Brick Court Chambers > London, England > Set Profile
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Brick Court Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Commercial litigation Tier 1
Brick Court Chambers is a 'superb set' that offers 'almost universal quality' and is 'probably the set with the best black letter/technical lawyers in London'. The set boasts some of the market's undisputed super-silks, including Mark Howard QC who led a team of six members, including Michael Bools QC, Geoffrey Kuehne, and rising star Ben Woolgar, for the first defendant Igor Kolomoisky in Privatbank v Kolomoisky and others, which is set for trial in 2022. Another major case has been Tugushev v Orlov, Roth and Petri, where Helen Davies QC, Richard Slade QC and Richard Blakeley are representing Alexander Tugushev. The arrival of Vernon Flynn QC from Essex Court Chambers adds further strength, particularly for international disputes.
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‘Brick Court Chambers has, over the last few years, really cemented its position as the very best commercial chambers in London. The set has incredible depth and breadth in terms of its practitioners and continues to get better (the recent addition of Vernon Flynn QC being one very good example).’
‘One of the top sets with a range of top calibre lawyers – approachable – not self-important. They run a good commercial law year in review seminar amongst many others.’
‘Powerful set with massive strength in depth and across disciplines.’
‘Brick Court is now rightly thought of as being as preeminent in commercial litigation as it has been for public law and EU law.’
‘Incredibly strong depth of knowledge. Willing to make resourcing work at short notice.’
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‘The service in Brick Court is good and perhaps a notch ahead of its competitors. The clerks are responsive and personable. Paul Dennison is particularly impressive.’
London Bar > Competition Tier 1
Viewed by some as the ‘gold standard‘ for competition law, Brick Court Chambers ‘offers quality across the board at all levels of call‘, with expertise in follow-on damage claims, standalone cases, state aid and merger control. In a recent highlight, members acted on both sides of Merricks v Mastercard in the Supreme Court, one of the most significant cases of 2020 as the court clarified the standard for collective action certification. Marie Demetriou QC and Victoria Wakefield QC represented the claimants, while Mark Hoskins QC acted for Mastercard. Moreover, members of the set are active in all of the largest follow-on claims, with Sarah Ford QC leading a team acting for Volvo a claims relating to the trucks cartel which also includes Daniel Piccinin, Hugo Leith and Jennifer MacLeod. At a European level, members, many of whom have taken action to retain EU rights of audience post Brexit, are also instructed on cases in Luxembourg; Daniel Jowell QC is currently representing Facebook in its application to annul two Commission decisions in relation to the ongoing investigations into suspected infringements of competition law. When it comes to juniors, Sarah Abram QC is acting in relation to follow-on claims regarding the power cables, as well as roll-on roll-off shipping services.Rising stars
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‘Brick Court has fantastic strength in depth for competition work‘
‘Great quality advocates with very efficient clerking service.‘
‘The pre-eminent set at the moment. I work with them on nearly all my commercial and antitrust cases.‘
‘Brick Court are a real powerhouse in the competition sector. They are involved in all the big ticket competition litigation.’
‘A stand-out set and go-to for instructions for competition matters.’
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‘The clerks are great. In particular, I am a big fan of Paul Dennison. Tony Burgess and Philip Wilkes are also great.‘
London Bar > European Union law Tier 1
When it comes to EU law, ‘there is no one to beat Brick Court Chambers for depth and level of expertise‘, as the set has an extensive pool of barristers of various levels of experience with expertise in a diverse range of areas. The set is instructed on numerous innovative cases in Luxembourg; James Flynn QC (leading Emma Mockford) is acting on behalf of the claimant before the CJEU in Sharpston v Council of the European Union and Representatives of the Governments of Member States, which concerns whether a British Advocate General of that court’s mandate was automatically terminated as a result of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Marie Demetriou QC is also acting in ongoing CJEU cases, including in PTC Therapeutics v European Medicines Agency, in which the court will rule on the relationship between commercial confidentiality and the public interest in disclosure of clinical trial data. Also in the CJEU, David Anderson QC represented former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and his family in a successful appeal against the imposition of EU economic sanctions. David Scannell QC, having taken silk in 2020, focuses on pharmaceutical and life science disputes.Rising stars
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‘Very formal set. Superb across all levels for commercial, competition and public law.’
‘One of the three market leading EU sets, with a strong roster in both silks and juniors.‘
‘Very good strength in depth and a consistently strong quality of barrister.’
‘I find for EU work there is no one to beat Brick court chambers for depth and level of expertise.‘
‘Brick Court continues to be first rate, with counsel able to advise on a huge range of issues.‘
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‘The best clerking team around. Work hard to assist.’
London Bar > Fraud: civil Tier 1
Brick Court Chambers is 'one of the top sets for civil fraud with very strong bench from juniors to top preforming QCs'. The set's members are regularly involved on a broad range of fraud disputes, including major cross-border matters. A particularly high profile matter were Federal Republic of Nigeria v JPMorgan; and Federal Republic of Nigeria v Shell plc, Eni SPA and others, arising from an allegedly fraudulent schem to sell the rights to a Nigerian oil block to a Shell/Eni consortium in 2011, in which Roger Masefield QC is leading Richard Blakeley and Ben Woolgar for the Nigerian government. Meanwhile, Tim Lord QC and Fred Hobson act for three of the defendants, Guenther Klar, Europa LLP and Khajuraho, in SKAT v Solo Capital Partners and 160 Others. Neil Calver QC's departure to the bench was offset by the arrival of Vernon Flynn QC from Essex Court Chambers.
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‘Very commercial and reliable set, user-friendly and keen to assist with getting the right people in place on the right matters.’
‘Excellent set with real strength in depth.’
‘One of the top sets for civil fraud with very strong bench from juniors to top preforming QCs.’
‘Powerful set with massive strength in depth and across disciplines.’
‘Excellent set of chambers, I consider them a real go-to set for civil fraud and commercial litigation work.’
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‘Jo Francis is very good.’
Dispute resolution > Mediators Tier 1
Stephen Ruttle QC – Brick Court Chambers 'Easily the best mediator on the circuit', Brick Court Chambers' Stephen Ruttle QC 'brings to bear a unique combination of skills - formidable technical expertise, a deep understanding of people and business motivations, and a genuine passion for finding creative ways of resolving disputes'. He ceased practising as a barrister and silk in 2002, and has since worked full time as a commercial mediator. By January 2021, Ruttle had mediated approximately 1,700 cases of nearly every legal type, from both the public and private sectors; and even during the pandemic, he completed over 70 virtual mediations.
William Wood QC – Brick Court Chambers A leading commercial mediator in the UK and internationally, William Wood QC at Brick Court Chambers is 'in a league of his own. He's super-smart, funny, and can quite simply work magic'. Wood handles approximately 70 disputes a year, with a global practice covering sectors including insurance, banking, oil and gas, product liability, pharmaceuticals, professional negligence, and construction and engineering. He is also increasingly involved in human rights cases.
Tony Willis – Brick Court Chambers Tony Willis at Brick Court Chambers is an independent mediator in commercial, business and regulatory matters. Willis - the former head of litigation at Clifford Chance LLP - has to date conducted over a thousand mediations, involving a range of parties such as multinationals, individuals, governments and government departments.
London Bar > Administrative and public law (including elections) Tier 2
Brick Court Chambers impresses with its ‘exceptional quality of barristers at all levels‘ and its ‘strong reputation in the public law market‘. David Anderson QC led Malcolm Birdling as counsel for Heathrow Airport in its Supreme Court appeal against the Court of Appeal’s finding that the Government’s decision to favour a third runway at Heathrow was unlawful, on the grounds of ministers’ failure to take into account the UK’s commitments under the Paris Agreement. In another matter, Maya Lester QC and Birdling acted for the NFU, which challenged the government’s decision to reverse course on a proposed badger cull; the claimants alleged that the decision came after an intervention by the Prime Minister’s now-wife Carrie Symonds. As sole counsel, James McClelland QC – a 2021 silk appointment – represented a food importer whose quota security was forfeited by DEFRA, after a collapse in imports due to unprecedented biosecurity testing of Asian food imports for pathogens.Rising stars
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‘Brick Court is my preferred set for public and administrative law. The quality of counsel is exceptional at all levels.’
‘One of the best sets in the country.’
‘Great quality advocates with very efficient clerking service.’
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‘The clerking team at Brick Court have been superlative both in terms of agreeing fees in advance and managing diaries.’
‘Paul Dennison is always helpful and responsive and the accounts team work very effectively behind the scenes.’
‘Professional, approachable and easy to deal with. Among the best at the Bar.’
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit) Tier 2
Brick Court Chambers is praised for its 'stable of super-bright and hardworking barristers' and is 'at the very top of its game' when it comes to banking and finance disputes. The set's members stand out for their ability to handle technically heavy, complex cases. Tim Lord QC remains a leading figure for claims against the banks and led Fred Hobson in Loreley Financing 30 v Credit Suisse, one of the last 2008 crisis disputes involving the sale and structuring of RMBS CDOs. The chambers had members on both sides of Allianz Global Investors v HSBC, a damages claim concerning Forex transactions, with Helen Davies QC leading Sarah Abram QC for HSBC. Another highlight has been Burford Capital Ltd v London Stock Exchange Group PLC, a Financial List dispute involving allegations of unlawful short selling, with Jasbir Dhillon QC and Jonathan Dawid representing Burford.
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‘Fantastic counsel. Very hands-on and friendly team. Extremely responsive and excellent juniors.’
‘Brick Court is one of our go to sets. Deep talent pool.’
‘Brick Court is one of the stellar sets. It has a stable of super-bright hard working counsel and a very good clerking team. ‘
‘Brick Court is of course excellent. Their barristers are the very best at what they do. At the same time, they are very accessible.’
‘Powerful set with massive strength in depth and across disciplines.’
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‘Always very helpful and responsive.’
London Bar > Energy Tier 2
Brick Court Chambers is ‘one of the top London commercial sets’, according to clients, who add that it has ‘a stable of super-bright and hardworking barristers who are personable and easy to work with’. The set handles a broad range of commercial cases and energy is a key strand in its workload, with its members frequently involved in high-profile contractual disputes on behalf of large oil and gas and mining companies, energy traders, governments and state-owned entities. Among its key members are Mark Howard QC, who handles disputes ranging from offshore construction to oil and gas supply disputes. He recently acted for Arcadia Group and other oil traders in Arcadia Group v Bosworth in the Supreme Court. Helen Davies QC acted for the defendant in Blue Power Group & Ors v Eni Norge & Ors, which concerns damages of £500m concerning new technology for the compression and transportation of gas from a large oil and gas field being developed in the Barents Sea.
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‘The set has great strength in depth and has recently run two excellent online training programmes on competition law and arbitration – free of charge. The set against which all others are measured.’
‘Brick Court is one of the stellar sets. It has a stable of super-bright and hardworking barristers who, on the whole, are personable and easy to work with.’
‘One of the top London commercial sets.’
‘The set as a whole is excellent – excellent breadth of expertise.’
‘Brick Court is probably the leading commercial set. They have excellent strength in depth, with a strong collection of big hitters at the mid to senior silk level.’
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‘The clerking team at Brick Court has been superlative both in terms of agreeing fees in advance and managing diaries.’
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance Tier 2
Brick Court Chambers 'has quality oozing from every pore'. In recent highlights, Mark Howard QC represented QBE in an unprecedented test case, in which the FCA sought declarations against eight insurers concerning the extent to which various non-damage business interruption policies respond to loss caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. In other developments for the set, Tony Singla QC, who acted for a number of insureds in substantial pandemic-related disputes and business interruption cover, took silk in March 2021. and Neil Calver QC departed chambers for the High Court bench in October 2020.
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‘Brick Court are obviously a heavyweight set and have some enormously experienced counsel.‘
‘Brick Court Chambers is absolutely first rate.‘
‘Brick Court needs little introduction- this set has quality oozing from every pore.‘
‘Excellent strength in depth in insurance and reinsurance.‘
‘Resurgence of reinsurance work is bringing out the skills of a number of Brick Court counsels.‘
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‘Good across the board and prepared to be flexible to accommodate clients’ budgets and timescales.‘
London Bar > International arbitration: arbitrators Tier 2
Brick Court Chambers is ‘one of the very best in London‘ and its commanding commercial litigation presence is increasingly extending to the arbitrator space. The set boasts a strong stable of ex-barristers, judges and members who divide their time between acting as counsel and sitting on the tribunal. Among the former judges, Lord Hoffmann retains a superb reputation for chairing major international arbitrations. Specialist arbitration barristers, who now sit full-time as arbitrators, including Hilary Heilbron QC and Klaus Reichert SC, also have established extremely good names in the market. Harry Matovu QC‘s credentials as arbitration counsel also extends to the arbitrator side, particularly for Africa-related disputes.London Bar > Professional negligence Tier 2
Brick Court Chambers' professional negligence practice stands out for its 'incredibly strong depth of knowledge', and houses 'several go-to silks and senior juniors for big-ticket professional negligence work'. Simon Salzedo QC and Sophie Shaw acted for the defendant accountants in Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton, a Supreme Court case stemming from advice which caused the society to have to close out negatively-valued interest rate swaps it had purchased. In another matter, Mark Howard QC, Edward Harrison and Kyle Lawson are representing the defendant in the long-running ENRC v Dechert case, one of the most high-profile solicitor-client disputes of recent years. Tony Singla QC took silk in March 2021.
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‘Brick Court Chambers is a first-class operation‘.
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‘An excellent service‘.
‘Paul Dennison always strives to provide excellent service‘.
‘Very professional and easy to deal with‘.
‘James Knapp is always very responsive‘.
London Bar > Civil liberties and human rights (including actions against the police) Tier 3
Brick Court Chambers handles the full gamut of EU law, public law and human rights cases at all levels of the domestic and international courts. The team is particularly well-versed in handling claimant work. Paul Bowen QC represented the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants in a judicial review concerning its failure to produce diversity statistics for the EU Settlement Scheme, while Maya Lester QC is representing a number of British residents in a race discrimination claim against Metrobank, which is alleged to have racially discriminated against customers with familial connections to Iran by suspending their accounts without notices or explanation.Rising stars
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‘Solid choice for commercial human rights cases.’
‘Superb across all levels for commercial, competition and public law.’
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‘The clerks were very helpful (particularly Luke Carvalho), and they never promised something they could not deliver.’
‘Very strong clerk team’
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel Tier 3
Brick Court Chambers is building an increasingly strong reputation international arbitration work. The set will miss former top tier silk Neil Calver QC, who left for the High Court bench, but any loss to the overall offering has been mitigated by the arrival of the hugely respected Vernon Flynn QC from Essex Court Chambers. Other members cover a broad range of key sectors, including infrastructure, energy and insurance. Flynn QC led highly-rated junior Edward Ho in The Republic of Kazakhstan v World Wide Minerals Ltd in a Commercial Court challenge to a BIT award. Other key juniors include Zahra Al-Rikabi, who had a prominent role representing the Qatari broadcaster in the BIT dispute Al Jazeera Media Network v Egypt, a case concerning issues such as the arrest of three Al Jazeera journalists against a backdrop of greatly soured diplomatic relations between Qatar and other Arab nations. Mark Howard QC acted for the claimant in Standard Life Aberdeen v Lloyds Banking Group before the LCIA.
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‘Obviously great set of Chambers with strength across the board.’
‘Brick Court is one of the foremost commercial sets, involved in much international arbitration either as practitioners or as arbitrators. It is not surprising that a high proportion of its members have gone on to be judges in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court and following that have sat as judges in other courts or as arbitrators.’
‘The best set for commercial litigation and with a rapidly growing presence in commercial arbitration.’
‘Brick Court are first class.’
‘The client insisted he want to be represented by Brick Court as “They are the best.’
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‘They are all at the top of their game. My experience of them is very positive.’
London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law Tier 3
At Brick Court Chambers, Simon Salzedo QC - who, prior his career at the Bar, was an accountant - represented KPMG and two of its individual partners at a trial before a FRC panel concerning allegedly deficient auditing of the reserves of a Lloyd’s Motor Syndicate. Elsewhere in chambers, Tom Adam QC is heading up a five-barrister team working to support the Financial Reporting Council in its regulatory investigations into the collapse of outsourcing and construction firm Carillion. James McClelland QC and Tony Singla QC took silk in March 2021.
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London Bar > Public procurement Tier 3
At Brick Court Chambers, ‘out-of-the-box thinker‘ Tim Johnston is representing AEG Presents in the High Court case Live Nation v The Royal Parks and AEG Presents, a substantial procurement challenge brought by Live Nation against a decision of The Royal Parks to award the contract for the Hyde Park Music Festival to AEG. Margaret Gray QC‘s dual silk status in England and Ireland puts her at the forefront for advice on procurement procedures and court proceedings in the EU, UK and Ireland. She is particularly active in infrastructure, construction and pharmaceutical sector public contract matters. Sarah Love is a name to note at the junior end of chambers for competition, regulatory and administrative law.Leading Silks
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‘Brick Court is my go-to set for competition and public law work.’
‘Brick Court offer numerous public law, EU law and commercial law seminars, all of which I have found really helpful for developing and updating my knowledge in these areas.’
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‘The clerks at Brick Court are in my experience the best at the bar. Responsive, helpful and easy to deal with. Individuals I would single out in this regard are Tony Burgess and Sam Jones.’
‘Luke Carvalho and Tony Burgess are the clerks / practice managers with whom I communicate most at Brick Court. The clerking team is super responsive and a pleasure to deal with. This level of client service is difficult to come by!’
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Brick Court Chambers > Set Profile
Brick Court Chambers is one of the leading sets of barristers chambers in the UK.
Heads of Chambers: Mark Howard QC, Helen Davies QC
Senior Clerks: Tony Burgess, Paul Dennison
Tenants: 92
The set: There are 100 members who practise full-time, including 46 QCs. Chambers specialises in commercial, competition, international/EU and public law, maintaining a strong reputation in all areas.
Types of work undertaken: Commercial work includes all aspects of international trade, finance and commerce, with particular emphasis on banking, insurance, reinsurance, shipping and City work, and on private international law. Members of chambers also specialise in fields as diverse as professional negligence, media and entertainment law, defamation, takeovers and mergers, employment law, sports law and public international law. The majority of chambers work consists of High Court litigation and commercial arbitrations, together with appeals to the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, Privy Council and associated advisory work. Junior members of chambers also undertake more varied common law work in the County Court and in employment tribunals.
Brick Court Chambers has an outstanding team of EU lawyers who are specialists in all aspects of EU and competition litigation. EU law practitioners appear in the full range of English courts and tribunals, before the CMA and Competition Appeals Tribunal, as well as in the Court of Justice and General Court in Luxembourg and a wide range of other international courts and arbitral tribunals. Members of chambers have considerable expertise in human rights and in commercial and regulatory judicial review, a field which enables chambers to combine its strengths in public, commercial and EU law.
Members of Brick Court Chambers are clearly recognised as leaders in their fields evidenced by their presence in the most important and high-profile cases within those fields. Members of chambers have been involved in the following recent key cases: TGTL v CATS; Sharp and ors v Blank and ors (HBOS); KeyMed Ltd v Hillman and Woodford; Avonwick Holdings Limited v Azitio Holdings Limited and ors; The Federal Republic of Nigeria v JP Morgan Chase; AssetCo Plc v Grant Thornton UK; Manchester Building Society v Grant Thornton UK; Trucks damages litigation (individual and collective proceedings); FX damages litigation; Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Limited v Visa and ors/Mastercard and ors; CMA v Flynn Pharma Limited and Pfizer; Micula and others v Romania; Miller v Prime Minister/Cherry and others v Advocate General for Scotland.
Door tenants: Phillips, Lord (1962), Hoffmann, Lord (1964), Hope, Lord (1965), Clarke, Sir Christopher (1969), Aikens, Sir Richard (1973), Simon, Sir Peregrine (1974), Popplewell, Sir Oliver (1951), Buckley, Sir Roger (1962), Barling, Sir Gerald (1972), Walker, Sir Paul (1979), Chambers QC, HH Nicholas (1966), Forwood QC, Sir Nicholas (1970), Ma, the Hon Geoffrey (1978), Kentridge QC, Sir Sydney (1977), Webb QC, Robert (1971), Thorley QC, Simon (1972), Gordon QC, Richard (1972), Cran QC, Mark (1973), Sturrock QC, John (1986), Sutton, Alastair (1972), Muchlinski, Prof Peter (1981), Andenas QC (Hon), Dr Mads (1997), Sharp, Geoff (1999), Jones, Oliver (2009), McCorquodale, Prof Robert (2011).
Main Contacts
| Department | Name | Telephone | |
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| Senior Clerk | Tony Burgess | tony.burgess@brickcourt.co.uk | 020 7520 9816 |
| Senior Clerk | Paul Dennison | paul.dennison@brickcourt.co.uk | 020 7520 9808 |
| Member of Chambers | HOWARD QC, Mark (1980) | ||
| Member of Chambers | DAVIES QC, Helen (1991) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HEILBRON QC, Hilary (1971) | ||
| Member of Chambers | RUTTLE QC, Stephen (1976) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WOOD QC, William (1980) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HOLLANDER QC, Charles (1978) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LORD ANDERSON KBE QC (1985) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PREVEZER QC, Sue (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | OTTON-GOULDER QC, Catharine (1983) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LORD QC, Richard (1981) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SWAINSTON QC, Michael (1985) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FLYNN QC, James (1978) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ADAM QC, Tom (1991) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LORD QC, Tim (1992) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FLYNN QC, Vernon (1991) | ||
| Member of Chambers | RANDOLPH QC, Fergus (1985) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HOSKINS QC, Mark (1991) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ROBERTSON QC, Aidan (1995) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SLADE QC, Richard (1987) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MATOVU QC, Harry (1988) | ||
| Member of Chambers | STRATFORD QC, Jemima (1993) | ||
| Member of Chambers | JOWELL QC, Daniel (1995) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SALZEDO QC, Simon (1995) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BOOLS QC, Michael (1991) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BOWEN QC, Paul (1993) | ||
| Member of Chambers | DEMETRIOU QC, Marie (1995) | ||
| Member of Chambers | DHILLON QC, Jasbir (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MASEFIELD QC, Roger (1994) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BIRT QC, Simon (1998) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LEE QC, Sarah (1990) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MOOLLAN QC, Salim (1998) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LESTER QC, Maya (2000) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PLEWMAN QC, Thomas (2009) | ||
| Member of Chambers | GAUNTLETT QC, Jeremy (1993) | ||
| Member of Chambers | O'DONOGHUE QC, Robert (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MIDWINTER QC, Stephen (2002) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FORD QC, Sarah (2002) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SAUNDERS QC, Nicholas (2001) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HAYDON QC, Alec (1993) | ||
| Member of Chambers | GRAY QC, Margaret (1998) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PILBROW QC, Fionn (2001) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WAKEFIELD QC, Victoria (2003) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WEST QC, Colin (1999) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SCANNELL QC, David (2003) | ||
| Member of Chambers | McCLELLAND QC, James (2004) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SINGLA QC, Tony (2007) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WRIGHT, Paul (1990) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ROXBURGH, Alan (1992) | ||
| Member of Chambers | THOMAS, Andrew (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | REICHERT SC, Klaus (1996) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WILLIS, Tony (2004) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ROTHSCHILD, Gerard (2005) | ||
| Member of Chambers | DAWID, Jonathan (2005) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HOBSON, Fred (2005) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ABRAM, Sarah (2006) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LOVE, Sarah (2006) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BLAKELEY, Richard (2007) | ||
| Member of Chambers | ESCHWEGE, Richard (2008) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HARRISON, Edward (2008) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MORRISON, Craig (2008) | ||
| Member of Chambers | NEWTON, Laura (2009) | ||
| Member of Chambers | TAN, Charlotte (2008) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HO, Edward (2009) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PICCININ, Daniel (2010) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SCHAEFER, Max (2010) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BOLDING, Michael (2010) | ||
| Member of Chambers | JOHNSTON, Tim (2011) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BIRDLING, Malcolm (2011) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BAILEY, David (2012) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KUEHNE, Geoffrey (2012) | ||
| Member of Chambers | McINTYRE, Andrew (2011) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PETROVA, Georgina (2011) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MacKENZIE, Emily (2012) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BOX, Joanne (2012) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LAWSON, Kyle (2012) | ||
| Member of Chambers | AL-RIKABI, Zara (2012) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LEITH, Hugo (2013) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MacLEOD, Jennifer (2013) | ||
| Member of Chambers | THOMAS, Charlotte (2013) | ||
| Member of Chambers | KENNEDY, Matthew (2013) | ||
| Member of Chambers | PASCOE, Tom (2013) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BOUSFIELD, Sarah (2013) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WOOLGAR, Ben (2014) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SHAW, Sophie (2015) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HEATON, David (2015) | ||
| Member of Chambers | MOCKFORD, Emma (2016) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WOOD, Tom (2017) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SCOTT, Jonathan (2017) | ||
| Member of Chambers | LAWRENCE, Jon (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | WILMOT-SMITH, Frederick (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | HOWELL, Richard (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | RABINOWITZ, Jacob (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | FOXTON, Tom (2019) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CERIM, Allan (2018) | ||
| Member of Chambers | INGLE, Jessie (2019) | ||
| Member of Chambers | RUDZITIS, Andris (2019) | ||
| Member of Chambers | SAHORE, Aarushi (2020) | ||
| Member of Chambers | JAMIESON, Crawford (2020) | ||
| Member of Chambers | CHANDRACHUD, Chintan (2021) | ||
| Member of Chambers | BIRD, Sophie (2021) |
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| Sarah Abram QC | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration, EU/competition and public law, with… | View Profile |
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| Zahra Al-Rikabi | Zahra has a broad practice encompassing commercial litigation, private and public international… | View Profile |
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| David Bailey | Barrister specialising in EU and UK competition law, public and administrative law,… | View Profile |
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| Malcolm Birdling | Malcolm is a junior barrister with a litigation practice specialising in all… | View Profile |
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| Simon Birt | Simon’s practice covers all aspects of commercial litigation and arbitration, including banking… | View Profile |
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| Richard Blakeley | Richard has a broad practice that covers all aspects of Chambers’ work… | View Profile |
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| Michael Bolding | Michael has a broad, predominantly commercial, practice. He appears regularly in the… | View Profile |
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| Michael Bools | Michael Bools’s practice covers all areas of commercial law and advocacy. He… | View Profile |
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| Sarah Bousfield | Sarah has an expansive practice covering all aspects of commercial dispute resolution,… | View Profile |
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| Paul Bowen | Paul Bowen QC practises across the spectrum of public and administrative law,… | View Profile |
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| Joanne Box | Jo practises in all areas of Chambers’ work, with a particular emphasis… | View Profile |
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| Helen Davies | Helen Davies is the joint Head of Brick Court Chambers. She has… | View Profile |
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| Jonathan Dawid | Jonathan Dawid has a broad commercial practice, including banking, private equity, financial… | View Profile |
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| Marie Demetriou | Marie Demetriou QC has a broad practice specialising in competition law, EU… | View Profile |
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| Jasbir Dhillon | Jasbir is an advocate with over 25 years’ experience specialising in complex… | View Profile |
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| Richard Eschwege | Richard Eschwege has a broad, predominantly commercial, practice. He has advised on… | View Profile |
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| James Flynn | James Flynn QC is a leading competition law litigator at the London… | View Profile |
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| Vernon Flynn QC | Vernon has a global and diverse practice in “big ticket” multi-jurisdictional disputes.… | View Profile |
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| Sarah Ford | Versatile QC specialising in EU, competition and regulatory law, commercial law and… | View Profile |
 | Jeremy Gauntlett | Arbitrations, public law (particularly constitutional, administrative and regulatory – including competition and… | View Profile |
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| Emilie Gonin | Emilie specialises in investment treaty and international commercial arbitration as well as… | View Profile |
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| Margaret Gray | Barrister specialising in competition law, EU law, public and administrative law and… | View Profile |
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| Edward Harrison | Edward Harrison has a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice encompassing civil… | View Profile |
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| Alec Haydon | Barrister specialising in all areas of commercial litigation and arbitration, advice, drafting… | View Profile |
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| David Heaton | David practises in commercial, public, EU and competition law and international arbitration. He… | View Profile |
 | Hilary Heilbron | Hilary Heilbron QC now focuses principally on international arbitration, sitting frequently as… | View Profile |
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| Edward Ho | Barrister advising on commercial disputes of all kinds and has appeared as… | View Profile |
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| Fred Hobson | Barrister undertaking general commercial work, with focus on fraud and banking and financial… | View Profile |
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| Charles Hollander | Charles Hollander has long experience practising as an advocate. The breadth of his… | View Profile |
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| Mark Hoskins | Mark Hoskins was called to the Bar of England and Wales in… | View Profile |
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| Mark Howard | Mark Howard is the joint Head of Brick Court Chambers. He is widely regarded… | View Profile |
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| Tim Johnston | Tim has a thriving public law practice. His current and recent public… | View Profile |
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| Daniel Jowell | Daniel Jowell QC has been described by Chambers & Partners (2016) as… | View Profile |
 | Matthew Kennedy | Before coming to the Bar, Matthew worked in the international arbitration group… | View Profile |
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| Geoffrey Kuehne | Geoffrey practises in all areas of chambers’ work, with particular emphasis on… | View Profile |
 | Jon Lawrence | Before being called to the Bar in 2018, Jon was a partner… | View Profile |
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| Kyle Lawson | Kyle practises in all areas of Chambers’ work, with a particular emphasis… | View Profile |
 | Sarah Lee | Sarah Lee QC practises in the fields of EU Law, Public Law and Competition/Regulatory… | View Profile |
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| Hugo Leith | Hugo practises in all areas of Chambers’ work, with an emphasis on… | View Profile |
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| Maya Lester | Maya Lester QC is recommended as a leading silk by the legal… | View Profile |
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| Richard Lord | The core of Richard Lord’s practice for over 25 years has been… | View Profile |
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| Tim Lord | Tim Lord QC took Silk after 16 years at the Bar, on the… | View Profile |
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| Sarah Love | Barrister specialising in competition and regulatory law, public and administrative law, European… | View Profile |
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| Emily MacKenzie | Emily takes instructions in commercial, administrative and competition/European law. She regularly appears… | View Profile |
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| Jennifer MacLeod | Jennifer MacLeod is a leading junior barrister who is particularly sought after… | View Profile |
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| Roger Masefield | Roger Masefield has over 20 years’ litigation experience of all aspects of… | View Profile |
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| Harry Matovu | Harry Matovu is a noted advocate, “a consummate cross-examiner, who’s great on… | View Profile |
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| James McClelland | James has a wide-ranging practice in commercial litigation and arbitration, public law (including… | View Profile |
 | Andrew McIntyre | Andrew practises in public, administrative, European and commercial law. He has broad… | View Profile |
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| Stephen Midwinter | Commercial law (currently engaged in major international civil fraud claim); insurance and… | View Profile |
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| Emma Mockford | Emma joined Chambers as a tenant in July 2017 following successful completion… | View Profile |
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| Salim Moollan QC | Member of Chambers | View Profile |
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| Craig Morrison | Craig practises in all areas of chambers’ work, with a particular focus… | View Profile |
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| Laura Newton | Laura Newton is a leading junior barrister with a commercial practice which… | View Profile |
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| Robert O’Donoghue QC | Mr O’Donoghue’s practice focuses on all aspects of EU and UK competition… | View Profile |
 | Catharine Otton-Goulder | Catharine works in general commercial and common law. She handles very large,… | View Profile |
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| Tom Pascoe | Tom’s practice covers Commercial, EU/Competition and Public Law. He has worked on… | View Profile |
 | Georgina Petrova | Georgina undertakes a broad range of commercial work in litigation and international… | View Profile |
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| Daniel Piccinin | Daniel Piccinin practises in all areas of chambers’ work and has particular… | View Profile |
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| Fionn Pilbrow | Practises in all areas of commercial law (including banking and finance, energy… | View Profile |
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| Thomas Plewman | A highly regarded South African silk who moved to London in 2010. … | View Profile |
 | Sue Prevezer | Sue Prevezer is a senior barrister with over 30 years of experience… | View Profile |
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| Fergus Randolph | Fergus Randolph QC is at the forefront of EU and competition law… | View Profile |
 | Klaus Reichert SC | Senior counsel specialising in international arbitration. Has undertaken in excess of two… | View Profile |
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| Aidan Robertson | Aidan Robertson QC specialises in competition, EU and public law. He has… | View Profile |
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| Gerard Rothschild | Barrister specialising in commercial, competition and public law. Notable commercial law cases have included:… | View Profile |
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| Alan Roxburgh | Barrister specialising in general commercial and common law, including banking, insurance and… | View Profile |
 | Stephen Ruttle | Stephen has been in practice at Brick Court Chambers since 1978. He… | View Profile |
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| Simon Salzedo | Simon Salzedo QC is a leading advocate who is accessible and commercial.… | View Profile |
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| Nicholas Saunders | Nicholas practises in all areas of intellectual property law (including trade marks,… | View Profile |
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| David Scannell | Barrister, specialising in EU and competition and commercial law. Acted for Sky… | View Profile |
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| Max Schaefer | Max has been instructed in some of the most significant commercial disputes of… | View Profile |
 | Jonathan Scott | Before coming to the Bar, Jonathan worked for two years at an… | View Profile |
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| Sophie Shaw | Sophie has a broad practice across the range of work undertaken in… | View Profile |
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| Tony Singla | Tony Singla QC took silk in 2021 at only 14 years’ call. … | View Profile |
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| Richard Slade | Richard Slade QC is a versatile silk with a wide commercial practice,… | View Profile |
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| Jemima Stratford | Jemima Stratford QC is widely recognised as a leading litigator in EU,… | View Profile |
 | Michael Swainston | Michael Swainston QC has a broad litigation and advisory practice in England… | View Profile |
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| Charlotte Tan | Charlotte has a broad commercial practice, with a particular focus on civil… | View Profile |
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| Charlotte Thomas | Charlotte has a broad practice which covers all areas of chambers’ work,… | View Profile |
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| Andrew Thomas | Barrister specialising in general commercial litigation. Cases: Bancomext v ETECSA (recognition of… | View Profile |
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| Victoria Wakefield | Barrister specialising in commercial, public and European and competition law, instructed in… | View Profile |
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| Colin West | Barrister, cases include: iiyama UK Limited v Samsung Electronics Ltd. [2018] EWCA… | View Profile |
 | Tony Willis | Areas of practice include mediation, arbitration, dispute resolution, process design and negotiation.… | View Profile |
 | William Wood | Bill Wood QC is one of the UK’s leading commercial mediators. Bill… | View Profile |
 | Tom Wood | Tom has a broad practice spanning all areas of chambers’ work including… | View Profile |
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| Ben Woolgar | Ben’s practice is focussed on heavy-duty commercial litigation and arbitration (including civil fraud,… | View Profile |
 | Paul Wright | Barrister specialising in general commercial litigation and administrative law. | View Profile |
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| Anderson of Ipswich KBE QC | David’s practice is built on his knowledge of European Union, human rights… | View Profile |
Diversity
Brick Court Chambers is a committed advocate of equality and diversity at the Bar. It is our unequivocal policy to treat everyone equally and fairly regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, political persuasion, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality or ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or gender, sexual orientation or social background.
Some of our initiatives and the projects we are proud to support are here. < link is http://www.brickcourt.co.uk/csr/equality-diversity>
In addition to these, Brick Court Chambers is one of six commercial sets that have jointly created a mentoring scheme to support and encourage individuals from all underrepresented groups to pursue a career as a barrister. Further details of the scheme are here. https://www.brickcourt.co.uk/join-us/pupillage
- Commercial litigation
- Competition
- European Union law
- Fraud: civil
- Dispute resolution > Mediators
Top Tier Set Rankings
- Administrative and public law (including elections)
- Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
- Energy
- Insurance and reinsurance
- International arbitration: arbitrators
- Professional negligence
Set Rankings
- Civil liberties and human rights (including actions against the police)
- International arbitration: counsel
- Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
- Public procurement
- Aviation
- Data protection
- Shipping
- IT and telecoms
- Offshore
- Public international law
- Commodities
- Intellectual property
- Financial services regulation
- Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Commercial