Rosalind Phelps KC KC > Fountain Court Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

Fountain Court Chambers
FOUNTAIN COURT, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 9DH
England

Position

Commercial silk specialising in civil and commercial litigation and arbitration including aviation, banking, civil fraud, conflicts of law and jurisdiction, financial services and professional negligence. Sits as an arbitrator.

Recent cases include: Investors in Barclays v Barclays PLC [2024] EWHC 2124 (Ch); JPMorgan International Finance Ltd v Werealize.com Ltd [2024] EWHC 1437 (Comm);  Qatar Airways Group QCSC v Airbus SAS [2022] EWHC 285 (one of the Lawyers’s top 20 cases for 2023); Federal Republic of Nigeria v JP Morgan Chase [2022] EWHC 1447 (Comm); [2019] EWCA Civ 1641; FSHC Group Holdings v Glas Trust Corp [2020] Ch 365; Ventra Investments v Bank of Scotland [2019] EWHC 2058 (Comm).

Career

Called 1998, Lincoln’s Inn. Silk 2016.

Co-author ‘The Law of Privilege’ (OUP, 3rd edition 2018).

Languages

Fluent in French, including legal French.

Memberships

COMBAR.

Education

King Henry VIII School, Coventry; Pembroke College, Oxford University (BA Hons Law with French Law, First Class; BCL, First Class).

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Aviation and Travel

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2

Rosalind Phelps KC  – Fountain Court Chambers

Fountain Court Chambers‘ barristers are called upon for some of the sector’s most complicated litigation, representing major airlines, insurers and other key players in disputes where considerable sums are at stake. Bankim Thanki KC is representing a number of syndicates facing claims from lessors on their all risk and war risk policies following the detention of their aircraft in Russia, and is also a popular choice for lessors in redelivery and rental payment disputes. Further insurance expertise comes in the form of James Cutress KC, leading the war risk team for AIG in defence of claims brought by a number of aircraft lessors with assets claimed by Russian carriers. Akhil Shah KC is also instructed in the Russian aircraft disputes, acting for Tokio Marine Kiln in defending claims made on war risk policies, and also appeared before the Supreme Court for the airline in Lipton v BA Cityflyer, which hinges on whether pilot illness constitutes extraordinary circumstances under EC261. Lessors instruct Rosalind Phelps KC on a range of disputes, ranging from delivery delay claims to issues over rents payable. Giles Robertson maintains a varied practice that spans issues from leasing and maintenance disputes to redelivery matters and delay compensation claims.

London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2

Rosalind Phelps KCFountain Court Chambers ‘Ros is superb. She is brilliant to work with.’

London Bar > Commercial litigation

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4

Rosalind Phelps KCFountain Court Chambers ‘Rosalind is an excellent commercial silk who is highly recommended. She is a very effective advocate with great instincts for the points that will appeal to a judge.’

London Bar > Fraud: civil

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3

Rosalind Phelps KC – Fountain Court Chambers