Chambers βA first-choice junior for difficult jurisdiction issues, who is going to be a superstar in time.β
- Ian Wilson - 3 Verulam Buildings βExcellent on his feet and when drafting; he understands the key commercial issues.β
- Nik Yeo - Fountain Court Chambers βFirst rate: very user-friendly and pays close attention to the detail.β
-
3
- Rupert Allen - Fountain Court Chambers βHe is extremely clever, clear and confident, and has a good grasp of the commercial issues.β
- Oliver Assersohn - Outer Temple Chambers βHighly rated for banking and financial services disputes.β
- Ruth Bala - Gough Square Chambers βResponsive, detailed and happy to explain things in a way that is accessible to the client.β
-
James Barnard -
1 Essex Court βThere is simply nothing that he does not know about banking.β - Michael DβArcy - One Essex Court βHe has a very good brain and is extremely hardworking.β
- David Davies - Essex Court Chambers βA very impressive junior, who inspires confidence.β
- Andrew De Mestre - 4 Stone Buildings βHe has a phenomenal memory and is good on his feet.β
- Laurence Emmett - One Essex Court βA silk in waiting, who is very user-friendly.β
- Mark Fell - Radcliffe Chambers βHis work is thoroughly researched and of a consistently high standard.β
- Andrew Fulton - 20 Essex Street βVery practical and user-friendly.β
- Alex Hall Taylor - 4 New Square βA super operator, who is very user friendly.β
- Fred Hobson - Brick Court Chambers βCalm and measured in his approach, showing excellent judgement.β
- Ciaran Keller - Essex Court Chambers βAn outstanding barrister and a pleasure to work with.β
- James McClelland - Fountain Court Chambers βExtremely bright.β
- Alexander Milner - Fountain Court Chambers βA confident and very measured advocate.β
- Deepak Nambisan - Fountain Court Chambers βSuper-responsive, bright and utterly charming.β
- Stephen Neville - Gough Square Chambers βHe has a brain the size of Mars, and is still extremely approachable and personable.β
- Luke Pearce - 20 Essex Street βIncredibly responsive, very conscientious and extremely thorough.β
- Richard Perkoff - Littleton Chambers βExtremely reliable and very good value given his seniority and experience.β
- Jonathan Mark Phillips - 3 Verulam Buildings βA good analyst and confident advocate with a strong background in financial services.β
- Sandy Phipps - One Essex Court βVery approachable, happy to assist, user-friendly and responsive.β
- Fionn Pilbrow - Brick Court Chambers βGood at building rapport with the judge.β
- Rajesh Pillai - 3 Verulam Buildings βA personable, strong lawyer, who is not afraid to take a difficult point.β
- Alexander Polley - One Essex Court βA great team player, who absorbs and digests very large amount of information effortlessly.β
- James Ross - Gough Square Chambers βVery knowledgeable and user-friendly.β
- Emily Saunderson - Quadrant Chambers βTechnically outstanding, with a very sound grasp of copious quantities of fine detail.β
- Paul Sinclair - Fountain Court Chambers βFriendly and easy to work with, his turnaround times are particularly impressive.β
- Tony Singla - Brick Court Chambers βA very impressive individual and a good draftsman.β
- Andrew Thomas - Brick Court Chambers βA very thorough adviser, who is strategically adept in presenting difficult arguments to court.β
- Henry Warwick - Henderson Chambers βA very thorough and safe pair of hands.β
-
4
- Sarah Abram - Brick Court Chambers βHighly recommended for banking disputes.β
- Tom Asquith - 4 New Square βCommercial, clever, a great advocate, and good at finding persuasive slants.β
- Chris Boardman - Radcliffe Chambers βA problem solver, who is user-friendly and impressive on his feet,.β
- Nazeer Chowdhury - Henderson Chambers βHighly recommended for consumer finance.β
- Charlotte Eborall - 3 Verulam Buildings βHer pleadings and paperwork are particularly good.β
- Richard Eschwege - Brick Court Chambers βAn outstanding junior, who, even by commercial Bar standards, works phenomenally hard.β
- Richard Fisher - South Square βHighly experienced in banking insolvency work.β
- Henry Forbes Smith - One Essex Court βDigests large volumes of documents very quickly to identify areas of relevance.β
- Christopher Harris - 3 Verulam Buildings βAn excellent advocate, both on paper and on his feet.β
- Christopher Harrison - 4 Stone Buildings βHe gets on top of the documents very well, and is very calm in court.β
- Liisa Lahti - Quadrant Chambers βVery knowledgeable, thoughtful, creative and dynamic β a developing star of the Bar.β
- Edward Levey - Fountain Court Chambers βUser-friendly and easy to work with.β
- Sophie Mallinckrodt - 3 Verulam Buildings βVery clever and good with clients.β
- Alec McCluskey - Maitland Chambers βAlways on the top of his game and excellent at dealing with every type of client.β
- Craig Morrison - Brick Court Chambers βSuper-hardworking, lightning-efficient and very user-friendly.β
- David Murray - Fountain Court Chambers βVery clever, responsive; he will take a view and clients like him.β
- Sam Neaman - Littleton Chambers βAlways provides a thorough analysis.β
- Tamara Oppenheimer - Fountain Court Chambers βExtremely user-friendly and not afraid to roll up her sleeves and provide pragmatic views.β
- Alexander Pelling - XXIV Old Buildings βHis advocacy is first-rate and his grasp of the facts is fantastic.β
- Robert Purves - 3 Verulam Buildings βHe provides creative and commercial solutions, and is personable and approachable.β
- Dennis Rosenthal - Henderson Chambers βHe has a thorough, technical and practical knowledge of consumer credit.β
- Nehali Shah - One Essex Court βA 21st century barrister, who is very bright and inspires confidence.β
- James Sheehan - Essex Court Chambers βHe has a very bright future ahead of him and quickly grasps difficult points.β
- Adam Sher - Fountain Court Chambers βFirst-rate with a big following among city firms.β
- Marcus Staff - XXIV Old Buildings βHe has very good legal analysis and is excellent at finding the best way to pitch a case.β
- Joseph Sullivan - Quadrant Chambers βAbsolutely terrific; he is very clever and thorough, and an absolute delight to work with.β
- Emily Wood - Essex Court Chambers βA first-rate junior, who is highly responsive.β
Find out which law firms are representing which Banking and finance (including consumer credit) clients in London Bar using The Legal 500's new comprehensive database of law firm/client relationships. Instantly search over 925,000 relationships, including over 83,000 Fortune 500, 46,000 FTSE350 and 13,000 DAX 30 relationships globally. Access is free for in-house lawyers, and by subscription for law firms. For more information, contact david.burgess@legal500.com.
3 Verulam Buildings is βone of the top banking setsβ with βsome fantastically capable and experienced practitioners to choose fromβ, including several top-ranked senior juniors. Members acted for the claimants and defendants in Banco Santander Totta v Portuguese transport companies, the first case on the Financial List, and law firms also note the impressive performance of the clerking team juggling the demands of the 13 members acting for different groups in the RBS rights issue litigation.
Fountain Court Chambers is βa go-to set for banking and financeβ that βdelivers an excellent serviceβ; members are βalmost uniformly excellentβ and βvery accommodating in a wide range of scenariosβ. Aside from traditional banking disputes, the set has recruited in overlapping areas such as civil and criminal fraud, where Richard Lissack QC is very well regarded. Counsel have been involved in several key disputes including McGraw-Hill v Deutsche Apotheker and others (the ratings agency litigation), and Property Alliance Group v RBS.
One Essex Court consistently provides βexcellent service and supportβ, and has a βwide range of practitioners covering all levels, allowing the structuring of strong and efficient teams with relevant expertiseβ. Members have recently been involved in a range of key cases, including the RBS rights issue litigation, Dexia Crediop v Province of Brescia, and Libyan Investment Authority v SociΓ©tΓ© GΓ©nΓ©rale.
βA go-to set for the biggest, most complex workβ, Brick Court Chambers is βexperienced at addressing contractual and banking claimsβ, and is βhighly recommendedβ by solicitors. Counsel regularly act for banks and claimants in a range of disputes, with several going to the highest court level, such as the CoCo bonds expedited Supreme Court hearing for Lloyds Banking Group. Several members were also involved in Property Alliance Group v RBS in the Financial List.
Essex Court Chambers is a βhigh-grade set, with a very strong bench of QCs and juniorsβ. It benefits from a strong overlapping fraud practice, where silks such as Paul McGrath QC hold sway. Recent highlights for the set include the Libor test cases Property Alliance Group v RBS and Hockin v RBS, both on behalf of RBS, as well as the Lehman Brothers Waterfall Part C dispute and Barclays Bank v UniCredit.
South Square is an βexcellentβ chambers that provides a βcourteous, friendly and smooth serviceβ. While insolvency takes up the lionβs share of the work, members also have expertise in some of the most complex banking issues the market has to offer. Representative matters include the Lehman Brothers Waterfall I and II applications, BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee services v LBG Capital and Primeo Fund v HSBC.
Banking law is a key area for 4 Stone Buildings, which also excels in related practices such as insolvency and fraud. Members have appeared in some of the marketβs largest disputes of recent times, including Libyan Investment Authority v Goldman Sachs International, BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee services v LBG Capital, and Deutsche Bank and others v Unitech.
20 Essex Street boasts several highly rated silks and juniors who are regular favourites for major cases. Key highlights include Philip Edey QCβs role in Libyan Investment Authority v Goldman Sachs International, while Luke Pearce represented Lloyds and Investec investors in the RBS rights issue litigation.
Blackstone Chambers is considered by many to be the first choice for regulatory disputes, often involving the FCA, but members also get their fair share of straight banking disputes, such as Libyan Investment Authority v SociΓ©tΓ© GΓ©nΓ©rale. Another key case was R (Holmcroft Properties) v KPMG LLP and others, concerning the role of skilled persons in relation to a redress scheme for the mis-selling of financial products.
βA solid set with a good variety of consumer credit counselβ, Gough Square Chambers has a strong reputation for advisory work and retail banking law, and members are often directly instructed by banksβ in-house departments. On the litigation front, representative matters include Aura Finance v Balsam, and Brookman v Welcome Finance.
With a top-notch reputation for consumer credit, members of Henderson Chambers handle a wide variety of contentious and non-contentious work for a range of clients, including the UKβs five largest retail banks, the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), payday lenders and various government departments.
With βstrength in depth, including bright juniorsβ, Maitland Chambers has a mix of Chancery and commercial barristers steeped in complex banking, insolvency and fraud-related issues.
Radcliffe Chambers has a βgreat set of barristersβ, including those who continue to βmake a name for themselvesβ after joining from the now-defunct 11 Stone Buildings. Members handle a range of contentious and non-contentious commercial and regulatory matters on behalf of banks, building societies, hedge funds, investors and customers.
Serle Court has a strong reputation for banking disputes, with four members heavily involved in the RBS rights issue litigation. The set is also commended for its expertise in related offshore and fraud work.
XXIV Old Buildings has βquality running through itβ, and is a popular choice for funds thanks to being βone of the leading sets for offshore disputesβ. Highlight cases include the epic Al Sadik v Investcorp Bank, which is the longest trial to be heard in the Cayman Islands.
4 Pump Court continues to make a good name for itself, with members involved in several mis-selling cases and disputes involving the ISDA Master Agreement. Solicitors appreciate that βthe clerks only recommend the right barristers for the right casesβ.
7 Kingβs Bench Walk has βsound experience in banking law coupled with specific expertise in trade finance, which gives it an edge for certain types of disputesβ. Members also regularly handle mis-selling, swaps and derivatives claims.
Outer Temple Chambers delivers βan impressive serviceβ through βhelpful and accommodating clerkingβ. The set is especially noted for its expertise in white-collar crime and civil fraud related matters.