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Andrew Green KC
Position
Barrister specialising in commercial law and, particularly, insurance and reinsurance, financial services, media and entertainment, civil fraud and sports law. Full professional career details can be found at www.blackstonechambers.com.
Career
Qualified 1988, Inner Temple; QC 2010.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Financial services regulation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Andrew Green KC –Blackstone Chambers
‘One of a handful of leading silks for this type of work, Andrew is incredibly knowledgeable and experienced, carrying real weight with the FCA in a way that other silks do not.’
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Andrew Green KC –Blackstone Chambers ‘Andrew is an excellent advocate, superb with clients and a great team player. Recommendable in complex commercial arbitration where you need a real heavy hitter.’
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Andrew Green KC – Blackstone Chambers ‘A very fine and assertive advocate. Very clear submissions and excellent at cross-examination.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Andrew Green KC –Blackstone Chambers ‘Andrew is a first-rate leading silk. His cross examination is razor-sharp, and he really gets under the skin of a case. He is truly superb.‘
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Andrew Green KC – Blackstone Chambers ‘Andrew is a brilliant advocate, who is famous for his command of the court room and ability to persuade the tribunal of the justness of his case.’
‘A go-to set for complex fraud matters‘, Blackstone Chambers is able to leverage the chambers’ associated strengths in commercial litigation and regulatory expertise, particularly in the financial services sector. Robert Anderson KC and Andrew Hunter KC co-lead the representation of Ukraine’s PrivatBank, which alleges a $2bn fraud by its former owners, the trial adjourned owing to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine making a fair trial impracticable. Andrew Green KC is currently defending HSBC against a £1bn-plus Commercial Court claim arising from an alleged fraudulent conspiracy involving a failed film finance scheme. Over in the junior ranks, Leona Powell acted as key junior counsel for the defendants in HMRC v Delancey Real Estate & Ors, a high-stakes tax dispute concerning complex misrepresentation allegations; and Timothy Lau represents a global steel producer as claimant in a $1.5bn dispute that involves conspiracy to evade payment of a foreign arbitral award. Recent silk-level growth for the set includes the 2023 elevation of Adam Baradon KC.
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Andrew Green KC –Blackstone Chambers ‘Great focus and fabulous on his feet.’