Brick Court Chambers > London, England > Set Profile
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Brick Court Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Commercial litigation Tier 1
Instructed in the market’s most high-profile disputes, Brick Court Chambers ‘deservedly has an outstanding reputation in the field of commercial litigation‘. In Federal Republic of Nigeria v Process & Industrial Developments, Mark Howard KC, leading Tom Pascoe and Joanne Box, represented Nigeria in a dispute concerning the enforcement of a $9.6bn arbitral award against Nigeria; and in a major boost to chambers, Richard Eschwege KC and Craig Morrison KC both took silk in March 2023. Eschwege KC acts unled for the two principal defendants in a $330m civil fraud claim involving oil trading in West Africa; and Morrison KC’s track record includes representing the Ingenious Media Group and Patrick McKenna in a film production schemes-related dispute, where Ingenious was sued by hundreds of former investors for deceit, misrepresentation, and breach of contract.Rising stars
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‘Paul Dennison is first class.’
‘Paul Dennison is always very helpful and pragmatic.’
‘Paul Dennison does a great job of keeping this set at the very top for levels of service.’
‘Tony Burgess can always be trusted to provide the right solutions.’
‘Brick Court Chambers deservedly has an outstanding reputation in the field of commercial litigation.‘
‘Stellar chambers with amazing strength in depth at all levels.‘
‘Strong clerking team – as is expected from one of the leading commercial sets.‘
‘Brick Court is one of the leading sets. Its barristers combine intellect and just the right amount of aggression to good effect.‘
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London Bar > Competition Tier 1
Brick Court Chambers continues to handle the leading cases in the field of competition law, advising both claimants and defendants across the spectrum of competition areas, from state aid and cartels to abuse of dominant positions and contested mergers. Mark Hoskins KC leads, among others, Sarah Abram KC, who took silk in 2022, in acting for leading mobile operators, including O2 and Telefonica, in a damages claim brought by Phones4U for around £800m; the retailer collapsed into administration in 2014 alleging that the networks conspired to drive it out of business. Marie Demetriou KC continues to lead Victoria Wakefield KC among others in Merricks v Mastercard, the first collection action certified by the CAT, with more proceedings in 2023 following the success in the Court of Appeal in late 2022 – the case seeks damages for virtually every adult in the UK, who allegedly paid inflated prices owing to the payment network’s interchange fees. In Allergen & Ors v CMA, Robert O’Donoghue KC led Emma Mockford when acting Cinven – previous owner of a business now forming part of Advanz Pharmaceuticals – in its appeal against the regulator’s 2021 decision that drug companies overcharged the NHS for hydrocortisone tablets.Leading Silks
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‘Jo Francis and Tony Burgess are always very helpful and a pleasure to deal with.’
‘Hannah Rayner is helpful and responsive.’
‘The service provided by Brick court chambers is excellent. The clerks are very responsible and take care of all the administrative tasks very swiftly.’
‘The Clerks Room is efficient and businesslike.’
‘Brick Court are the go-to Chambers for competition law with strength in depth.’
‘Brick Court is of course one of the strongest sets, and the competition counsel are in great demand, a situation shared with the few other sets specialising in this area.’
‘A top set of chambers. They have real strength in depth and are the ‘go to’ set for competition matters.’
‘For competition matters, Brick Court Chambers is one of the strongest sets offering enormously talented advocates at every level.’
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London Bar > European Union law Tier 1
Brick Court Chambers continues to handle a steady stream of complex and high profile contentious EU mandates. Recent instructions include Marie Demetriou KC acting for the appellant in British Sugar v Secretary of State for International Trade, a judicial review challenging measures adopted by the UK Government under the post-Brexit UK General Tariff Regime. Jemima Stratford KC has been kept busy handling financial and pharmaceutical related matters, and Sarah Abram KC is ‘across all of the major claims and her knowledge cannot be bettered‘. Among the juniors, Tim Johnston regularly advises local authorities and government departments on a range of EU matters, and Richard Blakeley KC is sought after for his expertise in handling sanctions issues.Leading Silks
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‘Paul Dennison is one of the best there is.’
‘Tony Burgess is always great to deal with.’
‘Brick Court is an excellent set with strength across the board.’
‘Very strong set.’
‘The clerks are great to work with, very responsive and supportive.’
‘The service from the clerks’ room is excellent.’
‘Always really helpful and flexible on fee options.’
London Bar > Fraud: civil Tier 1
Brick Court Chambers‘ members are consistently sought out to act in the market’s most high-stakes civil fraud cases. Mark Howard KC repeatedly acts in complex fraud matters with offshore elements and sums at stake exceeding $1bn; while Tim Lord KC is representing three defendants in SKAT v Solo Capital Partners, a multi-party claim by the Danish tax authority, which seeks to recover £1.5bn paid out through withholding tax refunds, the claim including fraud and conspiracy allegations and involving complex issues of public international law. Craig Morrison KC, who recently led the successful defence of a £30m-plus construction dispute that involved allegations of serious dishonesty; and Richard Eschwege KC, currently representing the two principal defendants in a $330m civil fraud claim involving oil trading in West Africa, were both raised to silk level in March 2023. Among the juniors, Sophie Shaw regularly acts in heavyweight civil fraud cases, while Tom Wood is another name to note among the set’s juniors.Rising stars
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‘Highly responsive and efficient, Paul Dennison in particular.’
‘Led by Tony Burgess and Paul Dennison, the clerking is really top notch. Jo Francis is also very good.’
‘Paul Dennison is a lovely man and nothing is too much trouble for him.’
‘Clerks are impressive – Paul Dennison and Philip Wilkes are both excellent.’
‘Luke Carvalho is a standout presence in the clerks’ room.’
‘The level of service from Brick Court is first class.’
‘A go-to set for complex or high-value matters.’
‘Brick is outstanding at all levels. Expensive, but market leading and very accommodating.’
London Bar > Professional negligence Tier 1
Brick Court Chambers is an excellent firm with a strong team of barristers who conduct some of the highest value and most complex cases in the professional negligence market. Tom Adam KC recently successfully defended a tax silk in McClean v Thornhill KC, a case notable for delineating the duties owned by advisors in that space, as well as the magnitude of the failed tax schemes concerning investments in LLPs investing in films. Additionally, Simon Salzedo KC is currently defending PwC against British American Tobacco in a £600 million claim arising out of disputed dividends paid by a BAT subsidiary to Sequana Plc and historic US pollution liabilities.Leading Silks
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‘A top tier set with good clerking and a can-do attitude.’
‘Very strong clerking team – organised and commercial.’
‘Excellent: responsive and understand the market and the work, not just a postbox.’
‘The clerking at Brick Court was efficient.’
‘Strong clerking team – as is expected from one of the leading commercial sets.’
‘The level of service is first-class. It is my go-to set for complex or high value matters.’
‘Stellar set with amazing strength and depth at all levels.’
‘Extremely high quality in everything they do. Juniors are all very strong.’
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Dispute resolution > Mediators Tier 1
Stephen Ruttle KC – Brick Court Chambers In practice at Brick Court Chambers since 1978, Brick Court Chambers‘ Stephen Ruttle KC ceased practising as a barrister in 2002, since which time he has operated as a full-time commercial mediator. Ruttle mediates the gamut of legal work in both the public and private sectors. His mediations frequently involve significantly large sums, and although he practises predominantly in London, he also mediates regularly in other parts of the UK and Ireland, as well as in several overseas jurisdictions. A longstanding chair of Trustees of Wandsworth Mediation Service, Ruttle is also increasingly active as a mediator of community and faith-based disputes.William Wood KC – Brick Court Chambers Handling approximately 70 disputes a year, Brick Court Chambers‘ William Wood KC‘s global practice encompasses a vast array of business disputes, including insurance, banking, oil and gas, and construction and engineering-related claims. Wood, who is also the current deputy chair of the Judicial/ADR Liaison Committee, additionally mediates conflicts concerning product liability, Pharma, and professional negligence, and is increasingly involved in human rights cases, as well as remote mediations. In recent highlights, Wood mediated a £200m dispute over an expiring ten-year software contract; and a $2bn claim by a nation state against a major bank for facilitating a corrupt payment.London Bar > Administrative law and human rights Tier 2
At Brick Court Chambers acts on a range of public law matters, straddling work for both humanitarian and business claimants, as well as some public bodies. James McClelland KC represented a Yemeni human rights group in R (CAAT) v Secretary of State for Trade, part of the ongoing litigation seeking to challenge the British government’s sale of arms to Saudi Arabia, which operated a military intervention in Yemen from 2015 until a ceasefire in 2022. Paul Bowen KC and Tim Johnston successfully represented Maples and Calder in a judicial review in the Cayman Islands over the interpretation of the jurisdiction’s 2020 Anti-Money Laundering Rules.Rising stars
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Testimonials
‘Tony Burgess is an absolute superstar.’
‘Tony Burgess is responsive and efficient.’
‘Paul Dennison and Tony Burgess lead a great team.’
‘The clerks provide an excellent service.’
‘Clerks are very response and always proactive.’
‘Brick Court is extremely high quality.’
‘Brick Court is absolutely fantastic.’
‘Great strength in depth.’
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit) Tier 2
Members of Brick Court Chambers continue to be instructed in significant banking and finance cases, concerning a broad spectrum of national and international lending. Tim Lord KC is sought after by both investors and banks in high profile banking and finance litigation – he is instructed for the claimants in Loreley Financing v Credit Suisse, a case concerning the allegedly negligent sale and structuring by Credit Suisse of residential mortgage-backed securities. James McClelland KC is an established silk who has taken the lead in leading commercial disputes, having been involved in test cases for PPI mis-selling – he also handles cases involving heavyweight public law issues. Ben Woolgar is noted for his practice handling both commercial banking, including complex bond and note transactions, and retail banking.Leading Silks
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‘Paul Dennison is responsive, professional and keen to please.’
‘Tony Burgess is very commercial and responsive.’
‘Paul Dennison is excellent, as is Tony Burgess.’
‘The clerks are professional and pleasant.’
‘Clerks are incredibly user-friendly and commercial.’
‘An eminent set.’
‘A stellar set.’
‘Strength in depth.’
London Bar > Energy Tier 2
Brick Court Chambers ‘demonstrates remarkable depth and consistency, and is an intellectual powerhouse’. Members continue to be instructed in many of the most significant cases in the energy and natural resources sector, often crossing over with their other areas of expertise. Helen Davies KC and Charlotte Thomas are currently acting for Prysmian in respect of an application for CPO on behalf of all purchasers of electricity in UK in a cartel claim concerning the supply of high-voltage underground and submarine power cables used to connect on and offshore windfarms to the transmission system. New silk Richard Eschwege KC has a strong energy practice, with work spanning complex energy frauds and difficult questions of interpretation of oil and gas contracts.Leading Silks
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‘The clerks provide an excellent, 21st century service. I think that Tony Burgess in particular is excellent. I think the clerks’ service is much better than some comparable sets, who are old-fashioned and can come across as somewhat inflexible and condescending, which does not seem like a sensible approach when dealing with multinational clients.’
‘Very good. They are responsive and easy to deal with.’
‘A very smooth operation led by Paul Dennison.’
‘Generally very good experience with the clerks who are helpful and pragmatic.’
‘The clerks are professional and pleasant.’
‘The set of chambers as a whole demonstrates remarkable depth and consistency. It is an intellectual powerhouse.’
‘They are a good if somewhat quirky set with many strong performers.’
‘We think Brick Court is excellent, with an impressive range of coverage.’
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London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance Tier 2
Brick Court Chambers continue to be instructed on significant insurance and reinsurance cases, including Aercap v AIG (& Others), in which Mark Howard KC was involved and raised significant legal issues both about the US, UK and EU Sanctions law, and English insurance law alongside raising factual issues, concerning the effective seizure of aircraft leased to Russian airlines after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Tony Singla KC acted for Zurich Insurance in a $1bn claim arising out of the abandonment of a mobile offshore production unit in the Norwegian North Sea subject to a construction all risks policy, whereas Simon Salzedo KC is noted for his involvement in business interruption insurance cases concerning Covid-19 lockdowns.Leading Silks
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‘Paul Dennison leads a strong clerking team.’
‘The clerks provide a first rate service, Tony Burgess in particular.’
‘Efficient and responsive.’
‘An excellent set with many first rate practitioners.’
‘Excellent strength-in-depth.’
‘Talented individuals.’
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London Bar > International arbitration: arbitrators Tier 2
Brick Court Chambers houses a strong bench of full and part-time arbitrators. Joint head of chambers Helen Davies KC has extensive experience in all aspects of commercial litigation and her experience as an arbitrator ranges from numerous contractual disputes to energy, banking, insurance and reinsurance, financial services and professional negligence. Another in-demand highly experienced arbitrator is Hilary Heilbron KC with appointments, both ad hoc and institutional, involving substantial claims across a wide geographical spectrum sitting as both chair and co-arbitrator. Her work spans most industry sectors including a wide range of corporate disputes, joint ventures and energy disputes. Also frequently sought-after in heavy international arbitrations is Harry Matovu KC, regularly instructed as counsel and appointed as arbitrator including as presiding arbitrator in major international commercial arbitrations, in particular in Africa-related disputes and arbitrations under ICC, LCIA and UNCITRAL rules.Leading arbitrators
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Testimonials
‘A premier set.’
‘Well known for its work in the international arbitration space.’
London Bar > Public international law Tier 2
Brick Court Chambers offers a broad international law practice including advisory work, in particular in relation to state and diplomatic immunity, domestic litigation raising issues of public international law, and investment treaty arbitration. Robert McCorquodale acts on behalf of the claimant in R (Bancoult (No 5)) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, a case arising out of the dispute over the ownership of the Chagos Archipelago, also known as the British Indian Ocean Territory, between Mauritius and the UK, and specifically if a decision by the ICJ as to whether the right to self-determination can be applied as part of common law. Zahra Al-Rikabi continues to act on behalf of Qatari government-backed broadcaster Al-Jazeera in its ongoing claim against Egypt pertaining to the alleged destruction of its media business in that jurisdiction, raising novel points about human rights issues in the context of investment treaty arbitration.Leading Juniors
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‘Superb chambers.’
‘Excellent set.’
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London Bar > Group litigation Tier 3
Brick Court Chambers’ members in the group litigation space includes instructions in Lloyd v Google, Alex Neill Class Representative Ltd v Sony, and Merricks v Mastercard, in which Marie Demetriou KC continues to act for a claimant group, effectively including almost all adults in the UK, concerning the card networks’ interchange fees on all card transactions. Sarah Abram KC is instructed in emissions litigation for BMW, as well as in BSV Claims v Bittylicious & ors, an application for collective proceedings on behalf of investors in a cryptocurrency derived from Bitcoin, including allegations of collusion via public statements on Twitter. Tony Singla KC is acting for Barclays in a case brought by hundreds of shareholders under sections 90 and 90A FSMA for allegedly false and misleading statements.Leading Silks
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‘Brick court is a leading set for competition work with exceptionally strong bench of juniors.’
‘The set seems to produce barristers who are intellectually rigorous but also very commercial and practical.’
‘Very good, impressive array of KCs. Brick Court have great strength and depth in competition litigation.’
‘Brick Court is elite.’
‘Brick Court is one of the leading competition super sets, with great strength and depth across the junior and senior ranks.’
‘Hannah Rayner is helpful and responsive.’
‘Jo Francis is an excellent clerk to deal with. Reasonable, considerate and responsive.’
‘Paul Dennison is commercial and professional and a pleasure to deal with.’
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London Bar > International arbitration: counsel Tier 3
Recognised for its diverse offering across a wide range of commercial disputes, barristers at Brick Court Chambers are highly adept at handling disputes before the full range of arbitral institutions acting for a client portfolio spanning the energy and natural resources, financial services and telecoms sectors. Recent highlights include an LCIA arbitration in which Vernon Flynn KC acts for Vallex FM and Base Metals following a $300m claim by a Russian bank in relation to the financing of and investment in a copper mine in Armenia. Stephen Midwinter KC is acting for a Kazakh gas energy and transportation company, in a dispute over the terms of a sale and purchase agreement. In a significant Arbitration Act challenge to an award of the Permanent Court for Arbitration that defined Kazakhstan’s international law obligations and reconciled divergent lines of arbitral authority about whether Kazakhstan had succeeded to a former USSR treaty, Edward Ho acted on behalf of the claimant.Leading Silks
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‘Tony Burgess is my go to! He builds relationships and will make sure that you get the right counsel for the task at hand. Extremely accommodating and accessible.’
‘Very professional clerking.’
‘Excellent and responsive clerking.’
‘Very attentive and helpful.’
‘Impressive strength in depth.’
‘Fantastic set with a great customer service ethic.’
‘First rate set, with quality throughout.’
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London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law Tier 3
At Brick Court Chambers, James McClelland KC has longstanding expertise in the space, with an excellent track record in acting for and against regulators, and has particular strength in handling instructions from the legal and financial spheres. Tony Singla KC regularly acts for major accountancy firms in disciplinary cases heard before the Financial Reporting Council. Tom Adam KC has an excellent track record in handling matters involving the Big Four accountants, and the ‘excellent‘ Simon Salzedo KC counts solicitors’ disciplinary work as a key area of instruction. Sarah Bousfield is adept at handling a broad spectrum of regulatory matters, including cases involving allegations of dishonesty and fraud.Leading Silks
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‘A great deal of depth, and silks and juniors at the very top of the field.‘
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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 KC, Helen Davies KC
Senior clerks: Tony Burgess, Paul Dennison
Tenants: 104
The set: There are over 100 members who practise full-time, including 50 KCs. 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), Barling, Sir Gerald (1972), Walker, Sir Paul (1979), Chambers KC, HH Nicholas (1966), Forwood KC, Sir Nicholas (1970), Ma, the Hon Geoffrey (1978), Kentridge KC, Sir Sydney (1977), Webb KC, Robert (1971), Thorley KC, Simon (1972), Gordon KC, Richard (1972), Cran KC, Mark (1973), Wolffe KC, James (1992), Sutton, Alastair (1972), Muchlinski, Prof Peter (1981), Andenas KC (Hon), Dr Mads (1986), 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 KC, Mark (1980) | ||
Member of Chambers | DAVIES KC, Helen (1991) | ||
Member of Chambers | HEILBRON KC, Hilary (1971) | ||
Member of Chambers | RUTTLE KC, Stephen (1976) | ||
Member of Chambers | WOOD KC, William (1980) | ||
Member of Chambers | HOLLANDER KC, Charles (1978) | ||
Member of Chambers | LORD ANDERSON KBE KC (1985) | ||
Member of Chambers | PREVEZER KC, Sue (2000) | ||
Member of Chambers | OTTON-GOULDER KC, Catharine (1983) | ||
Member of Chambers | LORD KC, Richard (1981) | ||
Member of Chambers | SWAINSTON KC, Michael (1985) | ||
Member of Chambers | FLYNN KC, James (1978) | ||
Member of Chambers | ADAM KC, Tom (1991) | ||
Member of Chambers | LORD KC, Tim (1992) | ||
Member of Chambers | FLYNN KC, Vernon (1991) | ||
Member of Chambers | RANDOLPH KC, Fergus (1985) | ||
Member of Chambers | HOSKINS KC, Mark (1991) | ||
Member of Chambers | ROBERTSON KC, Aidan (1995) | ||
Member of Chambers | SLADE KC, Richard (1987) | ||
Member of Chambers | MATOVU KC, Harry (1988) | ||
Member of Chambers | STRATFORD KC, Jemima (1993) | ||
Member of Chambers | JOWELL KC, Daniel (1995) | ||
Member of Chambers | SALZEDO KC, Simon (1995) | ||
Member of Chambers | BOOLS KC, Michael (1991) | ||
Member of Chambers | BOWEN KC, Paul (1993) | ||
Member of Chambers | DEMETRIOU KC, Marie (1995) | ||
Member of Chambers | DHILLON KC, Jasbir (1996) | ||
Member of Chambers | MASEFIELD KC, Roger (1994) | ||
Member of Chambers | BIRT KC, Simon (1998) | ||
Member of Chambers | LEE KC, Sarah (1990) | ||
Member of Chambers | MOOLLAN KC, Salim (1998) | ||
Member of Chambers | LESTER KC, Maya (2000) | ||
Member of Chambers | PLEWMAN KC, Thomas (2009) | ||
Member of Chambers | GAUNTLETT KC, Jeremy (1993) | ||
Member of Chambers | O'DONOGHUE KC, Robert (1996) | ||
Member of Chambers | MIDWINTER KC, Stephen (2002) | ||
Member of Chambers | FORD KC, Sarah (2002) | ||
Member of Chambers | SAUNDERS KC, Nicholas (2001) | ||
Member of Chambers | HAYDON KC, Alec (1993) | ||
Member of Chambers | GRAY KC, Margaret (1998) | ||
Member of Chambers | PILBROW KC, Fionn (2001) | ||
Member of Chambers | WAKEFIELD KC, Victoria (2003) | ||
Member of Chambers | WEST KC, Colin (1999) | ||
Member of Chambers | SCANNELL KC, David (2003) | ||
Member of Chambers | McCLELLAND KC, James (2004) | ||
Member of Chambers | SINGLA KC, Tony (2007) | ||
Member of Chambers | ABRAM KC, Sarah (2006) | ||
Member of Chambers | ESCHWEGE KC, Richard (2008) | ||
Member of Chambers | MORRISON KC, Craig (2008) | ||
Member of Chambers | PICCININ KC, Daniel (2010) | ||
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 | LOVE, Sarah (2006) | ||
Member of Chambers | BLAKELEY, Richard (2007) | ||
Member of Chambers | HARRISON, Edward (2008) | ||
Member of Chambers | NEWTON, Laura (2009) | ||
Member of Chambers | TAN, Charlotte (2008) | ||
Member of Chambers | HO, Edward (2009) | ||
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 | HOOPER, William (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 | 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 | CARRINGTON, Danielle (2020) | ||
Member of Chambers | CHANDRACHUD, Chintan (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | BIRD, Sophie (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | PEMBERTON Joshua (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | HAFEEZ-BAIG Jaamae (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | KLIMOWICZ Jagoda (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | RICHARDSON Alastair (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | O’KEEFFE Sarah (2021) | ||
Member of Chambers | QUAYLE Michael (2022) | ||
Member of Chambers | WALL, Charles (2022) | ||
Member of Chambers | JAIN, Vanshaj (2022) |
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Barrister Profiles
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Sarah Abram KC | Sarah Abram KC was called in 2006 and took silk in 2022;… | View Profile | |
Tom Adam KC | Tom Adam KC is well-known as a leading advocate and adviser in… | View Profile | |
Zahra Al-Rikabi | Zahra has a broad practice encompassing commercial litigation, public international law (including… | View Profile | |
David Bailey | David Bailey specialises in competition and EU law. David has appeared in… | View Profile | |
Sophie Bird | Sophie practises in commercial, public and competition/EU law. She joined chambers as… | View Profile | |
Malcolm Birdling | Malcolm is a junior barrister with a litigation practice specialising in all… | View Profile | |
Simon Birt KC | Simon’s practice covers all aspects of commercial litigation and arbitration, including banking… | View Profile | |
Richard Blakeley KC | Richard has a broad practice that covers all aspects of Chambers’ work… | View Profile | |
Michael Bolding | Michael is ranked as a leading junior for commercial dispute resolution. He… | View Profile | |
Michael Bools KC | Michael Bools’s practice covers all areas of commercial law and advocacy. He… | View Profile | |
Sarah Bousfield | Sarah has an expansive practice in complex, high value commercial litigation and… | View Profile | |
Paul Bowen KC | Paul Bowen KC practises across the spectrum of public and administrative law,… | View Profile | |
Joanne Box | Jo practises in all areas of Chambers’ work, with a particular emphasis… | View Profile | |
Allan Cerim | Allan is a highly sought after junior in the fields of commercial… | View Profile | |
Chintan Chandrachud | Chintan joined chambers in July 2021, after spending four years as a… | View Profile | |
Helen Davies KC | Helen Davies is the joint Head of Brick Court Chambers. She has… | View Profile | |
Jonathan Dawid | Jonathan Dawid has a broad commercial practice, including banking, private equity, financial… | View Profile | |
Marie Demetriou KC | Marie Demetriou QC has a broad practice specialising in competition law, EU… | View Profile | |
Jasbir Dhillon KC | Jasbir is an advocate with over 25 years’ experience of complex and… | View Profile | |
Richard Eschwege KC | Richard Eschwege has a broad, predominantly commercial, practice. He has advised on… | View Profile | |
Vernon Flynn KC | Vernon Flynn KC is a “superstar” and “veteran of many heavyweight litigation battles”. He… | View Profile | |
James Flynn KC | James Flynn KC is a leading competition law litigator at the London… | View Profile | |
Sarah Ford KC | Sarah Ford KC was called to the Bar in 2002 and took… | View Profile | |
Jeremy Gauntlett KC | Arbitrations, public law (particularly constitutional, administrative and regulatory – including competition and… | View Profile | |
Emilie Gonin | Emilie specialises in investment treaty and international commercial arbitration as well as… | View Profile | |
Margaret Gray KC | Margaret is a silk at both the English Bar and the Irish… | View Profile | |
Jamaae Hafeez-Baig | Before joining Brick Court Chambers, Jaamae practised as a barrister in Australia,… | View Profile | |
Edward Harrison | Edward Harrison has a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice encompassing civil… | View Profile | |
Alec Haydon KC | Barrister specialising in all areas of commercial litigation and arbitration, advice, drafting… | View Profile | |
David Heaton | David practises in commercial, public, EU and competition law and international arbitration. He… | View Profile | |
Hilary Heilbron KC | Hilary Heilbron KC now focuses principally on international arbitration, sitting frequently as… | View Profile | |
Edward Ho | Edward advises on commercial disputes of all kinds, in particular those with… | View Profile | |
Fred Hobson KC | Barrister undertaking general commercial work, with focus on fraud and banking and financial… | View Profile | |
Charles Hollander KC | Charles practises as an advocate both in the English courts and internationally.… | View Profile | |
William Hooper | Will is recognised as a leading junior in commercial dispute resolution. He… | View Profile | |
Mark Hoskins KC | Mark Hoskins was called to the Bar of England and Wales in… | View Profile | |
Mark Howard | Mark Howard is the joint Head of Brick Court Chambers. He is widely regarded… | View Profile | |
Richard Howell | Richard joined chambers as a tenant in September 2019, following the successful… | View Profile | |
Jessie Ingle | Jessie has developed a broad practice covering all aspects of Commercial, Public… | View Profile | |
Crawford Jamieson | Crawford accepts instructions across all areas of Chambers’ practice, including commercial law,… | View Profile | |
Tim Johnston | Tim is recognised as a leading junior in all his key areas… | View Profile | |
Daniel Jowell KC | Daniel Jowell KC is one of the Bar’s foremost silks for both… | View Profile | |
Matthew Kennedy | Matthew joined chambers in 2018 upon successful completion of his pupillage. He… | View Profile | |
Jagoda Klimowicz | Jagoda practises in public, competition/EU and commercial law. She joined chambers in… | View Profile | |
Geoffrey Kuehne | Geoffrey’s practice covers the full range of commercial litigation and international arbitration.… | View Profile | |
Jon Lawrence | Before being called to the Bar in 2018, Jon was a partner… | View Profile | |
Kyle Lawson | Kyle practises in all areas of Chambers’ work, with a particular emphasis… | View Profile | |
Sarah Lee KC | Sarah Lee KC practises in the fields of EU Law, Public Law… | View Profile | |
Hugo Leith | Hugo’s practice spans all areas of chambers’ work, with a particular focus… | View Profile | |
Maya Lester KC | Maya Lester KC is recommended as a leading silk by the legal… | View Profile | |
Richard Lord KC | The core of Richard Lord’s practice for over 25 years has been… | View Profile | |
Tim Lord KC | Tim Lord KC took Silk after 16 years at the Bar, on… | View Profile | |
Sarah Love | Barrister specialising in competition and regulatory law, public and administrative law, European… | View Profile | |
Emily MacKenzie | Emily takes instructions in commercial, administrative and competition/European law. She regularly appears… | View Profile | |
Jennifer MacLeod | Jennifer MacLeod is a leading junior barrister who is particularly sought after… | View Profile | |
Roger Masefield KC | Roger Masefield has over 20 years’ litigation experience of all aspects of… | View Profile | |
Harry Matovu KC | Harry Matovu is a noted advocate, “a consummate cross-examiner, who’s great on… | View Profile | |
James McClelland KC | James has a wide-ranging practice specialising in commercial, public and regulatory law.… | View Profile | |
Andrew McIntyre | Andrew practises in public, administrative, European and commercial law. He has broad… | View Profile | |
Stephen Midwinter KC | Stephen Midwinter KC advises on and appears in a broad range of… | View Profile | |
Emma Mockford | Emma is a sought after junior, with a busy practice spanning all… | View Profile | |
Salim Moollan KC | Salim Moollan specialises in international commercial and investment arbitration. He has acted… | View Profile | |
Craig Morrison KC | Craig practises in all areas of chambers’ work, with a particular focus… | View Profile | |
Laura Newton | Laura Newton is a leading junior barrister with a commercial practice which… | View Profile | |
Robert O'Donoghue KC | Mr O’Donoghue’s practice focuses on all aspects of EU and UK competition… | View Profile | |
Sarah O'Keeffe | Sarah practises in competition, commercial and public law. She joined chambers as… | View Profile | |
Catharine Otton-Goulder KC | Catharine works in general commercial and common law. She handles very large,… | View Profile | |
Tom Pascoe | Tom’s practice covers Commercial, EU/Competition and Public Law. Tom’s previous experience includes… | View Profile | |
Josh Pemberton | Josh practices in public, commercial and competition/EU law. He joined chambers in… | View Profile | |
Georgina Petrova | Georgina undertakes a broad range of commercial work in litigation and arbitration.… | View Profile | |
Daniel Piccinin KC | Daniel Piccinin practises in all areas of chambers’ work and has particular… | View Profile | |
Fionn Pilbrow | Fionn Pilbrow is a highly-regarded and well-established commercial silk, with an enviably… | View Profile | |
Thomas Plewman KC | Heavy commercial litigation practice focussed on fraud, financial services, professional negligence and… | View Profile | |
Sue Prevezer KC | Sue Prevezer KC is a senior barrister with over 30 years’ experience… | View Profile | |
Jacob Rabinowitz | Jacob is developing a broad practice, focused primarily on commercial and competition… | View Profile | |
Fergus Randolph KC | Fergus Randolph KC 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 | |
Alastair Richardson | Alastair practises in public, competition and commercial law. He joined chambers as… | View Profile | |
Aidan Robertson KC | Aidan Robertson KC specialises in competition, EU and public law. He has… | View Profile | |
Gerard Rothschild | Barrister specialising in commercial, competition, energy and public law. Notable commercial law cases have included: Prismall… | View Profile | |
Alan Roxburgh | Barrister specialising in general commercial and common law, including banking, insurance and… | View Profile | |
Andris Rudzitis | Andris is developing a broad practice covering all aspects of commercial litigation,… | View Profile | |
Stephen Ruttle KC | Stephen has been in practice at Brick Court Chambers since 1978. He… | View Profile | |
Aarushi Sahore | Aarushi practises across all areas of commercial and public law. She joined… | View Profile | |
Simon Salzedo, KC | Simon Salzedo KC is one of the UK’s leading commercial advocates. He… | View Profile | |
Nicholas Saunders KC | Nicholas Saunders KC has a broad practice which encompasses commercial, competition and… | View Profile | |
David Scannell KC | David Scannell KC is a specialist in competition, pharmaceutical, regulatory and EU… | View Profile | |
Max Schaefer | Max has been instructed in some of the most significant commercial disputes of… | View Profile | |
Jonathan Scott | Jonathan has a broad practice, including heavy-duty commercial litigation, arbitration, and competition… | View Profile | |
Sophie Shaw | Sophie has a broad practice across the range of work undertaken in… | View Profile | |
Tony Singla KC | Tony Singla KC has a broad practice which covers all areas of… | View Profile | |
Richard Slade KC | Richard Slade KC is a versatile silk with a wide commercial practice,… | View Profile | |
Jemima Stratford KC | Jemima Stratford KC is widely recognised as a leading litigator in EU,… | View Profile | |
Michael Swainston KC | Michael Swainston KC has a broad litigation and advisory practice in England… | View Profile | |
Charlotte Tan | Charlotte has a broad commercial practice, with a particular focus on civil… | View Profile | |
Andrew Thomas | Barrister specialising in general commercial litigation. Cases: Bancomext v ETECSA (recognition of… | View Profile | |
Charlotte Thomas | Charlotte has a broad practice which covers all areas of chambers’ work,… | View Profile | |
Victoria Wakefield KC | Victoria Wakefield KC was called in 2003 and took silk in 2019.… | View Profile | |
Colin West KC | Colin practises in commercial law and competition law. His commercial law practice… | View Profile | |
Tony Willis | Areas of practice include mediation, arbitration, dispute resolution, process design and negotiation.… | View Profile | |
Frederick Wilmot-Smith | Frederick’s practice is principally in commercial law. He has substantial appellate experience,… | View Profile | |
Tom Wood | Tom has a broad practice spanning all areas of chambers’ work including… | View Profile | |
William Wood KC | Bill Wood KC is one of the UK’s leading commercial mediators. Bill… | View Profile | |
Ben Woolgar | Ben specialises in heavy-duty, high profile commercial litigation and arbitration. His broad… | View Profile | |
Paul Wright | Barrister specialising in general commercial litigation and administrative law. | View Profile | |
Lord Anderson of Ipswich KBE KC | 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
- Professional negligence
- Dispute resolution > Mediators
Top Tier Set Rankings
- Administrative law and human rights
- Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
- Energy
- Insurance and reinsurance
- International arbitration: arbitrators
- Public international law