Graham Chapman KC KC > 4 New Square Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

4 New Square Chambers
LINCOLN'S INN
LONDON
WC2A 3RJ
England

Living Wage

Position

Specialises in the fields of commercial, offshore and professional liability, covering the full range of claims against professionals; other areas include insurance, banking and financial services, IT.

Career

Qualified 1998; Silk 2014; Inner Temple; awarded a major scholarship by Inner Temple; tenant at 4 New Square, Lincoln’s Inn.

Memberships

Combar; PNBA; TECBAR.

Education

Westcliff High School for Boys; Oriel College, Oxford (1997 BA Hons Jurisprudence 1st), Martin Wronker Prize for best finals paper in Jurisprudence; Scholar of Oriel College, Oxford.

Leisure

Golf, motor sport, cricket, the arts.

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Professional negligence

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3

Graham Chapman KC4 New Square ‘Graham is a thoroughly nice person, brilliant advocate, and commercially minded.’

London Bar > Commercial litigation

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4

Graham Chapman KC4 New SquareGraham is an excellent advocate who is very clear and precise in his delivery. He handles interventions from the judge very well, and with good humour.’

London Bar > Fraud: civil

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3

Graham Chapman KC4 New SquareAn incredibly strong advocate. He is well-prepared, deft on his feet and compelling. A thoroughly modern silk.’

The English Bar Offshore > Commercial disputes

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2

Graham Chapman KC – 4 New Square Chambers ‘Graham is a top-class advocate, in command of his brief and the pertinent facts, and able to find a persuasive tone before even the most challenging tribunals.’

The members at 4 New Square Chambers boast expertise in handling contentious work across the Caribbean, Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man in shareholder disputes, contentious liquidations, and civil fraud matters. Justin Fenwick KC specialises in onshore and offshore commercial litigation, with an emphasis on fraud cases. Graeme McPherson KC has been notably busy in the Cayman Islands with expertise in insurance litigation and professional liability claims. He is acting for the claimant in The Armand Hammer Foundation Inc v Hammer International Foundation in the Cayman Financial Services Division which concerns substantial assets that were allegedly misappropriated through impermissible corporate resolutions, and their subsequent recovery. Ben Hubble KC is another key silk with significant offshore experience in the Caribbean, while Graham Chapman KC is skilled in Cayman-based proceedings. Business disputes with a financial element are a particular strength of Daniel Saoul KC, and he is representing the claimant in Privatbank v Kolomoisky, Boglyubov and Others, a $2.6bn claim against shareholders and directors based on allegations of a series of frauds. George Spalton KC‘s practice has an emphasis on complex civil fraud. Lucy Colter and Mark Cullen are notable juniors at the set.