The English Bar: Commercial
Leading silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Richard Hill KC
4 Stone Buildings
Hodge Malek KC
3 Verulam Buildings
Tom Montagu-Smith KC
3 Verulam Buildings
Zoe O’Sullivan KC
Serle Court'Tenacious, forthright, not afraid to make the tough calls and to advise strongly and directly.'
David Quest KC
3 Verulam Buildings
Rupert Reed KC
Serle Court'Rupert is extremely knowledgeable on issues that concern the conflict of jurisdiction between the DIFC Courts and other courts of the UAE. Rupert is extremely user friendly and provides prompt turnaround.'
David Russell KC
Outer Temple Chambers
Mohinderpal Sethi KC
Littleton Chambers
Sharif Shivji KC
4 Stone Buildings
Andrew Spink KC
Outer Temple Chambers
Robert-Jan Temmink KC
Quadrant Chambers
Steven Thompson KC
XXIV Old Buildings
Guy Blackwood KC
Quadrant Chambers
Nicholas Craig KC
3 Verulam Buildings
Charles Dougherty KC
2 Temple Gardens'One of the very finest senior silks for commercial, insurance and civil fraud work. A real expert in disputes with a cross-border element. An advocate with an exceptionally attractive and persuasive style.'
Karim Ghaly KC
Atkin Chambers‘Karim has a sharp and analytical mind, and is able to methodically examine complex issues and break them down into clear analysis. He is also a very effective oral advocate, and particularly in cross-examination.’
Saima Hanif KC
3 Verulam Buildings
Stuart Isaacs KC
Wilberforce Chambers ‘A very fine advocate and tactician. He uses his legal skills to great effect with well planned and well-woven advocacy.’
Chirag Karia KC
Quadrant Chambers'Chirag is second to none in terms of his knowledge of the law and his ability to apply it to any given case. His written advocacy is top flight – his advices and submissions are always crystal clear, comprehensive and above all, never ambiguous, very often correctly predicting the eventual views of the court or tribunal.'
Yash Kulkarni KC
Quadrant Chambers 'Yash is great to work with – responsive, astute, able to explain legal concepts to clients clearly, simply and with ease. Yash is great on his feet, never phased and always has an answer. He is able to quickly identify the aspects of the case that are strongest and makes strategic decisions to focus on those.'
Richard Liddell KC
4 New Square Chambers'Richard is technically excellent, very approachable, reliable and user friendly. He has a wide range of experience before the Courts as well as in arbitration. He is brilliant on his feet and also prepares submissions in a concise fashion which are easy to follow.'
Ewan McQuater KC
3 Verulam Buildings
Andrew Onslow KC
3 Verulam Buildings
Rajesh Pillai KC
3 Verulam Buildings
Christopher Smith KC
Quadrant Chambers
Robert Thomas KC
Quadrant Chambers'Rob is an extremely accomplished all round barrister. He is capable of being very succinct in his advice and keeps that absolutely on the point. He is a challenging and forceful cross-examiner when required but generally succeeds in maintaining a respectful relationship with all those before whom he appears.'
2023 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Matthew Reeve KC
Quadrant Chambers2025 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
2024 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
