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Index of tables
- Fraud: civil – Leading Sets
- Fraud: civil – Leading Silks
- Fraud: civil – New Silks
- Fraud: civil – Leading Juniors
Fraud: civil – Leading Sets
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Fraud: civil – Leading Silks
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- Michael Brindle QC - Fountain Court Chambers
- Robin Dicker QC - South Square
- Barbara Dohmann QC - Blackstone Chambers
- Charles Flint QC - Blackstone Chambers
- Paul Girolami QC - Maitland Chambers
- Mark Howard QC - Brick Court Chambers
- Ali Malek QC - 3 Verulam Buildings
- Philip Marshall QC - Serle Court
- Laurence Rabinowitz QC - One Essex Court
- Stephen Smith QC - New Square Chambers
- Joe Smouha QC - Essex Court Chambers
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- Robert Anderson QC - Blackstone Chambers
- Thomas Beazley QC - Blackstone Chambers
- Anthony Boswood QC - Fountain Court Chambers
- Alan Boyle QC - Serle Court
- Simon Browne-Wilkinson QC - Fountain Court Chambers
- Ian Croxford QC - Wilberforce Chambers
- Clive Freedman QC - Littleton Chambers
- Lord Grabiner QC - One Essex Court
- Ewan McQuater QC - 3 Verulam Buildings
- Mark Phillips QC - South Square
- Stephen Rubin QC - Fountain Court Chambers
- Anthony Trace QC - Maitland Chambers
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- Adrian Beltrami QC - 3 Verulam Buildings
- John Brisby QC - 4 Stone Buildings
- Lawrence Cohen QC - Wilberforce Chambers
- Matthew Collings QC - Maitland Chambers
- Anthony de Garr Robinson QC - One Essex Court
- Huw Davies QC - Essex Court Chambers
- Brian Doctor QC - Fountain Court Chambers
- Steven Gee QC - Stone Chambers
- Richard Gillis QC - One Essex Court
- Alan Gourgey QC - 11 Stone Buildings
- Mark Hapgood QC - Brick Court Chambers
- John Jarvis QC - 3 Verulam Buildings
- Philip Jones QC - Serle Court
- Robert Miles QC - 4 Stone Buildings
- Ian Mill QC - Blackstone Chambers
- Stephen Phillips QC - 3 Verulam Buildings
- John Powell QC - Four New Square
- Stephen Moverley Smith QC - XXIV Old Buildings
- Alan Steinfeld QC - XXIV Old Buildings
- Bankim Thanki QC - Fountain Court Chambers
- Antony White QC - Matrix Chambers
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- Stephen Auld QC - One Essex Court
- Veronique Buehrlen QC - Keating Chambers
- Gilead Cooper QC - 3 Stone Buildings
- Simon Davenport QC - 3 Hare Court
- Justin Fenwick QC - Four New Square
- Jonathan Fisher QC - Devereux
- Vernon Flynn QC - Essex Court Chambers
- Andrew Hochhauser QC - Essex Court Chambers
- Robert Howe QC - Blackstone Chambers
- Timothy Howe QC - Fountain Court Chambers
- Elizabeth Jones QC - Serle Court
- Neil Kitchener QC - One Essex Court
- Robin Knowles CBE QC - South Square
- Robert Levy QC - XXIV Old Buildings
- Hodge Malek QC* (*now at Thirty Nine Essex Street) - 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square
- Martin Mann QC - XXIV Old Buildings
- Paul McGrath QC - Essex Court Chambers
- Richard Morgan QC - Maitland Chambers
- Andrew Onslow QC - 3 Verulam Buildings
- Catharine Otton-Goulder QC - Brick Court Chambers
- Anthony Peto QC - Blackstone Chambers
- Christopher Pymont QC - Maitland Chambers
- Elspeth Talbot Rice QC - XXIV Old Buildings
- Philip Shepherd QC - XXIV Old Buildings
- Kuldip Singh QC - Serle Court
- Richard Spearman QC* (*now at Thirty Nine Essex Street) - 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square
- Andrew Sutcliffe QC - 3 Verulam Buildings
- Michael Swainston QC - Brick Court Chambers
- Sonia Tolaney QC - 3 Verulam Buildings
- John Wardell QC - Wilberforce Chambers
- Antony Zacaroli QC - South Square
Fraud: civil – New Silks
Fraud: civil – Leading Juniors
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- Simon Adamyk - New Square Chambers
- Jonathan Adkin - Serle Court
- Andrew Ayres - Maitland Chambers
- Charles Dougherty - 2 Temple Gardens
- Steven Elliott - One Essex Court
- Gabriel Fadipe - Wilberforce Chambers
- Patrick Goodall - Fountain Court Chambers
- Nigel Hood - New Square Chambers
- Benjamin John - Maitland Chambers
- Daniel Lightman - Serle Court
- Roger Masefield - Brick Court Chambers
- Jern-Fei Ng - Essex Court Chambers
- Iain Pester - 11 Stone Buildings
- Rosalind Phelps - Fountain Court Chambers
- Fionn Pilbrow - Brick Court Chambers
- Henry Forbes Smith - One Essex Court
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- Tim Akkouh - New Square Chambers
- Simon Atrill - Fountain Court Chambers
- Peter de Verneuil Smith - 3 Verulam Buildings
- Ruth den Besten - Serle Court
- Charles Dougherty - 2 Temple Gardens
- David Drake - Serle Court
- George Hayman - Maitland Chambers
- David Head - 3 Verulam Buildings
- Andrew Henshaw - Brick Court Chambers
- Jonathan Hilliard - Wilberforce Chambers
- Mark Hubbard - New Square Chambers
- Louise Hutton - Maitland Chambers
- Ciaran Keller - Maitland Chambers
- Edward Knight - XXIV Old Buildings
- Edward Levey - Fountain Court Chambers
- Stephen Midwinter - Brick Court Chambers
- Matthew Parker - 3 Verulam Buildings
- Alexander Pelling - XXIV Old Buildings
- Nathan Pillow - Essex Court Chambers
- Alexander Polley - One Essex Court
- Clare Reffin - One Essex Court
- Philip Riches - Stone Chambers
- Stephen Robins - South Square
- Edward Sawyer - Wilberforce Chambers
- Bajul Shah - XXIV Old Buildings
- Ian Smith - 11 Stone Buildings
- Tom Smith - South Square
- Steven Thompson - XXIV Old Buildings
- Richard Walford - Serle Court
- Robert Weekes - Blackstone Chambers
- James Willan - Essex Court Chambers
- Alexander Winter - Maitland Chambers
Blackstone Chambers has a strong reputation in civil fraud matters, and was significantly bolstered at silk level when Thomas de la Mare QC and the ‘extraordinarily able’ Andrew Hunter QC were appointed in 2012. Barbara Dohmann QC has ‘encyclopaedic knowledge of the law’, Charles Flint QC is ‘the first choice for a heavyweight regulatory battle’, and Robert Anderson QC is ‘very aggressive in his pursuit of success’. Thomas Beazley QC has notable experience in cases involving freezing injunctions. Also recommended are Ian Mill QC, who is ‘a very effective cross-examiner’; the ‘very hands-on’ Robert Howe QC; and the ‘tremendously creative’ Anthony Peto QC. At junior level the highly regarded Tom Weisselberg and Robert Weekes, who has ‘tremendous academic power’, stand out.
One Essex Court’s Laurence Rabinowitz QC and Lord Grabiner QC are heavy hitters of the London civil fraud Bar, and Neil Kitchener QC is ‘one of the hardest-working silks around’. Richard Gillis QC has particular expertise in Russian and CIS-related litigation. Anthony de Garr Robinson QC ‘combines a first-class mind with highly persuasive skills as an advocate’; and Stephen Auld QC is ‘an excellent barrister to have on your side in complex fraud cases’. Of the juniors, Steven Elliott and Henry Forbes Smith have ‘good analytical minds’, and Clare Reffin has ‘an eye for the nuts and bolts of fraud’.
Fountain Court Chambers’ barristers regularly appear in leading civil fraud cases, both in the UK and internationally. Michael Brindle QC and Simon Browne-Wilkinson QC are standout silks, as are Stephen Rubin QC (‘a courtroom gladiator’) and Anthony Boswood QC, whose confidence and gravitas are singled out. Among the juniors, Deepak Nambisan is ‘a true master of the law in this area, with tremendous stamina and a real appetite for litigation’; Adam Zellick is ‘bright and hardworking, and leaves no stone unturned’; the ‘incredibly clever’ Rosalind Phelps is ‘wondrously easy to work with’; and Simon Atrill is ‘a strong advocate with great client-handling skills’.
Civil fraud represents a significant proportion of Maitland Chambers’ practice, with nine members involved in the highly publicised JSC BTA Bank litigation. Paul Girolami QC, Matthew Collings QC and Christopher Pymont QC are well-respected silks, as is Anthony Trace QC, who is ‘one of the Bar’s great advocates and cross-examiners; his enthusiasm is infectious’. Richard Morgan QC took silk in 2011, but ‘performs as if he has been a QC for a decade or more’. At junior level, Andrew Ayres ‘rolls up his sleeves and fights as hard as he can for his client’, and Benjamin John is an ‘excellent draftsman and tactician, and will go far’. Louise Hutton, Ciaran Keller, Alexander Winter and George Hayman are also names to note.
Serle Court’s eminent civil fraud silks include Philip Marshall QC, Alan Boyle QC, Philip Jones QC, Kuldip Singh QC and Elizabeth Jones QC. Nicholas Harrison, Justin Higgo (‘a charming and robust advocate’) and Simon Hattan, who specialises in breach of fiduciary duty cases, are recommended on the junior side, as are the ‘outstanding’ Jonathan Adkin and Daniel Lightman. The newly appointed Hugh Norbury QC has a ‘deceptively good’ cross-examination style.
3 Verulam Buildings acts for victims of fraud in the UK and abroad, with Ali Malek QC, Adrian Beltrami QC, John Jarvis QC and Andrew Onslow QC among its leading silks. Also recommended are Ewan McQuater QC, who is ‘a compelling advocate and a good team player’; Stephen Phillips QC, also ‘very strong in this area’; and Andrew Sutcliffe QC, who is ‘one of the nicest people in the legal profession’. Sonia Tolaney QC has ‘really hit the ground running’ since taking silk in 2011. Recommended juniors include the ‘fearless, ferociously bright and relentlessly forensic’ David Quest, Jonathan Davies-Jones, Peter de Verneuil Smith, David Head and Matthew Parker.
At Brick Court Chambers, nine members continue to act in the long-running Berezovsky v Abramovich trial. Mark Howard QC and Mark Hapgood QC draw praise, and Michael Swainston QC is singled out for his ‘ability to identify the core issues of a case and provide solid advice’. ‘Star junior’ Roger Masefield and the ‘fantastic’ Fionn Pilbrow are also recommended.
Essex Court Chambers’ Joe Smouha QC has renowned expertise in fraud and asset recovery, and Huw Davies QC is also highly respected in this area. Paul McGrath QC, who took silk in 2011, is ‘at the vanguard of latest developments, and his academic knowledge is extraordinary’. At junior level, Jern-Fei Ng has a ‘wealth of experience in civil fraud, and is in the ascendancy’. David Davies is ‘a rising star whose sound judgement belies his years at the Bar’.
New Square Chambers is recognised for its international experience and cross-border caseload. Stephen Smith QC is ‘undoubtedly one of the leading counsel for civil fraud work’. Simon Adamyk has ‘forensic attention to detail’, and Nigel Hood is ‘extremely committed and tenacious’. Tim Akkouh and Mark Hubbard are also recommended.
XXIV Old Buildings’ Stephen Moverley Smith QC and Alan Steinfeld QC are highly rated civil fraud silks. Of the juniors, Edward Knight is ‘pleasant to work with’; Bajul Shah has ‘a very calm and measured approach’; and Steven Thompson ‘will go far in this area of law’. Robert Levy QC joined from New Square Chambers in 2012.
South Square’s civil fraud offering is complemented by a strong insolvency presence. High-profile silks include Robin Dicker QC and Mark Phillips QC. At the junior end, Ben Valentin has ‘razor-sharp intellect and is charming with clients’; Tom Smith ‘combines excellent technical precision with good commercial sense’; and Stephen Robins is ‘extremely dedicated’. Lloyd Tamlyn is also recommended.
4 Stone Buildings’ John Brisby QC is a seasoned litigator in the areas of civil fraud and asset recovery. Among the juniors, Orlando Fraser has almost 20 years’ experience in fraud and asset-tracing cases, as well as expertise in breach of trust litigation in the Caribbean. Robert Miles QC, new silk Richard Hill QC and Christopher Harrison are also highly regarded.
11 Stone Buildings’ Alan Gourgey QC is ‘exceptionally quick at grasping issues and is among the fastest drafters’. Tim Penny is ‘good for complex cases’, Max Mallin ‘performs well on his feet’, Iain Pester is ‘exceptionally bright’, and Ian Smith is ‘tactically very astute’.
At Wilberforce Chambers, Ian Croxford QC is a ‘terrific advocate with a wealth of experience’, and John Wardell QC is ‘a man to have in your corner’. Jonathan Hilliard is ‘technically brilliant and fantastic to work with’. Lawrence Cohen QC, Gabriel Fadipe and Edward Sawyer are also recommended.