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Robin Barclay KC KC
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Robin Barclay KC specializes in advocacy and advice in commercial, regulatory and public law disputes in court, in arbitration, and in regulatory tribunals, in cases with domestic and international elements.
Robin’s expertise covers a range of practice areas which often intersect: UK banking, company and financial services law, including directors’ duties; UK listing, market abuse and financial services regulation; international fraud, financial crime and sanctions; administrative and public law; and professional misconduct.
Robin usually acts as the leader of a team of barristers in complex and high-value cases. He is an expert in all kinds of heavy commercial / chancery, civil, arbitral and criminal interlocutory applications, as well as trials and appeals.
He is well-known for his skillful cross-examination of witnesses, for dealing with high-profile cases, and for working closely with solicitors, foreign lawyers, in-house counsel, UHNWIs, HNWIs and international private wealth advisors, family offices, trustees, directors and senior managers.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Proceeds of crime (POCA) and asset forfeiture
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3London Bar > Business and regulatory crime (including global investigations)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Robin Barclay KC – Fountain Court Chambers ‘Very good team player, great advocate, clear and commanding in court, good manner with clients.’
Fountain Court Chambers excels at the intersection of criminal, commercial and regulatory law, and has a track record in handling proceedings related to allegations such as corruption, money laundering, breach of sanctions, and variety of regulatory offences for both prosecution agencies and corporate clients. Robin Barclay KC represented Artemis in GFSC v Artemis Trustees Limited and others, a Guernsey regulatory case about corporate governance failures in relation to trust, and fiduciary services provided to a number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals, oligarchs and PEPs. Nicholas Medcroft KC is a key contact for financial institutions, with his workload extending to an instruction in relation to the Post Office scandal. Katherine Hardcastle joined the set in June 2024 from 6KBW.
London Bar > Financial services and fintech regulation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Robin Barclay KC –Fountain Court Chambers ‘Robin is enormously bright and decisive. He gives clear and commercially savvy advice and inspires confidence in clients.’
Offering ‘strong depth in insurance and regulatory matters’, Fountain Court Chambers has a well established reputation for their ability to handle significant regulatory investigations and enforcement actions, as well as financial services disputes of an international nature. Eleanor Davison continues to act for the former CEO and CFO of Metro Bank in an FCA investigation regarding the reporting of the bank’s risk weighted assets, with the matter due to be heard by the Upper Tribunal this year and potential for an appeal to the Court of Appeal regardless of the outcome. Robin Barclay KC, leading Leonora Sagan, is acting for Odey Asset Management LLP in the FCA investigation into allegations of sexual harassment of staff by Crispin Odey, a notable example of a non-financial misconduct case. Rebecca Loveridge, who is adept at presenting ‘complex technical issues in a comprehensible prose’, acted for the London Metal Exchange in the judicial review related to the disorder in the market for nickel futures that occurred in March 2022.
London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Robin Barclay KC – Fountain Court Chambers ‘Robin’s advocacy is measured, authoritative, and very compelling.’