William Day > Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

3 Verulam Buildings has played an active role in the Covid-19 business interruption insurance litigation, with William Day and Adam Kramer KC acting for claimants in Stonegate Pub Company v MS Amlin, as well as for claimants London International Exhibition Centre. The set has also seen growth in cladding insurance claims, with Tom Weitzman KC taking an active role in this arena as well as aviation claims arising out of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In terms of insurance regulation, members of the set, including Farhaz Khan KC have been instructed by top insurance clients such as Lloyd’s in its capacity as a regulator. Sophia Dzwig is noted for her varied insurance practice.

With a ‘strong bench in insolvency’ 3 Verulam Buildings‘ members cover a broad range of cross-border and domestic insolvency cases for a variety of clients, including insolvency practitioners, liquidators and administrators. Many of the set’s practitioners have cross-over experience, with insolvency cases having elements from banking and finance, financial services, dispute resolution and fraud. Ewan McQuater, alongside James McWilliams, Philip Hinks and William Day, acted for the liquidators of Grant Thornton in Harrington & Charles Trading Co and Others v Jatin Mehta and others, who alleged that the family and their associates had carried out a fraud by obtaining gold bullion from Indian banks. Angharad Start has acted on a variety of domestic and cross-border cases, while Jamie Riley KC is a key silk from the set.