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London Bar > Insolvency Tier 1

‘The foremost insolvency and restructuring chambers‘, South Square continues to impress with a host of silks and juniors involved in the most significant and thorny issues in the market. Multiple barristers from chambers have been involved in the high-profile collapse of supply chain finance funder Greensill Capital: Glen Davis KC leading Matthew Abraham acting for Credit Suisse Asset Management, and on the opposite side for the administrators, David Allison KC leads Ryan Perkins. Chambers has also been involved in key cases regarding CVAs, one of the most notable being Caffé Nero’s successful defence of its CVA, where they were represented by Tom Smith KC leading Henry Phillips, Adam Al-Attar appearing on the opposite side for the EG Group. Energy company administrations were a major feature of the 2021 workload too, and again members of chambers were a regular fixture in the most significant. In the case of Bulb Energy Limited, which at the time of its collapse was the UK’s seventh biggest electricity supplier, Mark Arnold KC acted for the proposed administrators, leading Richard Fisher KC and Henry Phillips.

Rising stars

Edoardo Lupi –South Square ‘His knowledge of insolvency law is second to none, and his written work is exceptional.'

Ranked: Tier 1

Leading Silks

David Allison KC –South Square 'David is an exceptionally strong advocate and his experience of acting on schemes of arrangement and restructuring plans is pretty much unparalleled in the market.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Mark Phillips KC –South Square 'Mark is an excellent trial lawyer and always relishes the challenge - exactly who you want acting for you when the rest of the courtroom is opposing you.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Daniel Bayfield KC –South Square ‘Clever, an excellent advocate and very user-friendly. Daniel prepares meticulously for hearings.’

Ranked: Tier 3

Tom Smith KC –South Square 'Tom is brilliant. He’s very clever but understated and very much ready to work as part of a team. His advocacy is incredibly effective - a superb trial advocate.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Felicity Toube KC –South Square 'She is an intellectual heavyweight and her commercial nous is second to none. Her ability to turn a judge in her favour in very difficult cases is astonishing.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Glen Davis KC –South Square ‘A very clever and senior silk who rolls up his sleeves and gets deep into the detail. A great choice for insolvency.’

Ranked: Tier 3

David Alexander KC –South Square ‘Gets on top of all the facts. Very effective cross-examiner.’

Ranked: Tier 4

Mark Arnold KC –South Square ‘Mark is one of the most senior and experienced insolvency KCs at the Bar. He is exceptionally thorough and extremely clear in his advocacy.’

Ranked: Tier 4

Jeremy Goldring KC –South Square

Ranked: Tier 4

Barry Isaacs KC –South Square ‘Incredibly bright and thorough, and able to focus in on the key issues. Barry really rolls his sleeves up and cares about delivering excellence.’

Ranked: Tier 4

Martin Pascoe KC –South Square

Ranked: Tier 4

Richard Fisher KC –South Square ‘Richard is clearly on top of his game and the field. When you have him on the team, judges listen.'

Ranked: Tier 4

2022 Silks

Stephen Robins KC –South Square

Leading Juniors

Adam Al-Attar –South Square 'He's a fantastic advocate - considered, clear and persuasive.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Henry Phillips –South Square ‘Henry is an absolute star. He is extremely responsive and user friendly, and he provides work of the highest quality.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Lloyd Tamlyn –South Square ‘Lloyd's work is beyond compare.’

Ranked: Tier 1

Adam Goodison –South Square 'He is very clear in his analysis, right on top of the law and procedure and is clearly very well respected and trusted by the courts.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Hilary Stonefrost - South Square

Ranked: Tier 2

William Willson –South Square ‘William is hard working, approachable and exceptionally bright.'

Ranked: Tier 2

John Briggs –South Square ‘Technically proficient and very pragmatic.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Georgina Peters –South Square ‘Georgina is super sharp and one of the most hard working barristers.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Clara Johnson – South Square ‘Clara is so obviously an expert in the area of insolvency, she quietly exudes confidence and is completely unflappable.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Marcus Haywood – South Square 'Marcus is very responsive, his advice is clear, concise and practical, and he really fights the client's corner.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Matthew Abraham – South Square ‘An absolutely first class junior. Bright and energetic, he expresses his views. A pleasure to work with.’

Ranked: Tier 4

Charlotte Cooke –South Square ‘A very capable insolvency barrister with a calm, smooth style.’

Ranked: Tier 4

Hannah Thornley –South Square 'Hannah's written work and analysis is first rate.'

Ranked: Tier 5

Robert Amey –South Square ‘Technically excellent. He brings his years of experience to every assignment such that you always get the best advice in a practical context.’

Ranked: Tier 5

Testimonials

Set

‘South Square are the foremost insolvency and restructuring chambers.’

‘They are the leading set in insolvency for a reason. Everywhere you look they have talent.’

‘The most prestigious set in this field.’

‘South Square remains the pre-eminent set in restructuring and insolvency work.’

‘The go-to set for restructuring and insolvency matters. They have a very deep bench of leading advocates from silks to junior level.’

Clerking

‘Jim Costa – outstanding service, super friendly and super helpful. Very accommodating of all requests. Really easy to build a rapport with.’

London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit) Tier 2

South Square is ‘undeniably the leading set of barristers for restructuring and insolvency and is very strong in banking and finance‘. The restructuring work has led it onto some of the largest banking cases in the market, typically with significant cross-border and civil fraud elements. High profile examples include Primeo Fund v HSBC in which members, including Tom Smith KC, appeared before the Privy Council, for Primeo, in relation to a US$2bn claim against HSBC arising out of the Madoff fraud, with William Willson acting for the defendant bank. Daniel Bayfield KC and David Allison KC are also appearing on opposing sides of Emerald Pasture DAC v Cassini SAS, a dispute concerning lender entitlement to financial information relating to the borrower group under a Senior Facilities Agreement.

Leading Silks

Tom Smith KC –South Square ‘Tom is brilliant. He’s very clever but understated and very much ready to work as part of a team.'

Ranked: Tier 2

David Allison KC –South Square ‘David has a very deep understanding of how the judges look at issues that arise on complicated insolvency situations. He also has an incisive legal mind when it comes to reviewing suites of finance documents.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Jeremy Goldring KC –South Square ‘Excellent - solicitors use him regularly.’

Ranked: Tier 2

Barry Isaacs KC –South Square ‘Razor sharp cross examiner. He is like a human calculator when it comes to numbers.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Daniel Bayfield KC –South Square ‘Clever, excellent advocate, very user-friendly. Prepares meticulously for hearings.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Felicity Toube KC –South Square ‘Responsive, clever, experienced and a pleasure to deal with every time.’

Ranked: Tier 3

Mark Phillips KC –South Square 'Astute and incisive. A force to be reckoned with in court.'

Ranked: Tier 4

David Alexander KC –South Square ‘David is happy to roll his sleeves up and get stuck into the detail. He has a good sense of what arguments will play well with the judge.

Ranked: Tier 4

2022 Silks

Stephen Robins KC –South Square ‘Excellent - solicitors use him regularly.’

Leading Juniors

Georgina Peters –South Square ‘A highly skilled advocate; knowledgeable, courteous, invariably meticulously prepared. An asset on any case. Solicitors cannot think of a better senior junior. Instruct her before she takes Silk, and then instruct her as a Silk.’

Ranked: Tier 1

William Willson –South Square ‘Astute, commercial, very clever and excellent drafting. Gets across the issues very quickly so great on urgent matters.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Adam Al Attar –South Square ‘Extremely intelligent and thoughtful, qualities which he combines with a very extensive knowledge and experience of the financial sector and of often complicated financial products.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Testimonials

Set

‘South Square is undeniably the leading set of barristers for restructuring and insolvency and is very strong in banking and finance.’

‘South Square Chambers is a very strong set. Historically, it was very much focused on Insolvency and restructuring but its areas of expertise have broadened very considerably over the last 10 or more years to cover most areas of high value commercial litigation, certainly (but not only) in the financial services sector.‘

‘It remains the go-to set for insolvency work. They are very strong at all levels.‘

‘South Square is by far the leading insolvency set in the country. I use other chambers but when dealing with complex or no obvious outcome I would instruct South Square. They have quality at all levels, are well connected to the current trends of thinking, are prepared to offer a view on things and will provide training and development opportunities for others. They are also not phased by being challenged on a particular point.’

Clerking

‘Aside from the ability of many of its tenants, the single most important factor in South Square being my go to chambers is the strength of the clerking there. I have over the years, developed a very strong relationship with the team and always find them responsive and understanding of the pressures placed on solicitors by the lay client (for example in relation to fees). They are all very good but Jim Costa and Dylan Playfoot require special commendation, closely followed by Marco Malatesta and Mike Killick.’

‘The clerks are excellent. When you have a case on the clerks are really effective and getting everything to where it needs to be and getting the orders back quickly.’

London Bar > Company Tier 2

‘Strong across the bench in all things company and insolvency related‘, South Square has a foundation in insolvency related instructions but also real strength in shareholder litigation, as well as the recently popular area of schemes of arrangement. One of the highlights in that area was a scheme to compromise mis-selling claims against Provident Financial plc, one of the largest ever schemes of arrangement, with more than 428,000 creditors voting at the scheme meeting. Barry Isaacs KC led Adam Goodison and Ryan Perkins advising Provident, with Tom Smith KC acting for the FCA on the opposite side. Members of chambers have also been involved in some of the market-leading shareholder disputes, including Ma v Wong, where David Alexander KC led Perkins for the latter party.

Leading Silks

David Allison KC – South Square 'An exceptionally strong advocate and his experience of acting on schemes of arrangement and restructuring plans is pretty much unparalleled in the market.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Barry Isaacs KC – South Square 'Razor sharp cross examiner. He is like a human calculator when it comes to numbers.'

Ranked: Tier 2

David Alexander KC – South Square 'Responsive, down to earth, works well in a team, clients like him and easy to work with.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Mark Arnold KC – South Square ‘Mark is one of the most senior and experienced company/insolvency Silks at the bar.’

Ranked: Tier 3

Daniel Bayfield KC – South Square 'One of the most user friendly barristers and is exceptionally bright but able to articulate his points in a way that is understood and grounded.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Tom Smith KC – South Square 'Tom has a great client manner and is very easy to work with.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Felicity Toube KC – South Square 'She is an intellectual heavyweight and her commercial nous is second to none.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Glen Davis KC – South Square 'Strengths: work ethic, availability, approachability, persuasiveness.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Leading Juniors

William Willson - South Square 'Astute, commercial, very clever and excellent drafting.'

Ranked: Tier 5

Testimonials

Set

‘Wonderful selection of counsel all operating at the top of their game. Great depth of experience and in particular solid court room experience.’

‘They have a very deep bench of leading advocates from silks to junior level.’

‘The go-to set for restructuring and insolvency matters, though clearly there is material overlap with company law matters and their barristers have a strong and broad range of experience.’

‘Strong across the bench in all things company and insolvency related.’

Clerking

‘Responsive, adaptable and easy to deal with. Accommodating to any requests and try to find solutions where any issues arise.’

‘Excellent service, very responsive clerks.’

London Bar > Commercial litigation Tier 3

South Square has a ‘stellar reputation especially for insolvency-related litigation‘, but its ‘its areas of expertise have broadened very considerably over the last 10 or more years to cover most areas of high value commercial litigation‘. Notable disputes include Credit Suisse v Softbank, relating to claims made by Credit Suisse arising out of the collapse of Greensill, the supply chain finance business, in which Tom Smith KC is leading Adam Al-Attar for Softbank, the technology investment firm led by Masayoshi Son. Several members are involved in a challenge to the restructuring of the Virgin Active gym group, with Georgina Peters representing the landlords, with Smith and David Allison KC acting as opposing counsel.

Leading Silks

Tom Smith KC –South Square ‘His advocacy is incredibly effective - a superb trial advocate.'

Ranked: Tier 3

David Allison KC –South Square ‘David is a silk at the peak of his powers. He perfectly balances a thoughtful and considered approach to the legal issues with a commercial awareness and understanding of the lay client's business, needs and objectives. He works prodigiously hard and is always thoroughly prepared for any trial, appeal or interlocutory hearing. His advocacy is clear, concise and compelling.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Felicity Toube KC –South Square ‘She is an intellectual heavyweight and her commercial nous is second to none. Her ability to turn a judge in her favour in very difficult cases is astonishing. Her advocacy is powerful, entirely compelling and flawless - she is outstanding in every way.'

Ranked: Tier 4

David Alexander KC –South Square ‘Oral advocacy great - straight talking and clear. Very client friendly. Gets on top of all the facts. Very effective cross-examiner.'

Ranked: Tier 5

Jeremy Goldring KC –South Square ‘Excellent - his instructing solicitors use him regularly.’

Ranked: Tier 6

Mark Phillips KC –South Square 'Mark is an excellent trial lawyer and always relishes the challenge - exactly who you want acting for you when the rest of the courtroom is opposing you.

Ranked: Tier 6

2022 Silks

Stephen Robins KC –South Square 'Excellent and we use him regularly.'

Leading Juniors

Adam Al-Attar –South Square ‘He is a highly effective advocate, with a calm, measured confidence. He is able to think very quickly on his feet and present even the most complicated of arguments with clarity and precision.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Georgina Peters - South Square 'Georgina is super sharp and one of the most hard working barristers. She always have a full grasp of the details on the case and has a very good strategic instinct.'

Ranked: Tier 5

William Willson - South Square 'William is a star junior barrister and very responsive - great to work with.'

Ranked: Tier 5

Testimonials

Set

‘South Square is a very strong set. Historically, it was very much focused on Insolvency and restructuring but its areas of expertise have broadened very considerably over the last 10 or more years to cover most areas of high value commercial litigation, certainly (but not only) in the financial services sector.’

‘South Square is a leading chambers in several areas. The quality of the barristers there is first-rate.’

‘Stellar reputation, especially for insolvency-related litigation.’

‘South Square continue to be the go-to set for insolvency matters.’

‘Excellent.’

Clerking

‘Aside from the ability of many of its tenants, the single most important factor in South Square being my go to chambers is the strength of the clerking there. I have over the years, developed a very strong relationship with the team and always find them responsive and understanding of the pressures placed on solicitors by the lay client (for example in relation to fees). They are all very good, but Jim Costa and Dylan Playfoot require special commendation, closely followed by Marco Malatesta and Mike Killick.’

Work highlights

London Bar > Fraud: civil Tier 3

South Square is ‘the go-to set with many good lawyers and advocates‘, particularly when it comes to insolvency-related fraud disputes. The administration, in the Abu Dhabi Global Market courts, of the NMC Group, the Middle East’s largest healthcare company, and related fraud claims against its founder, BR Shetty, have involved several members on behalf of the administrators, including Tom Smith KC and Felicity Toube KC. Smith also led Robert Amey on behalf of Primeo Fund, a Madoff feeder fund, in Primeo Fund v HSBC, a US$2bn claim against its former administrator and custodian, HSBC. Senior juniors such as William Willson often act alone, as in Vneshprombank v Bedzhamov where he represented the defendant’s bankruptcy manager, as part of a fraud claim against Georgy Bedzhamov, the brother of Vneshprombank’s founder, Larisa Markus.

Leading Silks

Tom Smith KC –South Square ‘A wonderful asset for any team in respect of company and winding up issues.'

Ranked: Tier 2

Mark Phillips KC –South Square ‘Mark is an excellent trial lawyer and always relishes the challenge - exactly who you want acting for you when the rest of the courtroom is opposing you.'

Ranked: Tier 3

Felicity Toube KC –South Square ‘Extremely smart, approachable and commercial – one of the go-to leaders.’

Ranked: Tier 3

David Alexander KC – South Square ‘David is a wonderful barrister and what you want in a senior silk at the top of his game. He leads the team with authority and ease. He is a pleasure to deal with at all times.’

Ranked: Tier 4

2022 Silks

Stephen Robins KC –South Square

Leading Juniors

Robert Amey –South Square ‘Technically excellent. He brings that and his years of experience to every assignment such that you always get the best advice in a practical context.'

Ranked: Tier 4

William Willson –South Square ‘He is very client-friendly, responsive, thoughtful, proactive and reassuring. He knows his law and has a very good commercial approach.'

Ranked: Tier 4

Testimonials

Set

‘They are the go-to set with many good lawyers and advocates.’

Clerking

‘All very helpful – Chris Filby and Marco Malatesta are particularly helpful.’

Work highlights

London Bar > Sport

Leading Silks

Mark Phillips KC - South Square ‘The best there is in F1 regulatory. Elite status in motorsport.’

Ranked: Tier 2

London Bar > International arbitration: counsel

Leading Silks

Tom Smith KC –South Square ‘Tom has a great client manner and is very easy to work with. He has a relaxed, confident and persuasive manner in advocacy and deals with complex points clearly.'

Ranked: Tier 4

The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore Tier 1

South Square is a leading chambers offering offshore financial services, insolvency, company and fraud-related work, with a strong presence in regions such as the Cayman Islands, BVI, Bermuda and the Isle of Man. Various members of chambers including Felicity Toube KC, Richard Fisher KC, Robert Amey , William Willson and others were involved in the Primeo Fund (in liquidation) v HSBC case before the Privy Council, on appeal from the courts in the Cayman Islands, a significant commercial claim concerning a high-quantum claim by the liquidators of a feeder fund into the Madoff Ponzi scheme against HSBC for breach of duty as administrator and custodian of the fund in which Primeo was investing. Glen Davis KC is noted for his specialist knowledge in Guernsey and Gibraltar, where he has acted for and against the Financial Services Commission. Felicity Toube KC is an expert in international proceedings and acts in relation to all major corporate restructurings and litigation. Cayman winding-up petitions are another particular area of expertise for the set’s members.

Testimonials

Set

‘A very strong chambers offshore, excellent reputation and no negative experiences with any of the set.’

‘Go to set for all restructuring and insolvency advice.’

‘There are of course numerous KCs at South Square who regularly appear in Cayman Islands matters, all of whom are very highly regarded; and there are also many strong juniors, e.g. Toby Brown, Edoardo Lupi, Hilary Stonefrost and Lloyd Tamlyn, available when needed on particularly heavy matters.’

‘The leading insolvency and restructuring set.’

‘South Square are the go-to set for offshore insolvency matters (particularly Cayman).’

Clerking

‘Dylan Playfoot has been my primary point of contact over the years, and is always very helpful and responsive. I have also dealt with Marco Malatesta, Jim Costa and Mike Killick on a number of occasions over the years and would say the same for them.’

The set: South Square is a leading set of commercial law barristers who have acted in many of the most important restructuring, insolvency, banking, commercial, company and fraud-related disputes of recent times. The set is highly regarded internationally, with barristers regularly appearing in courts around the world, including in the Caribbean, Bermuda, Gibraltar, Dubai, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Types of work undertaken
Restructuring and insolvency: South Square is consistently recognised as the top set for restructuring and insolvency work – both domestic and cross-border. The credit crunch and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic have generated a substantial amount of restructuring and insolvency litigation. South Square barristers have been involved in all of the major cases including Virgin Atlantic, Swissport, Debenhams, Lehman Brothers, Saad, Singularis, and Nortel.

Banking and finance: South Square has a strong banking and finance practice, with a particular specialisation in large-scale financial disputes, derivatives, securitisations and structured finance products. Due to its insolvency and restructuring expertise, the set is uniquely positioned to deal with credit crunch litigation and advisory work. Examples of cases include Graiseley v Barclays Bank, BNY Corporate Trustee Services v Eurosail, Landsbanki v Heritable, Landsbanki v Rabobank and GSO Capital Partners v Barclays Bank.

Commercial litigation and dispute resolution: South Square barristers are involved in significant pieces of high-profile commercial litigation in the Commercial Court and the Chancery Division. The set is instructed by a wide range of firms, predominantly leading City firms, in commercial matters with a business dimension. Recent cases include Constantin Medien AG v Bernard Ecclestone, BNY Mellon Corporate Services V LGB Capital and Edgeworth Capital (Luxembourg), S.A.R.L. v Ramblas.

Company: South Square plays a major role in company law cases, regularly appearing in litigation arising out of shareholders’ disputes, derivative proceedings and claims relating to directors’ duties. High-profile cases include Smithton v Naggar, McKillen v Barclay and Jackson v Dear. In addition, barristers have acted in virtually all of the recent high-profile creditor schemes of arrangement under the Companies Act, including Hema, Flint Group, Swissport, NN2 Newco and Lecta. South Square barristers also appeared on the first “restructuring plan” promoted (by Virgin Atlantic) under Part 26A of the Companies Act.

Civil fraud: South Square handles some of the most complex commercial fraud and asset tracing litigation. Recent work in England and offshore includes acting in litigation arising from the Saad, Madoff and Stanford frauds as well as litigation involving the Tchenguiz brothers and Bernie Ecclestone/Formula One.

International and offshore: South Square barristers are at the forefront of insolvency, banking, company and fraud cases before the courts of all the major offshore jurisdictions. Examples of work include Abraaj, Ocean Rig, Saad, Singularis, Oscatello, Picard v Primeo, Primeo v HSBC, Dubai World, Thyssen, Marrache and Nolan v Minerva.

Financial services: South Square undertakes a broad range financial services work, including conduct of business rules, client money, payment services, insurance regulation, derivatives, security issues and financial collateral arrangements. Prominent examples of financial services insolvencies have included SVS, Beaufort, Lehman Brothers and MF Global.

Sport: South Square barristers have a long track-record of appearing in high-profile sports law cases. These cases involve acting for numerous sporting bodies (including UEFA, the FA, the Premier League, the English Football League and the England and Wales Cricket Board) and teams (including the McLaren motor racing team and Arsenal FC). In recent years South Square barristers have acted in a number of case concerning the application of financial fair play rules to football clubs, including UEFA v MCFC, EFL v Sheffield Wednesday FC and EFL v Derby County FC.

Department	Name	Email	Telephone
Chambers director	William Mackinlay M.V.O
Senior Clerk	Dylan Playfoot
Team Leader	Tom Gibbons
Team Leader	Luke Clark
Team Leader	Marco Malatesta
Members of Chambers	BROUGHAM KC, Christopher (1969)
Members of Chambers	HACKER KC, Richard (1977)
Members of Chambers	PHILLIPS KC, Mark (1984)
Members of Chambers	PASCOE KC, Martin (1977)
Members of Chambers	ODITAH KC, Fidelis (1992)
Members of Chambers	ALEXANDER KC, David (1987)
Members of Chambers	DAVIS KC, Glen (1992)
Members of Chambers	ISAACS KC, Barry (1994)
Members of Chambers	TOUBE KC, Felicity (1995)
Members of Chambers	ARNOLD KC, Mark (1988)
Members of Chambers	GOLDRING KC, Jeremy (1996)
Members of Chambers	ALLISON KC, David (1998)
Members of Chambers	SMITH KC, Thomas (1999)
Members of Chambers	CASEY KC, AIDAN (1992)
Members of Chambers	BAYFIELD KC, Daniel (1998)
Members of Chambers	FISHER KC, Richard (2000)
Members of Chambers	ROBINS KC, Stephen (2001)
Members of Chambers	GOODISON, Adam (1990)
Members of Chambers	STONEFROST, Hilary (1991)
Members of Chambers	TAMLYN, Lloyd (1991)
Members of Chambers	HAYWOOD, Marcus (2002)
Members of Chambers	THORNLEY, Hannah (2003)
Members of Chambers	JOHNSON, Clara (2005)
Members of Chambers	WILLSON, William (2006)
Members of Chambers	PETERS, Georgina (2005)
Members of Chambers	AL-ATTAR, Adam (2007)
Members of Chambers	PHILLIPS, Henry (2008)
Members of Chambers	COOKE, Charlotte (2008)
Members of Chambers	ABRAHAM, Matthew (2012)
Members of Chambers	BROWN, Toby (2005)
Members of Chambers	AMEY, Robert (2012)
Members of Chambers	SHAW, Andrew (2013)
Members of Chambers	PERKINS, Ryan (2014)
Members of Chambers	MOKAL, Riz (1997)
Members of Chambers	JONES, Madeleine (2015)
Members of Chambers	LUPI, Edoardo (2015)
Members of Chambers	DARCY, Roseanna (2016)
Members of Chambers	WILKINS, Stefanie (2017)
Members of Chambers	PYPER, Lottie (2017)
Members of Chambers	JUDD, Daniel (2018)
Members of Chambers	MUSTAFA, Jamil (2018)
Members of Chambers	FRADLEY, Paul (2019)
Members of Chambers	BURGESS, Peter (2019)
Members of Chambers	WANG, Annabelle (2021)
Members of Chambers	KOK, Rabin (2021)
Academic Member	PROFESSOR WORTHINGTON KC (Hon), Sarah
Associate Member	CRYSTAL KC, Michael
Associate Member	DeKOVEN, Ronald
Associate Member	JAIRAM SC, Seenath
Associate Member	SHEAHAN KC, John
Associate Member	PROFFESOR Paulus, Christoph G.
Associate Member	NEWBOULD KC, Frank J.C
Associate Member	PROFESSOR ELLINGER, Peter
Associate Member	MORTIMER GBS KC, Barry
Associate Member	SHELDON KC, Richard
Associate Member	BAMFORD, Colin
Associate Member	HEATH KC, Paul
Associate Member	MORTIMORE KC, Simon
Associate Member	PERKINS, Joanna
Associate Member	BRISTOLL, Sandra
Associate Member	ISMAIL SC, Roxanne
Associate Member	SHANDRO, Sandy
Associate Member	BRIGGS, John

Name	Position	Profile
Matthew Abraham	Matthew’s practice includes insolvency and restructuring, commercial litigation/arbitration, banking and financial services…	View Profile
Adam Al-Attar	Adam specialises in insolvency and restructuring. He has had substantial experience of…	View Profile
David Alexander	He has a predominantly litigation-based practice with a particular emphasis on company,…	View Profile
David Allison	David specialises in business, commercial and financial law, with a particular emphasis…	View Profile
Robert Amey	Robert specialises in business and finance law, with a particular emphasis on…	View Profile
Mark Arnold	Mark specialises in domestic and cross-border restructuring and insolvency, banking and finance,…	View Profile
Daniel Bayfield	Daniel specialises in business and finance law, with a strong emphasis on…	View Profile
John Briggs	John specialises in domestic and cross-border insolvency, commercial and chancery litigation, professional…	View Profile
Christopher Brougham	Christopher specialises in corporate and personal insolvency and has considerable experience of…	View Profile
Toby Brown	Toby practices in commercial litigation and arbitration, insolvency and restructuring, banking and…	View Profile
Mr Aidan Casey		View Profile
Mr Aidan Casey		View Profile
Charlotte Cooke	Charlotte specialises in domestic and cross-border insolvency and restructuring, banking and financial…	View Profile
Mr Glen Davis	Glen is a senior silk with nearly thirty years’ experience of specialising in…	View Profile
Mr Glen Davis	Glen is a senior silk with nearly thirty years’ experience of specialising in…	View Profile
Richard Fisher	Richard has a commercial dispute focused practice with a particular specialism in…	View Profile
Jeremy Goldring	Jeremy undertakes a wide range of commercial litigation and advisory work. He…	View Profile
Adam Goodison	Adam Goodison’s specialisations include restructuring, insolvency, finance/business litigation, company law and trusts…	View Profile
Richard Hacker	Richard has a mixed litigation/advisory business law practice, with a specialisation in…	View Profile
Marcus Haywood	Marcus specialises in domestic and cross-border insolvency/restructuring, banking and financial services, commercial…	View Profile
Barry Isaacs	Barry specialises in insolvency and restructuring, banking and finance, commercial litigation and…	View Profile
Clara Johnson	Clara is frequently instructed to act for office holders, directors, creditors and…	View Profile
Madeleine Jones	Madeleine’s practice includes all forms of domestic and cross-border insolvency, commercial litigation,…	View Profile
Edoardo Lupi	Edoardo joined South Square as a tenant in 2016. He specialises in…	View Profile
Riz Mokal	Riz specialises in all aspects of domestic and cross-border insolvency, restructuring, bank…	View Profile
Fidelis Oditah	Fidelis practices at the English and Nigerian Bars in a broad range…	View Profile
Martin Pascoe	Martin’s recent practice includes acting as lead counsel for the administrators of MF…	View Profile
Ryan Perkins	Ryan has experience in all of South Square’s core practice areas, including…	View Profile
Georgina Peters	Georgina’s practice focuses on commercial litigation (with a strong emphasis on banking…	View Profile
Henry Phillips	Henry specialises in domestic and cross-border insolvency/restructuring, banking and financial services, commercial…	View Profile
Mark Phillips	Mark Phillips QC is Company and Insolvency Silk of the year at…	View Profile
Stephen Robins KC	Stephen specialises in the fields of insolvency and restructuring, banking and finance,…	View Profile
Andrew Shaw	Andrew’s main areas of practice are insolvency/restructuring, commercial litigation, banking disputes, company…	View Profile
Tom Smith	Tom specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration, banking and finance, corporate insolvency…	View Profile
Hilary Stonefrost	Hilary Stonefrost is a barrister at South Square. She spent a decade…	View Profile
Lloyd Tamlyn	Lloyd specialises in all aspects of domestic and cross-border insolvency and restructuring,…	View Profile
Hannah Thornley	Hannah is an experienced advocate and litigator. She appears regularly in the…	View Profile
Felicity Toube	Felicity Toube QC specialises in domestic and cross-border insolvency and restructuring,…	View Profile
William Willson	William specialises in insolvency and restructuring, banking and finance and commercial litigation.…	View Profile