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FOUNTAIN COURT, TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 9DH
England
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Richard Handyside KC
Position
A wide range of commercial and other civil litigation, including banking and financial services, civil fraud, breach of confidence, competition, conflicts of law, energy, insurance, international arbitration, restitution, professional liability and restitution. Current / recent cases include Federal Republic of Nigeria v Royal Dutch Shell & Ors (alleged bribery and corruption / jurisdiction); In Re: Prudential Life Assurance Company and Rothesay Life Plc (Part VII transfer of insurance business); Bombardier & Ors v London Underground (public procurement); Allianz Global Investors & Ors v Barclays Bank & Ors (competition law / fx); National Bank of Kazakhstan v The Bank of New York Mellon (dispute relating to a Global Custody Agreement); State of The Netherlands v Deutsche Bank (interpretation of ISDA Credit Support Annex / negative interest rates); Property Alliance Group v Royal Bank of Scotland (alleged manipulation of LIBOR / interest rate swaps); Ingenious Litigation (alleged mis-selling of film finance investments).
Career
Called 1993. QC 2009.
Memberships
COMBAR.
Education
Bristol University (LLB Hons 1st Class, 1991) and Brasenose College, Oxford (BCL 1st Class, 1992).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Competition
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Richard Handyside KC – Fountain Court Chambers ‘Richard is one of the pre-eminent silks at the commercial Bar and continues to provide excellent service. He is contactable and strategic in his thinking, and has brought this level of thinking, previously more common to general commercial litigation, to the competition sphere.’
London Bar > Financial services regulation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Richard Handyside KC –Fountain Court Chambers ‘Richard is absolutely outstanding and, rightly, the first choice for many solicitors and clients in this area. He is terribly clever, an excellent advocate, a first-rate lawyer and a tough but delightful opponent.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Richard Handyside KC –Fountain Court Chambers ‘Calm and forensic style that delivers a laser-focus to his submissions that deliver the result the client seeks. One of the most impressive silks for the most complex and high-profile cases.’
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 1Richard Handyside KC –Fountain Court Chambers ‘Richard is unbelievably good at the strategy. When he makes a strategic call, he’s always ahead of the game and it’s staggering how often his decisions turn out to be absolutely spot on. He’s brilliant on his feet, totally calm under pressure, resilient, and treads just the right line of assertive before it tips over into unnecessarily aggressive.’