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Adam practices across all of Chambers core areas of work, with a focus on commercial disputes, international arbitration, company and insolvency, travel & aviation, and public & constitutional law. Adam has appeared as junior counsel in the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, and in 13 appeals before the Privy Council representing governments, businesses and individuals as clients across the Commonwealth (including from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, The Bahamas, and Antigua and Barbuda). He is recognised in the Legal 500 as a Rising Star (Tier 1) in two categories: ‘Administrative Law and Human Rights’, and ‘The English Bar (Offshore)’, which describes him as “thoughtful, comprehensive and analytical” in his approach. Adam is also an experienced trial lawyer in his own right, frequently handling a broad range of trials and hearings, appeals, interim applications, preliminary hearings, and costs and case management conferences as sole counsel in the High Court and County Court. Adam is a member of the Attorney General’s C-Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. His recent experience includes: Lifestyle Equities C.V. and anor v Ahmed and anor [2024] UKSC 17: acting as junior counsel before the Supreme Court. The decision restates the law on directors’ duties, accessory liability and orders for an account of profits. Adam was led by Peter Knox K.C. R (on the application of Keighley) v Office of Communications [2025] EWHC 416 (admin): acting as first junior counsel. The claimant made various complaints to OfCom asserting that the BBC was systemically biased in its coverage of Brexit. OfCom asserted it did not have jurisdiction to consider complaints of this nature, and that its remit was limited to complaints alleging bias in individual programmes or editorially linked series. The claimant challenged this decision by judicial review. Adam was led by Thomas Roe K.C. Momenta v Cheval Legal [2024] EWHC 3333 (Ch): acting as first junior counsel. The defendant counterclaimed for breach of various contractual duties owed by Momenta in conducting claims for Cheval on an outsourced basis. The defendant secured an award of over £4,000,000. Adam was led by Rowan Pennington-Benton. Ravi Balgobin Maharaj v The Cabinet of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago No 2 [2024] UKPC 41: acting as first junior counsel. The Commissioner of Police’s tenure was extended beyond the mandatory retirement age by order of the President, acting on the advice of Cabinet. The appeal concerned whether this was a decision that was required to be exercised by the President in her own discretion, and clarifies the arena within which the President must exercise her constitutional authority independently of the Cabinet. Adam was led by Anand Ramlogan S.C. Caryn Moss v The King [2023] UKPC 28: The appellant was tried and convicted on the charge of conspiracy to murder. The issues before the Board included whether the defence of duress arose on the evidence (assuming it was available at law in The Bahamas) and whether the Court of Appeal had erred when substituting a lengthier sentence. Adam was led by Rowan Pennington-Benton. John Mussington and anor v Development Control Authority and ors [2024] UKPC 3: appeared as junior counsel in an appeal from Antigua and Barbuda, concerning the planned development of an airport servicing various new hotel developments on the island of Barbuda. The decision restates the test for “standing” in environmental judicial review claims. Adam was led by Marc Williers K.C. and Leslie Thomas K.C. Suraj and others v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago [2023] A.C. 337: appeared as junior counsel in this appeal concerning the constitutionality of the Coronavirus Regulations 2020, confirming the correct approach to interpretation of the fundamental rights and freedoms guaranteed in the Trinidad and Tobago Constitution. Adam was led by Peter Knox K.C. and Anand Ramlogan S.C. Acting as first junior counsel in a commercial / construction appeal from Trinidad and Tobago before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, valued at ca. TT$11,000,000. Adam is led by Tom Poole K.C. Advising on the impact of sanctions and domestic and foreign law illegality in an ongoing international arbitration alleging breach of a financial services agreement, assisting Daniel Feetham K.C. Instructed as sole counsel to recover a tour operator’s outlay in the sum of over £1,175,000 against a hotel, in respect of a compromised claim in which a visitor to the hotel had suffered serious injury. Adam is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (ACIarb). He is also a member of the International Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Committee, and also sits on the Commonwealth Lawyers Association’s Human Rights and Rule of Law committee and Public Law committee. He contributes to various legal journals and has written for the Kluwer Arbitration Blog, the Jamaica Bar Association’s journal, the New Law Journal, as well as the Commonwealth Lawyers Association journal. He has also contributed a number of precedents to Atkin’s Court Forms and Butterworths Civil Courts Precedents. Adam is strongly committed to pro bono work, having worked on asylum claims with an international NGO in Greece before commencing practice.

Alexandra Sidossis

Alexandra Sidossis is dually-qualified as a barrister in England and Wales and as a New York attorney, and is a qualified commercial mediator and a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIarb). Alexandra’s practice focuses on commercial law, and particularly employment law and international arbitration.

Andrew Young is the senior junior in chambers and has been a member of 3 Hare Court and its predecessor, 1 Crown Office Row, throughout his career at the Bar. In his early years, he had a broad based general common law practice that included personal injury, contract, landlord and tenant, employment and family law work, but more recently his practice has concentrated on personal injury cases, especially those with a foreign element; professional negligence cases against doctors, solicitors, fine art valuers and other professionals and on professional regulatory work. He has many years’ experience of handling foreign accident and illness cases, including multi-party claims, and frequently acts in cases involving complex issues of jurisdiction and conflicts of law. In recent years, he has developed a special expertise in acting for claimants who have suffered injuries or illnesses while working overseas, particularly for international security companies and in the oil industry. He has immense experience of the Package Travel Regulations and he recently acted for the claimant in the leading case on food poisoning claims against tour operators, both at first instance and in the Court of Appeal He also acts for claimants in high value domestic employers’ liability personal injury claims. Andrew is an appointed PIcArbs panel arbitrator.

Andrew Barns-Graham

Andrew Barns-Graham specialises in civil fraud litigation and asset recovery, banking and other commercial disputes, shareholder disputes, and contentious insolvency and trusts. His related areas of expertise include freezing injunctions, financial disclosure applications and asset tracing, securities fraud, forgery and counterfeiting, breach of confidence, breach of fiduciary duty, the cross-border enforcement of judgments and non-performing loans, jurisdiction challenges, and conflicts of laws. Andrew has been recognised by the legal directories as a “Rising Star” of civil fraud litigation since 2022. He has published numerous articles about the subject and is a regular speaker at events. He has acted in several of the most complex and high-profile cross-border fraud cases of recent years, including three which appeared in The Lawyer’s annual ‘Top 20 cases’. He also has a wealth of experience acting on smaller matters across the spectrum of civil fraud and commercial litigation. Andrew prides himself on being a team-player who goes the extra mile for his clients. As well as being a “top drawer” and “very knowledgeable” technical lawyer, he has the ability to see litigation from the perspectives of solicitors and clients, having spent several years of his career working in-house in top City litigation practices. Andrew’s hobbies include sport, playing and composing piano music, and civil fraud litigation

Anna Lancy has a civil practice comprising commercial law, public law, international arbitration, civil fraud, insolvency and appeals to the Privy Council. Anna is an experienced trial advocate, frequently handling trials, appeals, interim applications, preliminary hearings, and costs and case management conferences as sole counsel in the High Court and County Court. Her practice has both a domestic and an international dimension. Anna is a CEDR accredited and CMC registered Mediator. Before joining the English Bar, Anna practised for over 5 years as a solicitor, in Melbourne and London. Her practice focused on commercial law, civil fraud and human rights. Whilst at KPMG Law, Anna advised on a range of high-profile and complex disputes for governments and leading corporates including LafargeHolcim and Chevron. Anna remains an Australian Legal Practitioner. Alongside her work, Anna has undertaken a variety of pro bono legal work, including collaborating with the with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on an advocacy piece in favour of the Kenyan government shifting its refugee policy. She also supported a former interpreter to the British Army relocate his family from Kabul to the UK under the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy scheme. Highlights include: Commercial & Arbitration Advising a Russian construction company in relation to breach of a Share Purchase Agreement (led by Daniel Feetham KC) (ongoing). Representing a high-profile client in relation to a £10,000,000 debt. This matter crosses many areas of law including jurisdiction, contempt proceedings, enforcement of judgments and public policy concerns (ongoing). Acted on behalf of a large European shipping company against a Middle Eastern company in relation to a security and defence contract. The Contract is valued at approximately £60,000,000 (led by James Gale). Acted on behalf of a Swiss steel company in relation to challenging an arbitral Award valued at approximately £60,000,000 (led by Richard Samuel). Public law: Anna is regularly instructed off-Panel by Government Departments, including The Home Office and the Secretary of State for the Home Department on various areas of law, including human rights, unlawful detention, civil penalties inter alia. Anna is currently advising the Home Office in relation to a high profile unlawful detention case (BB v The Home Office) related to the Brook House Inquiry. D R v The Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago (In the High Court of Justice of Trinidad and Tobago): Anna is acting on behalf of the Claimant who is bringing a claim against the AG of Trinidad and Tobago on the basis that section 18(2) of the Maternity Protection Act is unconstitutional, and a violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

Anna Gatrell joined Chambers as a tenant in October 2024 and accepts instructions in all of Chambers’ core practice areas. She has a keen interest in aviation, commercial and insolvency, employment, and travel law work, and generally in work with an international element. In addition to led work, Anna regularly appears as sole counsel in trials and interim applications. She combines this with a strong paperwork practice which spans both drafting and advisory work. Prior to joining Chambers, Anna held a number of senior roles, including a position as manager for a company in which she was responsible for international sales, client management, and business development. Alongside her legal studies, Anna competed in the Willem C Vis Commercial Arbitration Moot for Middle Temple, with the team ranking in the top 10% internationally.

Asela Wijeyaratne

Asela Wijeyaratne is a leading junior with a common law and commercial practice, focusing particularly on international and cross-border work. Asela is recognised as a top tier / band 1 litigator in the field of travel law (Chambers & Partners, Legal 500 and Who’s Who Legal) and regularly acts for leading tour operators, air and cruise lines and consumers. His cases include those of the utmost severity and complexity, such as those arising from air crashes, maritime accidents and overseas terrorist attacks. He also regularly acts in the fields of domestic public, employers’ and motor liability, including in cases involving severe and catastrophic injury. Asela’s practice also encompasses: Commercial and business disputes and property litigation, particularly where cross-border or private international law issues arise. High profile public inquiries, including the Grenfell Tower Inquiry. Appellate public and constitutional law in appeals to the Privy Council, in particular representing Governments of the Commonwealth Caribbean.

Benjamin Channer

Benjamin Channer has a particular focus on all aspects of insolvency work, company and commercial disputes, property litigation and public law often with an International dimension. He is an experienced trial and appellate advocate with clients ranging from individuals and businesses to local authorities and government departments. Much of Ben’s work has an international element and he has advised on and appeared in cases both at first instance and appeal (including in the Privy Council) in jurisdictions including the Caribbean, Gibraltar and St Helena. Ben has a particular interest in international arbitration and is increasingly developing his work in this area.

Charles Sorensen

Charles Sorensen practises as both an English Barrister and Jersey Advocate. His practice covers a broad range of commercial and chancery work with a focus on contentious trusts and estates, civil fraud and contractual disputes. He has particular expertise in cross border disputes involving offshore structures and has acted in cases involving Jersey, Guernsey, Cyprus, Isle of Man, Switzerland, BVI, Cayman, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Brazil, China, India, Japan and the United States. Charles is among a small number of London based practitioners who are dual qualified in England and Jersey and appear in the courts of both jurisdictions. Before joining chambers he practised with a leading offshore firm and has extensive experience appearing before the Jersey courts, both as sole counsel and led by senior members of the Jersey Bar. In May 2023 he was appointed to the Attorney General’s panel of Independent Monitors for the purpose of The Criminal Justice (Deferred Prosecution Agreements) Law 2023. Charles has been ranked as both a Next Generation Lawyer and a Leading Junior by the Legal 500. He has published extensively on offshore dispute resolution, spoken on a wide range of subjects at international legal conferences and taught English contract law on the LLB course at the Jersey Institute of Law.

Charlotte Pope-Williams

Charlotte is an award-winning Barrister and CMC Accredited Mediator who enjoys a broad national and international commercial and commercial chancery litigation and arbitration practice across all of her practice areas. Charlotte has a particular specialism in financial services disputes including but not limited to acting for banks, pension funds, asset managers and insurers in commercial litigation and in relation to contentious regulatory matters involving regulatory authorities such as the Bank of England, the Prudential Regulation Authority (“PRA”), the Financial Conduct Authority, the Financial Ombudsman Service and the Financial Services Compensation Scheme amongst others. Charlotte is sought after as a Leading Junior in Banking and Financial Services (including consumer credit) (Legal 500 2025). Charlotte regularly acts as sole counsel on a range of matters. She also has extensive experience in acting in large multi-disciplinary teams by virtue of her experience of being an employed barrister at the Bank of England, the UK’s central bank, and multinational award-winning law firm, Pinsent Masons LLP. Charlotte is passionate about advocacy which is why she has taught pupils and new practitioners through the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn for over half a decade. Charlotte is also an ACCA Legal Advisor as part of her broader disciplinary and regulatory practice. Charlotte accepts appointments as a mediator and an arbitrator. She also accepts instructions on a direct access basis and/or to provide advice on non-contentious matters, notably as they relate to financial services and regulatory matters. Charlotte is proud to be of Vincentian heritage and entitled to Vincentian nationality meaning that she can be admitted to the Bars of several Caribbean countries to practise law generally. Charlotte often works on matters arising from the Caribbean, in particular the Bahamas, the Cayman Islands and St Vincent and the Grenadines and is keen to continue to develop her practice in this regard. Charlotte is also Chambers’ Pro Bono Champion in association with the Bar’s National Pro Bono Charity Advocate (https://weareadvocate.org.uk/) Recent cases of interest: Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse International & Ors [2024] EWHC 1957 (Comm): acting on behalf of the Credit Suisse Deal Team (led by Peter Knox KC and Rupert Butler, Leverets Group) in a multi-billion-dollar civil fraud claim concerning the enforceability of state guarantees. Currently acting for the Claimant/Appellant in Blower v Canfield which is a professional negligence against in respect to solicitors and conflicts of interest (ongoing) Acting for a director in respect of allegations of misfeasance and directors’ disqualification claims in relation to Covid-19 Bounce Back Loan (ongoing). Acting in an unfair prejudice claim in connection with a business regulated by the Care Quality Commission (ongoing) Acting for a director and their company in respect of a referral to the Pensions Ombudsman alleging pensions liberation related fraud (ongoing). Advising on a banking business transfer pursuant to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and the enforcement of English judgments in an offshore jurisdiction. Acting for the Debtor in bankruptcy petitions concerning a petition debt of over £700M and subsequently dealing with an appeal in respect of the Court’s jurisdiction, the dismissal of an IVA interim order application and points about the service of proceedings Hussain v Rezaie & Malhotra – Successfully representing the Claimant in a pro bono cryptocurrency civil fraud case. The claim concerned the tort for deceit, failure of basis and unlawful means conspiracy. Charlotte secured a 5 figure costs order for the Access to Justice Foundation Successfully resisted a bankruptcy petition on behalf of a litigant in person in connection with alleged outstanding council tax liability. Advising an international mining company about the effectiveness of a compromise from an English law perspective.

Christopher Loxton

Christopher Loxton’s practice encompasses a broad range of civil work, namely: Aviation and Travel Commercial Civil Fraud Insolvency Insurance Banking and Financial Services Arbitration He frequently appears in the High Court’s Chancery and King’s Bench Divisions, the Commercial Court, the TCC, the Business and Property Courts, and a multitude of county courts in and out of London.

Claire Errington

Claire Errington’s practice focuses on commercial, public, sport, travel and personal injury law, with both domestic and international elements. Claire joined 3 Hare Court as a tenant in October 2022 following the successful completion of her pupillage in chambers. Claire gained experience across all of Chambers’ core practice areas during pupillage. She regularly appears in trials, preliminary hearings and interim applications in the County Court, as well as undertaking a variety of paperwork across chambers’ practice areas. Prior to pupillage and throughout her policy work at the United Nations Department of Peace Operations and elsewhere in New York, Nairobi and Cape Town, Claire gained exposure to many jurisdictions and legal systems. Her work and research have seen her interviewing leading International Criminal Court prosecutors at The Hague, as well as acting as legal representative of refugees in South Africa in matters ranging from property disputes to employment issues. Claire has undertaken a variety of pro bono legal work, including acting as Project Leader of Durham University’s Lawyers Without Borders and Syrian Legal Development Programmes, whereby she worked on a variety of projects and cases to promote access to justice and the rule of law across the world.

Dan Saxby has a substantial common law practice, with a particular speciality in both personal injury and travel law, fields in which he has long been recognised as a leading junior. He also has an extensive inquest practice and is regularly instructed in such matters, including those of the highest profile and sensitivity. Dan is particularly noted in the directories for his thorough and meticulous approach, and for the excellence of his advocacy. He is regularly instructed in complex and high value matters in each of his specialist areas, often litigating against silks.

Daniel Feetham KC

Daniel Feetham KC is an experienced courtroom and advisory leader. He specialises in complex and high value, commercial, insolvency and insurance cases. He regularly appears in the High Court and other forums in the UK, but much of his work involves international and cross-border elements. His practice includes appellate work in the Court of Appeal and Privy Council. Daniel qualified in the UK in 1994, establishing a very successful civil and commercial practice at the Bar in the UK. Daniel then dual qualified and began practising in Gibraltar. In the last ten years he has been involved in many major restructuring and insolvency cases, in particular in the insurance and financial services sector. These include offshore / Overseas Territories schemes, with significant cross-border work involving English law and jurisdiction. He regularly advises the UK Motor Insurance Bureau and works closely with the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme on behalf of office holders. He has also advised the Irish State Claims Agency (Irish Compensation Fund) in relation to overseas insurance related insolvency legislation. Clients include major international firms such as Begbies Traynor, PWC and Kroll Restructuring, the latter commenting that Daniel has “unrivalled knowledge of insurance insolvencies”. In addition, Daniel regularly advises insurance companies on regulatory issues including governance and Solvency II requirements. His ongoing case load includes financial investigations work in crypto fraud, jurisdiction challenges and cross-border recognition and enforcement, insurance (UK and cross-border), and insolvency work both for and against liquidators, trustees, and administrators. Many of his cases involve complex accountancy and other expert evidence. Daniel also has a developed 1) appellate practice, appearing before the Privy Council and the Court of Appeal in a wide range of cases from offshore jurisdictions and the Caribbean. In the last year he has appeared in five separate Privy Council appeals involving novel and complex points of law 2) arbitration practice, where he has appeared in high value claims for both Caribbean Governments and multinational companies. The following are examples of work both in the UK and internationally.

Daniel Goldblatt

Daniel Goldblatt is ranked as a Rising Star (Legal 500, 2025) and Up and Coming (Chambers & Partners, 2025). He has a broad and busy practice ranging from multiparty Commercial Court disputes to constitutional law appeals in the Privy Council. Daniel has particular experience in contract and trust disputes, civil fraud, insolvency, aviation and travel law, and public and constitutional law. He is also developing a practice in international arbitration and mediation. Daniel is frequently instructed as sole counsel in trials and interlocutory hearings and has acted as part of counsel teams in the High Court, Court of Appeal, and the Privy Council. The directories have described him as: “Daniel is hard-working, very perceptive and able to throw himself into dealing with difficult issues including those of complexity, outside the usual comfort zone of a barrister of his call. An invaluable member of the team.” (Legal 500, 2025) Recent experience includes: Chin v Hart & Ors (ongoing) – acting on behalf of the Attorney General as the interested party in a Privy Council appeal concerning a challenge to the Commission of Enquiry set up to investigate a multi-million dollar housing project in Trinidad & Tobago (with Daniel Feetham KC) Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago v Tobago House of Assembly [2025] UKPC 8 – appeal concerning the power of a devolved legislature to enter into build, own, lease, transfer (BOLT) private finance initiatives without approval or oversight from central government (with Howard Stevens KC). Ortiz-Patino v MGI Golf and Leisure Opportunities Fund Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 862– appeal to the Court of Appeal in a multi-million euro dispute over a profit share agreement in the Valderrama luxury golf course involving issues of contractual interpretation and the application of ‘the presumption of similarity’ to Swiss law (with Peter Knox KC). Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse International & Ors [2024] EWHC 1957 (Comm) – acting on behalf of members of the Credit Suisse Deal Team in a multi-billion dollar civil fraud claim concerning the enforceability of state guarantees (described by The Lawyer as one of the top 20 cases of 2023) (with, amongst others, Peter Knox KC, Rupert Butler, and Charlotte Pope-Williams) Price & Ors v Flictcraft Limited & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 136 – joined appeals in the Court of Appeal involving issues of contractual interpretation, interpretation of the Patents Act 1977 and costs (with Peter Knox KC). Before gaining tenancy at 3 Hare Court, Daniel read for a joint degree in International Relations and Modern History at St Andrews, followed by an accelerated law degree at St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He was called to the Bar as a Prince of Wales Scholar of Gray’s Inn. Daniel is a CEDR-Accredited and CMC Registered Mediator.

Emily Moore acts in a wide range of civil, commercial and public law matters with a particular focus on cases with an international dimension. Emily has appeared as sole counsel in the High Court and junior counsel in the Court of Appeal, and has acted in a number of international arbitrations. She is developing her experience in public inquiry work and is currently instructed on both the COVID-19 Inquiry and the Undercover Policing Inquiry.

Georgia Purnell

Georgia Purnell is an experienced commercial barrister who specialises in commercial fraud, company and insolvency litigation. Georgia is ranked in the Legal 500 UK Bar Guide for London as a “Leading Junior” in Insolvency and a “Rising Star” in Banking and Finance who regard her as “punchy”, “bright”, “commercial”, “client focused” and “robust in submissions”. Georgia has quickly gained a reputation for her impressive advocacy and advisory skills beyond her year of call, regularly being instructed as sole Counsel in high-value, complex and strategically significant cases across her range of specialisms. Georgia has substantial High Court trial experience and is often instructed as sole counsel against silks and senior juniors. Georgia primarily acts in litigation involving accessorial liability, asset recovery/tracing, banking and financial services disputes, breach of fiduciary duty and trust, conspiracy and fraud and she has significant experience in company and insolvency disputes.

Howard Stevens KC

Howard Stevens KC was appointed Head of Chambers in May 2022. He has a wide-ranging common law practice, combining first instance and appellate work. He has been instructed in many important cases, including: appeals to the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court references to the Court of Justice of the European Union numerous appeals to the Privy Council, including landmark criminal and constitutional appeals in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights by a State party to the American Convention on Human Rights advising the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago in connection with allegations made against the Chief Justice the inquests following the 2015 terrorist attack in Tunisia and related civil proceedings the London Bridge / Borough Market Inquests in connection with the Grenfell Tower disaster numerous catastrophic personal injury claims arising from accidents in the UK and abroad group litigation

James Hawkins specialises in personal injury, travel law and professional negligence claims. In his personal injury practice, James represents both claimants and defendants, often in claims of substantial value and with complex medical causation issues. Recently, James has been involved in claims involving traumatic brain injuries and other serious physical injuries which have resulted in a need for significant treatment and care. James is experienced in all aspects of such litigation, including advising (generally, and with regard to expert evidence), interim hearings, joint settlement meetings/mediation and trials. He also acts in (and has delivered seminars about) Fatal Accidents Act claims. James is regularly instructed to defend injury claims brought against local authorities. He has particular expertise in cases involving legal issues in respect of the creation, maintenance and status of highways, as well as issues as to the duties owed by highway authorities. James also appears at inquests, including inquests involving issues as to the medical cause of death and the standard of care and treatment received at hospital. He has particular recent experience of cases where death has resulted from anaphylaxis. James regularly undertakes work with a foreign element, including accidents which have occurred abroad, illness claims, Athens Convention claims and claims against foreign insurers. In his professional negligence practice, James has recently appeared in a claim for substantial damages against a firm of solicitors.

James Gale has an extensive commercial and public law practice in the UK and the Caribbean. He has been on his feet before courts such as the Privy Council, the Barbados Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Barbados, and the English High Court (including the Commercial Court). James is ranked by the Legal 500 as a ‘Rising Star’ (Tier 1) for his offshore work and as ‘Leading Junior’ (Tier 1) in ‘crypto and blockchain assets’ matters. He is experienced in commercial litigation and arbitration, especially cases involving fraud, corporate governance, digital assets, artificial intelligence (AI), or cross-border issues. James has been deeply engaged in the digital assets/blockchain space since 2017. He also contributed his expertise in digital assets as a legal consultant for the Bank of England where his work focused on central bank digital currencies. Beyond his work at the English Bar, James maintains a busy practice as an attorney-at-law in the Caribbean. He has worked on disputes in Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, Bermuda, Bahamas, and more. As a Bajan citizen and holder of the Legal Education Certificate, James is one of a handful of English barristers who can appear before Caribbean courts without applying for temporary admission for each case. Before joining the English Bar, James practised in Barbados (where he grew up) and trained in Trinidad and Tobago. He was also a judicial assistant to Lady Justice Asplin of the English Court of Appeal, where he worked on appeals in commercial chancery and public law disputes. His recent and ongoing cases include: Appeared as advocate before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council on behalf of a Caribbean businessman in a tax appeal focused on the income tax regime in Trinidad and Tobago. Acting in LCIA proceedings concerning a US$20 million claim in connection with an insurance policy (led by Richard Eschwege KC). Acting for a shipbuilding company in an ICC arbitration in Paris with £40m+ in dispute (leading Alexandra Sidossis and Anna Lancy). Acting for an international businessperson and his companies in a US$1.02 billion oppression/unfair prejudice action involving hotly disputed allegations of fraud. Representing a Barbadian public telecom company in a complex trial of a class/group action brought by 350+ shareholders that claims that the company’s privatisation was an unlawful takeover and oppressive. The trial commenced in March 2023 and is still running as of April 2024. Leading a multidisciplinary team (alongside Jeffrey Golden KC (Hon)) on drafting an industry-first multilateral contract for a popular blockchain protocol (by market cap). This work involves advising on novel issues relating to the enforceability of smart contracts, including formation, applicable law, and jurisdiction (led by Jeffrey Golden KC (Hon)). This work has attracted significant press coverage, such as that seen here. Representing a public authority in a case concerning alleged civil fraud in another Caribbean country, involving several hundred million dollars. Acted for a property developer in an appeal before the Privy Council, arising from a contractual and fraud dispute in Antigua. Advised on a prospective international commercial arbitration involving several billion pounds in dispute (led by Simon Davenport KC). Represented an investment brokerage firm in a Bermudan claim, alleging the wrongful sale of US$100 million of bonds (led by Simon Davenport KC). Advised a non-designated Swiss part on a prospective ICC arbitration relating to a contract affected by the EU and UK sanctions imposed on Russia (led by Richard Samuel).

Jas Jandu’s practice ranges from Regulatory Enforcement (with a focus on FCA / Financial Services, Banking and Payment Services cases) to Civil Fraud, Financial Crime and Commercial Litigation. He can also advise on related Administrative / Public Law matters. As a former Commercial Litigation Solicitor & ex-FCA In-House Counsel, Jas has over 20 years’ experience of advising and acting for UK/international corporates, individuals or public bodies on matters of English law and complex High Court litigation with an international element. He has been ranked as one of London’s Leading Junior Barristers in the Legal 500 in the fields of ‘Financial Services & Fintech Regulation’ (2023-25) and ‘Business & Regulatory Crime/Global Investigations’ (2023-24). Jas has been praised by his regulatory clients for “having sound judgement with a practical approach” and for “focussing on the things that matter.” As an MCIArb, Jas is a Member of the world-renowned International Arbitration organisation, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and shares its commitment to Arbitration as an alternative means of dispute resolution. He is also one of the SFO’s Panel Counsel and was appointed as a Recorder (part-time Judge) on the South Eastern Circuit in 2020. Jas is qualified to accept suitable instructions from clients under the Direct Public Access Scheme, meaning that individuals and firms who require specialist advice can enquire directly with Jas as to whether he is able to act for them without involving Solicitors. Professional Background & Experience Before being called to the Bar in 2014, Jas was a Solicitor Advocate with over 10 years’ litigation experience. He was senior litigation lawyer and in-house counsel at the FCA where he developed specialist, advanced expertise in Financial Services Enforcement. Whilst at the FCA, Jas worked on various Regulatory cases, Civil litigation and Criminal investigations. He advised across the FCA’s remit from authorisations to retail / wholesale financial matters, including presenting cases to the FCA Regulatory Decisions Committee. Jas previously worked at several top-flight law firms acting on £multi-million Commercial Litigation cases across a range of sectors including International Media Events and Public-Private Sector Disputes. He trained at Allen & Overy with secondments at Liberty (Human Rights Law) and the High Court. Jas mentors aspiring law students through the Social Mobility Foundation. He was educated at the University of Nottingham and his personal interests include Music & Art.

Jeffrey Golden KC (Hon)

Jeffrey Golden KC (Hon) is a specialist arbitrator, mediator and expert with broad experience of a wide range of capital markets matters, including swaps and derivatives, international equity and debt offerings, US private placements and listings, and mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. He has acted extensively for the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), was a principal author of ISDA’s master agreements and has appeared as an arbitrator and as expert witness in several high profile derivatives cases. He was formerly the founding partner of the US law practice at Allen & Overy LLP and senior partner in the firm’s global derivatives practice. Before joining Allen & Overy as a partner in 1994, he practiced for more than 15 years in the New York and London offices of the leading Wall Street firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He currently serves as Founder and Chair Emeritus of The P.R.I.M.E. Finance Foundation in The Hague and is a member of the Foundation’s Panel of Recognised International Market Experts in Finance. He is also an Honorary Fellow and Member of Court at the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he previously held an appointment as Visiting Professor. Jeffrey, his projects and his legal teams have received numerous awards. He recently featured in the Legal 500’s inaugural International Arbitration Powerlist UK of leading arbitration practitioners, and he has topped the rankings for derivatives lawyers and drawn accolades from all leading law firm directories, including, among others, having been hailed as “Mr Derivatives” (Chambers) and “legendary” (Legal 500) and credited with having “written the law on derivatives” (Legal 500). In 2017, Jeffrey was called as an Honorary Master of the Bench at the Honourable Society of Middle Temple, in 2019, he was awarded the American Bar Association International Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2020, he received the inaugural Lifetime Contributor – Private Practice Award at Law.com/Legal Week’s Legal Innovation Awards 2020 ceremony. On the 23rd July 2021, Jeff was on the panel of presenters for a webinar the Federal Bar Association gave on the Private International Law Bodies and the Panel of Recognized International Market Experts (P.R.I.M.E.) in Finance. Jeffrey was joint Head of Chambers from 2018 to April 2022.

Katharine Bailey

Katharine Bailey has a busy and varied practice spanning Chambers’ core practice areas, with particular focus on commercial and insolvency, constitutional and administrative law (including appeals to the Privy Council), employment, and travel (including aviation). Katharine is recognised in the Legal 500 as a Rising Star (Tier 1) ‘The English Bar (Offshore)’, which describes her as “extremely clear”, “incredibly bright”, and willing to “go above and beyond to respond to any queries put to her”. Katharine is instructed as sole counsel in trials and interlocutory hearings, and has also acted as part of counsel teams in the High Court, Court of Appeal, and Privy Council. Katharine’s recent experience includes: Matrix Receivables Limited v Musst Holdings Limited (on-going) – as junior counsel for Musst (led by Peter Knox KC). This is a financial services sector dispute in the Business & Property Courts (Business List); Matrix claim for a share (in contract or quantum meruit) of Musst’s management and performance fees derived from managed funds which follow a specific investment strategy (to invest primarily in synthetic asset-backed securities). This litigation is linked to the on-going dispute between Musst Holdings Ltd v Astra Asset Management UK Ltd (see below). Musst Holdings v Astra Asset Management UK Ltd (on-going) – as junior counsel for Musst (led by Peter Knox KC). This is another financial services sector dispute which arises out of a three-week trial before Mr Justice Freedman in 2021 ([2021] EWHC 3432 (Ch)). Musst claims it is entitled to management/performance fees arising from further funds managed by Astra which follow a specific investment strategy. Peter and Katharine successfully resisted Astra’s application for strike out of and/or summary judgment on this claim ([2023] EWHC 432 (Ch); [2023] 2 WLUK 448). Peter and Katharine also acted for Musst in the Court of Appeal (successfully resisting Astra’s appeal) ([2023] EWCA Civ 128; [2023] 2 WLUK 191). Chong & Ors v Financial Services Compensation Scheme Limited [2024] EWHC 3374 (Admin) – acting (with Rowan Pennington-Benton) in a challenge by judicial review to a decision of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme Limited in the context of offering compensation to applicants with potential claims against SIPP operators pursuant to section 27 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 in light of the decision of the Court of Appeal in Adams v Options UK Personal Pensions LLP [2021] EWCA Civ 474 Ervin Dean v Bahamas Power & Light [2024] UKPC 20 – acting (led by Dywan Rogers, Meridian Law Chambers (The Bahamas)) for BPL the government corporation providing electricity to all of the Bahama Islands, except Grand Bahama) in an appeal to the Privy Council concerning the scope of the principle of ‘unjust dismissal’ (contractual and/or common law), as distinct from statutory ‘unfair dismissal’, in the context of an Industrial Agreement between BPL and its workforce. Dhoray v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago [2024] UKPC 28 – acting (led by Anand Ramlogan SC, Freedom Law Chambers (Trinidad & Tobago) and Robert Strang in this significant challenge to the constitutionality of primary legislation: the Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority Act, Act. No. 17 of 2021, pursuant to which the Government introduced new body corporate, the Trinidad and Tobago Revenue Authority, which would assume responsibility for tax assessment and collection. This decision contains an important ruling on the rationale for Chapter 9 of the Constitution, vesting in the Public Service Commission the power of appointment and removal over officers employed in the service of the government. Innovate Pharmaceuticals Limited v University of Portsmouth Education Corporation [2023] EWHC 35 (TCC) – as junior counsel (led by Thomas Roe KC, Deputy Head of Chambers). This was a four-week trial in the Technology & Construction Court in which Thomas and Katharine acted on behalf of Innovate who succeeded in their claim for breach of contract against the University of Portsmouth. The dispute arose from a contract to evaluate the efficacy of a new drug and involved complex patent value and pharmacology expert evidence.

Katherine Deal KC

Katherine Deal KC is the current head of our Personal Injury and Travel and Aviation practice groups. She was head of pupillage in Chambers between 2012 and 2020, and continues to take an active part in training of pupils, including running pupils’ in-house advocacy training. She has acted in a number of leading cases in this area including: Homawoo v GMF Assurances (C-412/10) (in which the CJEU definitively confirmed the date of entry into effect of Rome II); Keefe v Mapfre & Hoteles Pinero Canarias [2013] EWHC 4279 (QB) (on jurisdiction over a foreign tortfeasor, currently on appeal to Court of Appeal); Middleton v Allianz & Middleton [2012] EWHC 2287 (QB) (on applicable law of claim and additional claim for overseas accident) Jones v AGF [2010] ILPr 4 and Thwaites v Aviva [2010] Lloyd’s Rep IR 667 (jurisdiction and applicable law in direct claims against foreign insurers); Healy v Cosmosair [2005] EWHC 1657 (QB) (catastrophic accident in course of package holiday in Portugal); Bygrave v Thomas Cook [2003] EWCA Civ 1631; Jones v Sunworld [2003] EWHC 591 QC (leading case on scope of package); Edmunds v Simmonds [2001] 1 WLR 1003 (applicable law under PIL(MP)A 1995).

Mike Nkrumah specialises in personal injury and travel law litigation, representing both claimants and defendants. Prior to practice at the Bar, Mike was a solicitor for almost 8 years. Much of that time was spent working at the highly respected and market leading, tier 1 insurance practice, DAC Beachcroft. As a solicitor Michael acted in general personal injury and specialist travel / cross border litigation. Mike is personable and prides himself on being approachable. He is happy to discuss matters on an informal basis. When not working, Mike enjoys spending time with his wife and two young sons. He follows various sports, mainly football, rugby and horse racing.

Nicholas has a busy and varied commercial and civil practice with a particular focus on commercial litigation, international arbitration, civil fraud and asset recovery, insolvency and company disputes, cryptoassets and public law. His work often has an international or offshore element (including appeals to the Privy Council). In addition to his work as part of counsel teams in complex, high-value disputes, he regularly appears as sole counsel in trials, interim application hearings and costs and case management conferences. Despite his recent year of call, he has successfully appeared as sole counsel in the High Court on multiple occasions against opponents many years more senior. His recent and ongoing case highlights include: Civil Fraud & Asset Recovery Segulah Medical Acceleration AB and Others v Tripathi and Another and Gallahue and Others v Tripathi and Another (BL-2024-000036 and BL-2024-000401) (ChD): Representing one of the defendants to multimillion dollar and multiparty civil fraud claims arising out of the purchase of shares in a medical technology company (led by Rowan Pennington-Benton). Bourlakova and Others v Bourlakov and Others [2024] EWHC 765 (Ch): Represented a respondent to freezing and proprietary injunction applications in a wider $3.7 billion civil fraud claim (led by Graham Dunning KC and Alexander Milner KC). Commercial Litigation & International Arbitration Waterworks Ltd v Water and Sewage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (JCPC/2021/0066): Awaiting judgment in an appeal concerning the contractual interpretation of sub-clause 19.6(c) within the FIDIC forms, the most widely used standard form international construction contracts (led by Rowan Pennington-Benton). Working on a $300 million ICSID arbitration between a construction and engineering company and a national government. Nanox Imaging PLC v David Schick 2024/GSC/043: Successfully applied for an anti-suit injunction and successfully resisted an application for a stay on forum non conveniens grounds in the Supreme Court of Gibraltar (led by Rowan Pennington-Benton). Cryptoassets & Blockchain Technology Representing three Gibraltar-based defendants in a multimillion pound claim concerning the development of a fiat to cryptocurrency exchange and digital wallet application (led by Rowan Pennington-Benton). Co-drafted the Network Access Rules for the BSV Association as part of an 18-month collaborative project with D2 Legal Technology to create a groundbreaking multilateral contract in the cryptocurrency and blockchain technology sphere (led by Jeffrey Golden KC (Hon)). Insolvency & Company Currently instructed by a Luxembourg-based company to review and appeal four orders made under paragraph 71 of schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 (led by Peter Knox KC). Frost and Another v The Good Box Co Labs Ltd and Others [2024] EWHC 422 (Ch): Successfully dismissed an application by former administrators to increase their remuneration (as sole counsel). Wilson and Another v Frost and Another [2024] EWHC 573 (Ch): Successfully applied for an adjournment of an insolvency trial on mental health grounds on the first day of the trial (as sole counsel). Public & Appeals to the Privy Council Representing a claimant in a High Court misfeasance in public office claim (led by Malcolm Bishop KC before his appointment as Lord Chief Justice of the Kingdom of Tonga). Lafresière v New Mauritius Hotels Ltd (Mauritius) [2023] UKPC 38: Assisted Hervé Duval SC and Nicolas Henry successfully dismiss an appeal from the Supreme Court of Mauritius concerning wrongful dismissal proceedings. Before joining Chambers, Nicholas taught law as a Visiting Lecturer at City, University of London, where he received the Law School’s Teaching Excellence Award. He previously studied at UCL, the University of Oxford, City University, the University of Cambridge and The Hague Academy of International Law, during which time he was awarded multiple scholarships and prizes. He was also part of the Gray’s Inn team that won the UK National Championship in the Jessup International Law Moot.

Peter Knox KC is an experienced advocate in Commercial, Chancery, Professional Negligence, Property, and Constitutional and Administrative Law. Peter was Head of Chambers from June 2013 to March 2018. He continues to have a strong presence in all these practice areas in the High Court (Chancery Division, Queen’s Bench Division & Commercial Court), the Court of Appeal and the Privy Council, in which he has many reported cases. Peter was appointed as a Deputy High Court Judge on 4th September 2018 and was assigned to the Chancery Division for a fixed four-year term. This is a part time appointment and he continues to practice from 3 Hare Court.

Pierre Janusz’s practice areas cover all aspects of general common law and commercial litigation, with a strong emphasis on real property, landlord and tenant matters and associated professional negligence claims. He is also recognised as a leading junior in personal injury claims, where he regularly deals with catastrophic injury and high value fatal accident cases as well as clinical negligence matters. He has substantial experience of handling cases with an international element, with expertise in matters involving jurisdiction and applicable law issues, both generally and in relation to accidents abroad. Following on from his in-depth knowledge of the Brussels Ia Regulation dealing with jurisdiction and enforcement of judgments, the Rome II Regulation dealing with non-contractual liability and the Rome I Regulation dealing with contractual matters, he continues to be the author of the jurisdiction and applicable law chapters in the APIL Guide to Accidents Abroad published by LexisNexis. He was instructed in the landmark decision of Homawoo v GMF Assurances (CJEU Case C412/10) in which the CJEU ruled on the temporal scope of the Rome II Regulation and in relation to the pre-Rome II regime he appeared in Maher v. Groupama [2009] EWCA Civ 1191 where the Court of Appeal ruled on the law applicable to the assessment of damages in direct claims against insurers. More recently, he appeared in Marshall and Pickard v. MIB [2015] EWHC 3421 (QB), where the High Court discussed how the Article 4(3) “escape clause” of Rome II affected the common habitual residence exception for choice of law in the context of multi-vehicle road traffic accidents, and also in AMT Futures Ltd v. Marzillier, Dr Meier & Dr Guntner Rechtsanwaltgesellschaft mbH [2017] UKSC 13, where the Supreme Court gave valuable new guidance on identifying the place where damage occurs for the purpose of establishing the special jurisdiction under Article 5(3) of the Brussels I Regulation (now Article 7(2) of the Brussels Ia Regulation). He has experience of acting as a legal assessor to professional bodies.

On 1 September 2023, after twenty-five years at the self-employed bar and eighteen years in these chambers, Mr Samuel became an employed barrister at the leading Italian law firm, Bonelli Erede Lombardi Pappalardo LLP, where he is now a partner. He continues to practice as an advocate in international arbitrations and litigation before the English courts in the capacity of employed barrister at that firm. Accordingly, on 1 September 2023 Mr Samuel moved from self-employed certification with the BSB to employed certification. Since then, he has no longer been able to accept instructions as a self-employed barrister through chambers. However, Mr Samuel remains a member of these chambers and works closely with our juniors on his cases, either as self-employed barristers or employed on secondment in the firm. Mr Samuel’s chambers profile below dates from 30 August 2023. Richard Samuel has a broad commercial practice, and is instructed to act in disputes over contract law, fiduciary duties, company law, restitution, negligence and employment law. Richard’s work has a strong international dimension. He is instructed directly by law firms in England and around the world in arbitrations and in the English High Court. Richard is frequently invited around the world to train disputes lawyers on advocacy and the examination of witnesses. Richard co-founded the International Advocacy Academy (“IAA”) and is an ‘A’ grade advocacy trainer at the Middle Temple, his Inn of Court. He now runs its most advanced training programme. He also teaches for the Inns of Court College of Advocacy and at the South Eastern Circuit’s Keble Course in Oxford. The IAA takes the common law training techniques barristers enjoy in cross-examination and internationalised them for disputes lawyers from jurisdictions around the world who act as counsel in international arbitrations. Richard has lectured and trained with international institutions all over Europe, the US and Asia. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, he has developed and delivered lectures and bespoke tuition online.

Richard Campbell

Richard Campbell is a leading junior with a common law practice, with a particular speciality in both personal injury and travel law. Richard accepts instructions on a wide range of civil and commercial matters. He regularly appears in court for both trials and interlocutory applications as well as undertaking a range of pleading and advisory work. In 2020, Richard was appointed as a part-time Deputy District Judge on the South-Eastern Circuit to sit within the Civil Jurisdiction. Richard regularly undertakes work with a foreign elements with a particular emphasis on accidents that have taken place abroad, illness claims, claims on behalf of foreign insurers in a travel or road traffic accident context, and Montreal and Athens Convention claims.

Robert Strang is an experienced and effective advocate with an international practice, specialising in commercial and public law. He has appeared as an advocate many times at the highest level, having acted in several appeals to the Privy Council. Robert is instructed in a broad range of commercial disputes, including shareholders’ disputes, financial services mis-selling claims, contractual claims and arbitrations (often involving cross-border elements and conflict of laws). He is experienced in substantial and fact-heavy disputes involving civil fraud. Robert has acted in both litigation and advisory work in many Caribbean jurisdictions, in public law and regulatory matters and in private, commercial disputes and arbitrations. He has been called to the bar in Trinidad and Tobago and Grenada.

Rory Turnbull joined Chambers in October 2023 and accepts instructions in all of Chambers’ core practice areas. As a courtroom advocate, he regularly appears in fast-track trials, interim applications, and preliminary hearings (including, in particular, possession hearings and bankruptcy petition hearings), and is also building up a busy paper-based practice. Prior to joining Chambers, Rory worked as a paralegal at a leading London boutique litigation firm. Much of his work there was as part of a core team of barristers and solicitors in high value commercial disputes, often with an international element, and he gained particular experience of claims connected to the CIS countries and the British Virgin Islands. Before being called to the Bar, Rory graduated with the top first in Theology from the University of Oxford in 2017, and stayed to read for a master’s, which he obtained with Distinction. He then completed the GDL and BPTC at City Law School as the recipient of both the Jules Thorn and the Queen Mother Scholarships from Middle Temple. In 2020, he won the Rosamund Smith Mooting Competition, and was awarded the Ede and Ravenscroft Prize for best speaker in the final.

Rowan Pennington-Benton

Rowan Pennington-Benton has a busy commercial, chancery, and insolvency practice. He regularly appears in the High Court, as well as advising and appearing in offshore and other overseas jurisdictions. As part of his international work, he has developed specialist expertise in appeals to the Privy Council, having appeared in over 35 Supreme Court/Privy Council appeals (many as sole counsel). Rowan has a busy domestic and international practice, appearing in a variety of courts as well as arbitration and adjudication proceedings. He regularly appears in the High Court (Commercial Court/ Chancery (Bus.)) in high value and complex commercial disputes, with specialist experience in civil fraud, development and investment sector disputes, and insurance. Much of his work is multi-jurisdictional and includes conflicts of law, recognition and enforcement and cross-border asset preservation. Rowan deals with the full spectrum of insolvency matters, both personal and corporate, and in respect of insurance and reinsurance companies. He is on the Attorney General’s B Panel of Crown Counsel, with experience of HMRC insolvency and enforcement actions and POCA work. He has extensive offshore and Privy Council experience, being led and dealing with cases sole counsel. His cases span a broad spectrum of practice areas, including civil /commercial, insolvency, and constitutional and public law. Rowan is called to the Bar (permanently) in both England and Wales, and in Gibraltar. Rowan practises from 3 hare Court Chambers in London, and from Hassans International Law Firm in Gibraltar.

Samuel McNeil has a busy commercial, chancery and civil practice. He appears on a weekly basis as sole counsel in trials, case management hearings and insolvency hearings. He has also been successful against considerably more experienced opponents in multi-track trials and in applications at the High Court. Samuel spent time as a Judicial Assistant in the High Court, both at the Chancery Division and as the only Judicial Assistant at the Kings Bench Division. He thereby has experience of working closely with High Court Judges in cases of the highest value and complexity, including on: South Bank Hotel Management Company Limited v Galliard Hotels Limited and others BL-2021-000862 Viarentis Property Management Limited and another v Viagefi 1 Limited and others QB-2021-004601 Winchester Park Limited v 1 Palace Gate Freehold Limited [2024] EWHC 661 (Ch) Lowe v The Governor’s of Sutton’s Hospital in Charterhouse [2024] EWHC 646 (Ch) The Financial Conduct Authority v London Property Investments (U.K.) Limited (t/a LPI Emergency Property Finance) and others [2024] EWHC 1276 (Ch) Akorede and others v National Westminster Bank and others CH-2023-000206 29 Buckland Crescent Management Company Limited v Rojer Taylor White [2024] EWHC 1480 (Ch) Pradip Daya v Serious Economic, Organised Crime and International Directorate [2024] EWHC 1091 (Admin) Clark and Others v Adams and the Provisional Irish Republican Army [2024] EWHC 62 (KB) Booth vs Hinton (As Liquidator of Active Ticketing Limited) [2024] EWHC 1886 (Ch) Samuel has a keen awareness of the commercial realities facing clients, including in the context of commercial disputes, insolvency, disputes across different jurisdictions and subrogation. He regularly delivers training to law firms on law and procedure on request.

Satvinder Juss has a broad public law and commercial litigation practice, with an emphasis on covering a wide range of contractual, property and human rights related disputes. His work includes a particular emphasis on company, insolvency and property matters, as well as complex commercial disputes generally. Juss, who has rights of audience as a Barrister at the AIFC Court & International Arbitration Centre, has acted in complex multi-jurisdiction commercial litigation, with a developing interest in arbitration and mediation. He is an Accredited Civil & Commercial Mediator. He has been a Panel ‘A’ Advocate for the Welsh Government and Equality & Human Rights Commission, and appeared in the High Court, Court of Appeal, UK Supreme Court, and Privy Council. He appeared in the Supreme Court of Trinidad in a multi-party insurance claim. He sits as Judge of the Upper Tribunal. Satvinder Juss recently co-authored this piece in leading Pakistani newspaper, The News International, discussing the potential for arbitration in the Paksitan. “There needs to be particular focus on the advantages of arbitration the speed, lower cost and certainty that it can bring compared to traditional litigation. Whilst international arbitration awards such as Tethyan Copper Company have rightly triggered comment the reality is that arbitration is here to stay and Pakistan needs to look to make the best use of it that it can.” He has also recently become a member of the ADGM Arbitration Centre Panel of Arbitrators in Abu Dhabi and a Master of the Bench of Gray’s Inn. In March 2022 Satvinder Juss gave evidence as a public law barrister to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Democracy & the Constitution on the subject of ‘An Independent Judiciary – Challenges Since 2016’ which published its Report in June 2022. The majority of the respondents to the Inquiry all agreed that ministers have not properly discharged their duties. Satvinder noted how when on 3rd November 2016, after the Daily Mail carried a headline, criticising the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas, and two senior colleagues as ‘Enemies of the People’, there appears to have been a marked failure by the Lord Chancellor to rise to the occasion and defend the judiciary from such attacks. His Comment that “A former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Igor Judge, even thought that in failing in her statutory duties Liz Truss, the Lord Chancellor, may have broken the law” was cited [p. 51 at §83(c)] with approval. Read the full report here. Read Satvider’s report here.

SC, Mark Strachan KC

Mark Strachan KC SC, formerly Head of Chambers, has an international practice, having been admitted to the Hong Kong Bar in 2002. He regularly appears in the Hong Kong courts and is also instructed to appear in cases in London and in many overseas jurisdictions. His main practice areas are commercial disputes (litigation and arbitrations) and appellate work before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (including constitutional, commercial, common law and criminal cases). He undertakes arbitration work and is available to sit as an arbitrator. He was appointed as a Recorder in 1990 and as a Deputy High Court Judge in 1993.

Stephen Hackett

Stephen Hackett is a Commercial and Chancery practitioner who advises on complex and high value disputes concerning company law, trusts, pensions, insolvency, real property and other aspects of traditional Chancery law, as well as related professional negligence claims and costs issues. Stephen has also acted extensively in commercial disputes in a wide range of industries as well as civil fraud claims. Stephen is one of the few barristers to have developed specialist expertise in personal property law, and particularly in obtaining, defending, and transferring ownership of valuable tangible items such as art works, cars, jewellery and other valuable objects. Stephen’s book on the subject “The Ownership of Goods and Chattels”, is published by Hart (a Bloomsbury imprint). Stephen is in high demand for cases involving disputes over valuable items, but also is able to deploy this expertise to provide innovative solutions to disputes in other areas, including especially probate, trusts, insolvency and asset recovery. Stephen has also been particularly prominent in professional negligence claims involving tax advisors. He has represented advisors, clients and introducers in multiple disputes, including the leading cases on the negligence implications of Employee Benefit Trusts, Remuneration Trusts, and similar arrangements that have not delivered the tax benefits advertised, and the scope for unwinding such trusts. Prior to coming to the Bar, Stephen spent five years training and practising as a solicitor at two leading commercial firms, including a six-month secondment to Barclays Wealth’s financial services legal team. Stephen regularly acts for large businesses and individuals of high net worth and on occasion substantial public profile. He is accustomed to representing clients exposed to considerable public and/or regulatory scrutiny. Stephen lives with his wife and four children on a smallholding in Hampshire. He enjoys cricket and other sports, cooking, the countryside and fly fishing.

Tabitha Hutchison

abitha has a busy practice across all of Chambers’ core areas. She has a particular interest in commercial, public, employment, personal injury and travel law matters. Much of her work has an international dimension. Tabitha appears in Court on a very regular basis for trials and applications, alongside her written practice. Before joining Chambers, Tabitha Hutchison spent a year as Judicial Assistant to Lord Justice Dingemans in the Court of Appeal, where she worked on significant public law cases such as R (Cabinet Office) v Chair of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry and Ors [2023] EWHC 1702 (Admin) and R (Good Law Project) v Prime Minister and ors [2022] EWCA Civ 1580. Before that, she spent three years in New Delhi, working in human rights and education. Pro bono work remains a priority in Tabitha’s practice.

Thomas Roe KC has a vigorous and wide-ranging practice encompassing commercial and chancery commercial litigation, arbitration, civil fraud, insolvency, property law, constitutional and administrative law, and public international law. The Legal 500 calls him ‘incredibly astute, quick thinking and impressively calm under fire’, while Chambers & Partners calls him ‘clever and reliable’, ‘tenacious’ and ‘delightful to work with’. Tom appears regularly in the High Court—where he is a highly experienced trial lawyer—and in the Court of Appeal. He has appeared several times before the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom and dozens of times before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. He has also appeared often before courts overseas, including the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal of The Bahamas, the Senior Judges’ Court of the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia and, on very many occasions, the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean. He has represented clients in some of the most complex cases to have come before courts and tribunals. Current and recent work has included acting for the owners of the superyacht Alfa Nero in claims arising from the vessel’s seizure (alleged to have been justified by sanctions relating to the invasion of Ukraine), representing a coal-trading company in a high-value Stockholm Chamber of Commerce arbitration concerning (among other things) the impact of sanctions on an energy supply agreement, acting for a group of parliamentarians in their public interest challenge to the Financial Conduct Authority’s response to interest-rate-hedging-product mis-selling, acting for an oil company in its arbitral claim against a State concerning expropriation of an interest in a joint venture, and defending a State against an investment treaty claim arising from its regulation of fuel imports over many years. Reported cases in which he has appeared include Special Tribunal v Estate Police Association [2024] 1 W.L.R. 4252, concerning the role to be taken by a statutory tribunal whose decision is challenged, Pakistan International Airline Corp v Times Travel (UK) Ltd [2023] A.C. 101, which divided the Supreme Court on the law of economic duress, Attorney General v Trinsalvage Enterprises Ltd [2023] 1 W.L.R. 4045, which divided the Privy Council concerning unjust enrichment, Suraj v Attorney General [2023] A.C. 337, where Lord Sales and Lord Hamblen resolved a controversy in the courts of Trinidad and Tobago about proportionality analysis in fundamental rights cases, Maharaj v Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago [2023] 1 W.L.R. 2870, which divided the Privy Council on the true meaning of controversial electoral reforms, R (Selevicius) v Home Secretary [2023] 1 W.L.R. 1304, about the EU Settlement Scheme, Stuart v Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago [2023] 4 W.L.R. 21, concerning malice in the tort of malicious prosecution, Lake v Attorney General of Anguilla [2022] R.V.R. 355, relating to compensation in the context of an airport expansion, Dass v Marchand [2021] 1 W.L.R. 1788, a civil fraud claim that reached the Privy Council, Patel v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] 1 W.L.R. 228, a case in the Supreme Court about EU-law rights in immigration, Jones v Sky Wheels [2020] B.P.I.R. 851, a corporate dispute in the aviation sector, Re Paramount Powders (UK) Ltd [2020] 2 B.C.L.C. 1, where the Court of Appeal addressed the law on winding up on the ‘just and equitable’ ground, R (Bashir) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] A.C. 484, a case before the Supreme Court concerning the applicability of a treaty to an overseas territory, and Ramsook v Crossley [2018] Lloyd’s Rep. I.R. 471, a decision of the Privy Council concerning the scope of the representation clause in an insurance policy. Cases Tom has argued have been reported in (among others) the Law Reports, the Weekly Law Reports, Lloyd’s Law Reports (Insurance), Lloyd’s Law Reports, Butterworths Company Law Cases, the Wills and Trusts Law Reports, the International Trusts and Estates Law Reports, the Industrial Relations Law Reports, the Environmental Law Reports, and the Law Reports of the Commonwealth. Much of his work is international. Regular clients have included, in addition to many businesses and individuals in England & Wales and overseas, the British government and several overseas governments. He has for many years been a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Current and recent arbitration experience includes both commercial arbitration under the ICC Arbitration Rules, the LCIA Arbitration Rules and the LMAA Terms, and investment treaty arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules.

Thomas Horton is a commercial and sports barrister who acts in contractual disputes, insolvency matters, property claims, and regulatory issues. As fully set out in his areas of expertise below, Thomas has extensive experience in each of these practice areas. Thomas has a growing practice in contentious and regulatory sports matters, and regularly represents and advises clubs, athletes, intermediaries, and other participants. Thomas has been ranked as a ‘Rising Star’ (Legal 500, 2022 – London Bar) and a ‘Leading Junior’ (Legal 500, 2024 – London Bar) for sport, demonstrating his expertise and growing reputation in this area of law. Thomas regularly appears before sports’ governing bodies’ disciplinary commissions, and also has experience of FA Rule K arbitrations. Thomas spent 12 months as an Associate Barrister in Squire Patton Boggs’ sports litigation team from 2021 to 2022. Thomas is an appointed member of UEFA’s Pro Bono Counsel List and Sport Resolutions’ Pro Bono Legal Advice Panel. Thomas has undertaken a substantial amount of oral and written advocacy in each of his practice areas and has experience before a range of courts and tribunals, including appearing as sole counsel in the High Court. Thomas is regularly praised by clients for his clear advice and advocacy skills. Thomas is Direct Access qualified and is therefore able to accept instructions directly from members of the public, companies, and other entities.

Tim Prudhoe maintains a predominantly international practice. His London court practice is focused on work before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and aspects of other litigation emanating from overseas. He is ranked in Band 1 for Disputes, Caribbean by Chambers & Partners directory.

Tom Poole KC has a wide-ranging practice, specialising in international and domestic litigation and arbitration involving civil fraud, emplolyment, insurance, insolvency and contractual and commercial cases across the board. Tom also has significant appellate advocacy experience in constitutional and public law cases, particularly in the Privy Council, in which he has many reported cases. Tom is rated by The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners as a leading silk in: Commercial Dispute Resolution, Civil Fraud, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Employment, Insolvency and Offshore. Tom has particular experience of heavy High Court trial work, having acted in several lengthy commercial chancery trials, and has considerable experience of working with and leading large teams of solicitors, foreign lawyers and experts. Much of Tom’s work has an international element, with clients from jurisdictions including the Caribbean, Gibraltar, Cyprus and Russia / CIS. As such, he has significant experience of conflicts of laws and offshore issues arising out of multi-jurisdictional claims. Before taking silk, Tom was a member of the Attorney-General’s “A” Panel for civil counsel and in that capacity acted in some of the Government’s most high-profile and complex cases. Tom is one of the Lead Counsel to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Having practised at the Bar for 9 years, Bill Evans re-qualified as a solicitor and was a partner in Irwin Mitchell from 1988 to 1994 and DLA from 1994 to 2002, before returning to the Bar. He remains on the roll of solicitors as well as practising at the Bar. As a solicitor he worked exclusively for insurance clients on a wide range of cases including personal injury, professional indemnity, construction claims and policy interpretation. He developed a particular expertise in disease cases, especially asbestos diseases and asthma, and was named as a Leader in the Field by Chambers’ Directory from 1995. Since returning to the Bar he has developed a significant commercial practice with cases in the Commercial and Technology and Construction Courts including construction insurance disputes and insurance recovery, particularly fire cases, in addition to substantial general commercial work, commercial property and insolvency. Bill’s employment practice is in the field of contractual claims, in particular restraint of trade and misuse of information cases. He continues to practise in the area of personal injury claims, in particular disease claims, and insurance contracts. Bill has been involved with litigation funding for more than 10 years. He was a founding member of a large litigation funder and has acted as a consultant to a number of others. He has also advised a number of ATE providers. He is also involved with a putative ATE business which will specialise in providing adverse costs cover for funded cases. Bill accepts instructions, in appropriate cases, on a CFA basis.