Jeremy Goldring KC KC > South Square > London, England > Barrister Profile

South Square
3-4 SOUTH SQUARE, GRAY'S INN
LONDON
WC1R 5HP
England
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Position

Jeremy undertakes a wide range of commercial litigation and advisory work. He has extensive experience in a broad variety of banking and finance areas (including derivatives and securitisations), restructuring and insolvency and company law. He has appeared in many of the leading cases in those fields including Lomas v Firth RixsonStandard Chartered Bank v Ceylon Petroleum Corporation and Re Stanford International Bank.

Jeremy regularly appears in the UK courts at all levels, appearing (for example) in the Supreme Court in Eurosail, the Court of Appeal in Graiseley Properties v Barclays Bank, the Financial List of the Chancery Division in Hayfin v. Windermere VII and the Commercial Court in Tchenguiz v. Grant Thornton. He has particular experience in capital market disputes.

Jeremy also has considerable experience of litigating and advising in offshore jurisdictions, particularly in Grand Cayman and the British Virgin Islands. For example, he recently appeared in the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal in Conway v. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken, a case arising out of the collapse of a fund. He has extensive experience of petitions under s 238 of the Companies Law, including leading for the dissenters at two trials in the Grand Court in 2018.

Career

Appointed Queen’s Counsel 2013. Called to the Bars of the British Virgin Islands 2003, and the Cayman Islands 1998. Publications of note include ‘Cross-Border Insolvency Fourth Edition’ (Sheldon, Bloomsbury, 2015), ‘Gore-Browne on Companies’, ‘Professional Negligence and Liability’ (Simpson), ‘Rowlatt on Principal and Surety’ (Moss and Marks, Sweet and Maxwell, 2011).

Education

Oxford University (BA, First Class); Yale University (MA).

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3

Jeremy Goldring KCSouth Square  ‘Jeremy is hugely experienced in banking and finance cases. His legal analysis, written advocacy and strategy are excellent and his measured presentation is persuasive.’

London Bar > Insolvency

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4

Jeremy Goldring KCSouth Square

London Bar > Commercial litigation

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 6

Jeremy Goldring KCSouth Square

The English Bar Offshore > Commercial disputes

(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4

Jeremy Goldring KC – South Square ‘Jeremy is a compelling advocate who builds an excellent rapport with the judge.’

For the members of South Square, offshore mandates surrounding the financial services, insolvency and company law, and fraud-related disputes are key pillars of practice. The set boasts a strong bench of reputable silks, including David Allison KC, who is representing Aston Martin in a case surrounding a just and equitable winding up petition in the Jersey courts. Barry Isaacs KC has substantial knowledge of insolvency and banking and finance work, while Tom Smith KC is a specialist in offshore and funds work in the Cayman Islands; he acted for the claimants in Primeo Fund v HSBC, a $2bn claim regarding allegations of fraud and negligence against a former administrator and custodian. Felicity Toube KC has expertise in international proceedings and is especially experienced in major corporate restructurings. David Alexander KC is skilled in civil fraud cases, Glen Davis KC has notable expertise in litigation proceedings arising out of Gibraltar, and Richard Fisher KC frequently handles insolvency and commercial matters in the BVI, Cayman Islands, and Channel Islands. Jeremy Goldring KC is another key silk at the set handling banking and finance and company law matters. Making silk in the 2024 round, Adam Al-Attar KC is a key name to note in the insolvency and restructuring space. Amongst the set’s juniors, Clara Johnson has a particular strength in disputes with cross-border elements, especially those involving injunctive relief. She represented the joint liquidators in a case surrounding the collapse of a global construction company that had debts of $2bn (Joannou and Paraskevaides (Overseas) Limited (In Liquidation) v Dakis Joannou and others).