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Brad Pomfret KC has a broad-ranging commercial litigation and arbitration practice, covering diverse areas including property, trusts, contract, insolvency, banking and finance, company and partnership, sale of goods, insurance, professional negligence and privacy. He also accepts instructions in public law matters, including judicial review and procurement challenges.

Brad is one of the leading practitioner experts on unjust enrichment, having appeared as lead counsel for the Respondent in the Supreme Court in Barton v Morris (2023) AC 684 and in the Court of Appeal below in [2020] 2 All ER (Comm) 652. His review of the case was published by the Journal of International Banking and Financial Law B.J.I.B. & F.L. 2023, 38(7), 463-466.

The majority of Brad’s work is in the Business & Property Courts of the High Court. He is particularly well-known for banking and finance work, usually acting for banks and other lenders. Recent work in 2025 includes obtaining freezing injunctions in respect of a complex bond investment scheme and, separately, over cryptocurrencies and their proceeds. Brad also has a strong reputation for property litigation, and is recommended in this area by Chambers & Partners and Legal 500. He has spoken recently on property law topics for the Property Bar Association and the Manchester Business & Property Court Forum.

Brad has an excellent track-record in the Court of Appeal, where he has succeeded in 8 of his 9 visits, most recently in Manolete v White [2024] EWCA Civ 1418 and Kumar v LSC Finance [2024] EWCA Civ 254. Previous appearances include Gahan v Emirates [2018] 1 WLR 2287, where he was successful for the passengers in an important and far-reaching test case on the interpretation of the ‘Flight Delay’ EU Regulation 261/2004, the Montreal Convention and questions of extraterritoriality in international law. He also drafted the submissions to the Supreme Court in response to Emirates’ unsuccessful application for permission to appeal.

Particularly reputed as a trial advocate, Brad’s recent successes include a claim for fraudulent misrepresentation in Partakis Stevens v Sihan [2022] EWHC 3249 and defending a claim to set aside loan agreements worth several million pounds for a bridging lender in Kumar v LSC Finance Ltd [2023] EWHC 1439. Brad is an accredited advocacy trainer for Lincoln’s Inn.

Brad also has a busy arbitration practice. He sits as an arbitrator as well as appearing as advocate to tribunals. Recent arbitrations have included banking, trade association and international property matters. He is currently acting in an international arbitration concerning the rights to energy technology, involving parties based in the United States and New Zealand.

Qualified and registered as a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland, Brad accepts instructions there.

Brad has an LLM in International Corporate and Commercial Law from King’s College London, where he also obtained his LLB. He has a continuing interest in the academic side of the law, and he can frequently be found giving seminars for instructing solicitors and external providers. Recent topics include unjust enrichment, share purchase agreement claims and contractual duties of good faith.

Recommended by Chambers & Partners for Banking and Finance, Brad acts for lenders ranging from high street banks and building societies to bridging and peer-to-peer finance providers.

The current editions of Chambers & Partners and Legal 500 both rank him for commercial litigation on the Northern Circuit. He is also recommended for Property & Construction in the Legal 500. Brad has been consistently recommended by these directories for the last 15 years.

In the current edition of the Legal 500, Brad is rated for Property and Construction and Commercial Litigation, where the testimonials include:

“Brad is a robust advocate who exudes confidence in court. He has gone from strength to strength during his career. He is certainly one of the barristers at the top of my list when instructing Counsel. He gives straightforward, user friendly, commercial advice. He offers astute tactical advice which demonstrates his in-depth grasp of the law and significant experience in the Court.”

Qualified 2004; Lincoln’s Inn. 2019; Bar of Northern Ireland.

Chancery Bar Association, British Association of Sports Lawyers, Northern Chancery Bar Association (Treasurer), Northern Circuit Commercial Bar Association, British and Irish Commercial Bar Association

Bramhall High School, Stockport; University of London King’s College (2003 LLB) (2019 LLM).

Gym, golf, football, music.