Fraud: civil

Leading Juniors
Rising stars

Leading Juniors

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.

Tom Ford

Essex Court Chambers

A tenacious and forensic junior.'

A rigorous barrister with the ability to develop persuasive legal arguments in the face of challenging facts. His advocacy is precise and effective.'

Laura Newton

Brick Court Chambers

Laura is extremely intelligent, elegant on paper and a polished advocate. Absolutely superb.'

A very robust advocate with a meticulous eye.'

An intellectual giant.'

A junior who demonstrates great rapport with clients.'

Christopher Harrison

4 Stone Buildings

He speaks authoritatively with clients but is also commercial in his approach.'

Nigel is great to work with - a powerhouse in court and ideal for difficult civil fraud cases.'

Keir Howie

7 King’s Bench Walk

Nico Leslie

Fountain Court Chambers

Anna Littler

Wilberforce Chambers

Underestimate Anna at your peril. A fiercely intelligent, analytical and creative lawyer with tremendous judgement and is superb on her feet.’

James Mather

Serle Court

A super-smart junior.'

James McWilliams

3 Verulam Buildings

'James is an exceptional barrister. He's ferociously intelligent, enormously hard working and very dedicated.'

Hugh Miall

XXIV Old Buildings

Hugh has the ability to distil clarity from extreme complexity. He is brilliantly forensic.'

Andrew Pearson

7 King’s Bench Walk

Andrew is a polished and effective performer on his feet. An impressive lawyer who is good at reading the court.'

A very thorough junior who demonstrates good judgement.'

Harry Adamson

Blackstone Chambers

A calm, measured and tactically astute barrister.'

Natasha Bennett

Fountain Court Chambers

Natasha is an excellent advocate. Her advice is client focused and inherently commercial.'

Stuart Benzie

Radcliffe Chambers

A safe pair of hands to deal with fraud issues.'

Ian Bergson

Fountain Court Chambers

A very dependable junior.'

Joanne Box

Brick Court Chambers

She is a star civil fraud barrister. Very intelligent, methodical and has very sound judgement.'

Rory Brown

South Square

He is persuasive, calm, and polished in court.’

William Buck

Monckton Chambers

William is an expert in jurisdictional challenges. He is prepared to give difficult and commercial advice to clients, and is not fazed by the complexity or value of a case.'

Daniel Burgess

Blackstone Chambers

Daniel is a hugely impressive advocate and tactician. He is extremely insightful.'

Joseph England

Quadrant Chambers

A very hard working and forensic lawyer who fights cases very hard for his clients without losing sight of the bigger picture.'

Bobby Friedman

Wilberforce Chambers

‘Bobby is commercially aware, astute and highly intelligent. He is pure class.'

Nicholas Goodfellow

Littleton Chambers

‘Nicholas is efficient, effective and unflappable.'

Richard Greenberg

Twenty Essex

Richard is a stellar junior who knows fraud litigation inside out. He is a formidable advocate who is unafraid of taking on silks.'

George Hilton

Monckton Chambers

He is wonderfully persuasive, logical, and commercial. A very able junior.‘

Edward Ho

Brick Court Chambers

Exceptionally easy to work with, not fazed by anything and extremely quick to identify key issues.'

Mark Hubbard

New Square Chambers

'Mark is very user-friendly with a strong commerciality which clients love.'

Sophia Hurst

Essex Court Chambers

Sophia is extremely persuasive and very client-oriented.'

Timothy Killen

2 Temple Gardens

His advocacy is quiet, calm, and utterly devastating. He quickly has judges eating out of the palm of his hand.'

Edward Knight

XXIV Old Buildings

Edward is an accomplished advocate who radiates confidence and competence. He is also really good with papers and very tolerant of difficult clients.'

Geoffrey Kuehne

Brick Court Chambers

A real workhorse, who is brilliant at mastering the most complex sets of facts and presenting them to a court in a concise and compelling way.'

'Tim is a talented junior barrister with a strong understanding of fraud law. He is able to hold ground in court even in particularly challenging circumstances.'

Alexander is a very industrious practitioner.'

Kendrah Potts

4 New Square

Samuel Ritchie

Fountain Court Chambers

Bajul Shah

XXIV Old Buildings

A cogent advocate with a brilliant mind.’

is committed to her cases.'

Jack Watson

Wilberforce Chambers

Jack is a terrific advocate whose cross-examination skills are beyond his year of call. He is direct yet personable and is liked by clients.'

Ben Woolgar

Brick Court Chambers

He has the ability to get to the essence of a case and to find points which the judges will find of interest.’

A team player who rolls up his sleeves and produces great quality work.'

Robert Amey

South Square

He has a razor sharp eye for detail and provides exceptionally clear advice.'

Joyce Arnold

One Essex Court

A real asset to have on the legal team. She is hard working, meticulous and perceptive.'

Daniel Benedyk

One Essex Court

Daniel is thorough and persuasive. He prepares well and assimilates facts quickly. A bright junior.'

A very smart junior.'

Sarah Bousfield

Brick Court Chambers

She is a very sound barrister.'

He has an infallible instinct, absolutely superb drafting skills, and is a highly capable advocate.'

Sri Carmichael

Wilberforce Chambers

Sri is a fantastic advocate - ferocious when required, calm and collected when not.'

Georges Chalfoun

3 Verulam Buildings

He inspires absolute confidence in clients - the man you want in your corner.'

William Clerk

2 Temple Gardens

William is meticulous in his approach, without ever losing sight of the commercial realities of any particular case and the client's needs. Clients warm to him.'

Lucy Colter

4 New Square

Lucy is a creative thinker.'

Stuart Cribb

Essex Court Chambers

bright.'

Joshua Crow

One Essex Court

He is a real team player, and brings his clear intellect and understanding of the issues to discussions. Great with clients.'

Ashley Cukier

Littleton Chambers

A junior with a meticulous eye.'

Mark Cullen

4 New Square Chambers

Nick Daly

Fountain Court Chambers

A very responsive and thoughtful junior.'

Nicolas Damnjanovic

Fountain Court Chambers

William Day

3 Verulam Buildings

William is absolutely superb - a star of the Bar. A very articulate advocate with a first-rate legal mind.'

Andrew Dinsmore

Twenty Essex

He is a confident performer on his feet and fights his corner.'

Pia Dutton

3 Verulam Buildings

She is incredibly intelligent and has very sound judgement.'

Charlotte Eborall

3 Verulam Buildings

Charlotte is extremely impressive and instils huge confidence in her solicitors. She strikes the perfect balance of being incredibly sharp, pragmatic and client friendly.'

Daniel Edmonds

Fountain Court Chambers

Joseph Farmer

Fountain Court Chambers

He remains serene under pressure.'

A superb barrister with a calm demeanour.'

Joshua Folkard

Twenty Essex

He is very thorough and detailed, and very quick on his feet.'

James Fox

One Essex Court

He is an exceptional technical lawyer.'

Hannah is very intelligent, hard working and unflappable. She is very commercial and capable, with a great eye for detail. She always gives considered, practical and helpful advice.’

Sam Goodman

Twenty Essex

A heavyweight junior counsel.'

James Goodwin

Wilberforce Chambers

He is a brilliant court advocate with a mastery of the details in even the most complex cases.'

James Goudkamp

7 King’s Bench Walk

James is very responsive and user friendly.'

Matthieu Gregoire

Essex Court Chambers

He is very tactically aware and his attention to detail and ability to marshall vast amounts of material is second to none - a huge asset in a fraud case.'

Alice Hawker

Wilberforce Chambers

She always rolls her sleeves up, and is calm, confident and on top of the details.'

A very insightful barrister.'

William Hooper

Brick Court Chambers

He has an outstanding legal brain.'

Emma Horner

4 Stone Buildings

She is highly responsive, practical and user-friendly.'

Henry Hoskins

One Essex Court

'Henry is a very measured and persuasive advocate with first rate judgement.'

Richard Hoyle

Essex Court Chambers

He is very intelligent and has a total grasp on the facts of a case.'

Oliver Hyams

South Square

Oliver is great to work with. He is flexible, responsive and has a great work ethic. A junior who is fantastic on his feet and a superb and highly effective cross examiner.'

Emma Jones

One Essex Court

She is incredibly smart and incredibly talented. A go-to junior for fraud work.'

He is a brilliant junior, hardworking and easy to approach.'

KV Krishnaprasad

One Essex Court

A real talent with a bright future ahead of him.'

Luka Krsljanin

Blackstone Chambers

A supremely confident advocate and a master of cross-examination.'

Lisa Lacob

3 Verulam Buildings

She is a shining star in fraud and banking cases.'

Liisa Lahti

3 Verulam Buildings

Christopher Langley

Fountain Court Chambers

Kyle's ability to combine a first-class intellect with an affable and easy-going manner makes him a joy to work with.'

A junior with an unparalleled work ethic. He is dedicated and has great judgement.'

David Lowe

Blackstone Chambers

An impressive advocate.'

A junior with a commanding court presence.'

Duncan McCombe

Maitland Chambers

He is an excellent junior.'

Emily McKechnie

Wilberforce Chambers

She has a great command of the law and top quality strategic views.'

Andrew McLeod

One Essex Court

'He is highly intellectual and detail oriented while retaining a clear sense of commercial priorities.'

An incredibly effective and brilliant advocate.'

Simon Mills

Radcliffe Chambers

He is fantastically client friendly, a masterful advocate and supreme tactician. He commands a room, puts the client instantly at ease and establishes an excellent rapport with the judge.'

Bibek Mukherjee

Essex Court Chambers

Bibek is exceptionally bright. When instructing him you know he will leave no stone unturned, and his advice is always robust.'

Tetyana Nesterchuk

Fountain Court Chambers

The perfect senior junior to deploy on a tough fraud case. He is also a gifted advocate and judges really listen when he speaks.'

Guy Olliff-Cooper

4 Stone Buildings

An outstanding junior for civil fraud. He goes the extra mile for the client.'

Laurence Page

4 Pump Court

He is very commercial and strategic.'

Douglas Paine

One Essex Court

An accomplished advocate.'

Tom Pascoe

Brick Court Chambers

A composed advocate who takes sensible positions and defends them.'

Georgina Petrova

Brick Court Chambers

She is incredibly quick at absorbing complex facts and getting to the heart of the dispute.'

James Potts

3 Verulam Buildings

He is measured under pressure and very intellectually able.'

Saaman Pourghadiri

3 Verulam Buildings

His advocacy style is lovely – disarming, charming and extremely persuasive.’

Helen Pugh

Outer Temple Chambers

She is incredibly bright and provides comprehensive advice.'

Samuel Rabinowitz

Fountain Court Chambers

His advice is always to the point and easily digestible.'

Jason Robinson

7 King’s Bench Walk

His comprehensive knowledge of the fraud landscape is coupled with a pragmatic, results-focused approach.'

James Ruddell

One Essex Court

Leonora Sagan

Fountain Court Chambers

Sophie Shaw

Brick Court Chambers

She's an excellent junior - very strong technically and very hard working, with a good eye for detail.'

Emmanuel Sheppard

3 Verulam Buildings

A responsive and rigorous counsel.'

Timothy Sherwin

XXIV Old Buildings

Carlo Taczalski

Crown Office Chambers

A methodical junior who is a clear and compelling communicator, both to clients and to the court.'

An incredibly thoughtful and analytical barrister.'

Andrew Trotter

Blackstone Chambers

He is a very impressive junior.'

Karishma Vora

39 Essex Chambers

She is very astute, always has a solid command of her brief and inspires confidence in solicitors and clients alike.'

Ben Waistell

XXIV Old Buildings

A junior with a robust and sensible style.'

His written submissions are crisp and his strategic input invaluable. He is highly responsive and a delight to work with.'

William Willson

South Square

A seasoned advocate with a well-earned reputation for commercial astuteness.'

Rebecca Zaman

3 Verulam Buildings

She distils complex issues into commercial and pragmatic advice.'

Rising stars

Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.