Chloe Carpenter KC > Fountain Court Chambers > London, England > Barrister Profile

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

Position

Specialises in commercial litigation, banking, financial services, professional negligence, administrative and public law and professional disciplinary and regulatory law.

Recent cases include: Alexander v West Bromwich Mortgage Company Ltd [2015] EWHC 135 (Comm), [2016] EWCA Civ 496; acting for the first defendant in Al Khorafi v Sarasin-Alpen in the appeal in the DIFC Court of Appeal; Al Sulaiman v Credit Suisse and Plurimi [2013] EWHC 400 (Comm); Leeds City Council and Newham v Barclays Bank Plc [2021] 2 WLR 1180; Law Society v Baxendale-Walker [2006] 3 All ER 675, [2007] 3 All ER 330, [2008] 1 W.L.R. 426; Thaker v SRA [2012] EWHC 432 (Admin); acting for the SRA in Lumsdon v LSB, BSB & SRA [2014] EWHC 28 (Admin); Law Society v Blavo [2017] 1 WLR 4514; [2019] 1 WLR 1977; Beety v NMC [2017] EWHC 3232 (Admin); SRA v Main [2018] EWHC 3666 (Admin); SRA v Malins [2018] EWCA Civ 366; SRA v James, Macgregor and Naylor [2019] 2 All E.R. 527; acting for Baker McKenzie in SRA v Senior and others; SRA v Mishcon de Reya.

Chloe is also a CEDR accredited mediator.

Career

Called 2001, Lincoln’s Inn; Teaching Restitution seminars at King’s College London, September-December 2000; tenant at Fountain Court since October 2002; took Silk 2020.

Publications of note include ‘Enrichment and Restitution in New Zealand’, Tru LI (2001) 15(4), 246-254; joint author of ‘The Law of Privilege’ Thanki et al, 3rd edition, 2018;  joint author of Law of Bank Payments, 5th edition, 2018; contributor to Disciplinary and Regulatory Proceedings (10th edition, 2019); editor of the sections on legal professional privilege in Cordery on Legal Services (LexisNexis, 2023).

Languages

Basic French and German.

Memberships

COMBAR; ARDL.

Education

Impington Village College; Hills Road Sixth Form College; King’s College London (LLB 1999, first class); Brasenose College, Oxford University (BCL 2000, Distinction)

Leisure

Cinema, reading, cycling.

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Professional disciplinary and regulatory law

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4

Chloe Carpenter KCFountain Court ChambersShe is extremely responsive and user-friendly, and her attention to detail is phenomenal. She is an excellent advocate: tenacious and charming when addressing a difficult tribunal, and she is extremely effective in cross-examination.’

London Bar > Administrative law and human rights

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4

Chloe Carpenter KCFountain Court ChambersChloe is deeply impressive. She quickly identifies the best strategy and then pro-actively drives her client’s case forward. Her written and oral advocacy is persuasive and forceful.’

London Bar > Professional negligence

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3

Chloe Carpenter KC – Fountain Court ChambersChloe is deeply impressive, with strong subject area knowledge and vast experience. She quickly identifies the best strategy and then pro-actively drives her client’s case forward.’