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Karl Anderson

Karl maintains a broad commercial practice with extensive experience across a wide range of practice areas, including: banking and financial services; civil fraud; company law; insolvency and restructuring; and general commercial disputes. Karl is an experienced High Court trial advocate. Examples of trials which Karl has conducted as sole counsel include: • Re Apple Properties Ltd [2026] EWHC 2245 (Ch) 2-day trial of a contested just and equitable winding up petition. The judgment is thought to be the first reported decision dealing with the winding up of an unregistered company on just and equitable grounds under s. 221(5)(c) IA 1986. • Winch Design Ltd v (1) Carl Le Souef (2) Somnio Superyachts PTY Ltd [2025] EWHC 120 (Comm) – debt claim and rectification counterclaim arising out of the construction of the world’s largest superyacht. • Chambi v Aristodemou and Anor [2024] EWHC 1610 (Ch) – 5-day preliminary issue trial to determine the extent of the parties’ shareholdings in unfair prejudice proceedings. • Sahota v Sohal and Ors [2022] EWHC 2459 (Ch) – trial concerning the validity and effect of three deeds of trust under the sham doctrine and s.423 IA 1986. In addition, Karl is regularly instructed as part of a larger counsel team in complex and high value claims in both the Commercial Court and the Chancery Division. A recent example is Autonomy Corporation Ltd v Lynch [2022] EWHC 1178 (Ch); [2025] EWHC 1877 (Ch) – a c.$8 billion civil fraud claim involving a 10-month liability trial which was described by the trial judge as “amongst the longest and most complex in English legal history”. Karl represented Dr Lynch in both the liability trial and the subsequent quantum trial. Karl has also developed an established offshore practice. He has particular experience with disputes in the Middle East, including in the DIFC, ADGM and QICDRC. He has also been instructed on multiple cases either issued in or concerning: the BVI; the Cayman Islands; the Channel Islands; the Isle of Man; and the Seychelles. Prior to joining Chambers, Karl read law at Queens’ College, Cambridge and studied for the BCL at Christ Church, Oxford. He maintains an academic interest in law and has published extensively on topics within his practice areas.

Hermann Boeddinghaus KC

Hermann has over 25 years’ experience as a specialist in corporate, commercial and insolvency disputes. He appears in the Chancery Division, the Commercial Court, the courts of the BVI and the Cayman Islands, and appellate courts. He also acts in major international arbitrations and sits as an arbitrator. Many of his cases have an international or offshore element. Hermann’s particular interest is in high value shareholder disputes; but he is equally at home in handling complex commercial arbitrations, often involving issues of a highly technical nature (construction, leisure, oil & gas, commodities, shipping, online retail, corporate joint ventures, etc). He has a strong academic background in science as well as law. Clients have repeatedly praised him for his rigorous attention to detail, tempered by a pragmatic, user-friendly approach.

George Bompas KC

Company law (all aspects, advisory and litigation, including minority shareholder proceedings, insolvency and asset recovery), banking/insurance, financial services law & professional negligence. Amongst recent cases: representing the successful appellant in the ground-breaking Marex Financial Ltd v Sevilleja appeal to the Supreme Court ([2020] UKSC 31), Official Receiver v Batmanghelidjh & Ors: Re Keeping Kids Company, Bott & Co Solicitors v Ryanair [2019]1 WLR 3375 (solicitors’ lien, Supreme Court appeal pending), and Global Gaming Ventures [2018] EWCA Civ 68 (company law and receivership).

John Brisby KC

John Brisby is a seasoned litigator, with substantial experience of heavy trials in the Chancery Division, the Commercial Court and foreign jurisdictions such as Bermuda, Bahamas, BVI and Nevis; and is known as a formidable cross-examiner in court. He enjoys working with other people and is a good team player. Over the years, John Brisby has been extensively involved in heavy litigation arising out of large-scale corporate collapses such as Barlow Clowes, British and Commonwealth, Maxwell, BCCI, Barings, Railtrack and Enron. More recently, he has been involved in major litigation and arbitrations relating to disputes originating from the former Soviet Union and China, and also in litigation resulting from the Madoff collapse and from the LIBOR fixing scandal. On the corporate side, he has been involved in some of the leading cases dealing with the rights of minority shareholders; whilst on the financial services side, he has acted on behalf of the regulators and also on behalf of their members (particularly insurance companies) dealing both with disciplinary and advisory matters. John Brisby has appeared in over 150 reported cases. John Brisby KC was awarded Chancery Silk of the Year at the 2015 Chambers UK Bar Awards.

Alexander Cook KC

Alexander Cook KC has a litigation-focussed commercial Chancery practice, with a significant emphasis on high value disputes in England & Wales and offshore. His work encompasses all aspects of commercial litigation and arbitration, civil fraud, company law, insolvency, and actions under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. A significant proportion of Alexander’s practice comprises offshore or international work. He appears regularly before the courts of the British Virgin Islands and is registered as a legal practitioner with the Court of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). He has been admitted pro hac to the bars of Bermuda and Antigua & Barbuda. Other offshore experience includes the Cayman Islands, Nevis, Anguilla, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore, Jersey and Guernsey. In addition to his private work, Alexander also undertakes work on behalf of the UK government. He has been appointed as Standing Counsel to the Competition and Markets Authority, and was formerly a member of the Attorney General’s A Panel of Counsel. Alexander also sits as an arbitrator and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).

Nicholas Cox

Nicholas Cox is an exceptionally versatile senior junior with a silk-level commercial chancery practice. He has been a member of the Attorney General’s Panel of Civil Counsel since 1999 and ‘A’ Panel Counsel since 2005. He is regularly instructed by the government frequently on large commercial disputes of national significance or sensitivity, often with media interest. He has acted on behalf of every major department of state including HM Treasury, MOD, Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Department for Transport, the Department of Health, DBIS, DWP, DECC, DEFRA, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and DfE, and by a wide range of other public bodies, including for example HMRC, OFGEM, HM Land Registry, NHS England, The Charity Commission, the Insolvency Service, Civil Aviation Authority, Office of the Rail Regulator, the Disclosure and Barring Service, Companies House, National Employment Savings Trust Corp, HM Prisons & Probation Service. Particularly recognised for his expertise in public sector commercial and contractual disputes, including PFI/PPP contracts, MOD Contracting and rail franchises, Nicholas has extensive experience of civil litigation in all divisions of the higher courts involving commercial and contractual disputes, insolvency and company law, constructive trusts and civil fraud and civil recovery actions under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (“POCA”). He holds the highest level of security clearance and is experienced in matters involving the handling of classified information.

Edward Crossley

Edward has a busy practice of commercial, commercial chancery and company law cases, often with an offshore or international element. Recent cases have included litigation and arbitration in London, Antigua, Bermuda, the DIFC, Singapore, Mauritius and New York across a wide range of subject matters including company law, partnership disputes, insolvency and restructuring, insurance coverage disputes, banking, and financial services. Edward is frequently instructed on his own and is equally comfortable acting as junior as part of a larger counsel team. Full details of Edward’s practice are available on chambers’ website at https://4stonebuildings.com/barrister/edward-crossley/

Andrew De Mestre KC

Commercial litigation and arbitration with particular emphasis on civil fraud and asset recovery; financial services and banking including CMBS and other securitisation disputes; insolvency and company law including restructuring plans and proceedings under the Insolvency Act 1986, directors’ duties, and shareholder disputes. Recent cases include: Thames Water restructuring plan [2025] EWHC 369; Serco shareholder litigation (settled at trial in 2024); Banca Generali v Sovereign Credit Opportunities [2024] EWCA Civ 866; Madison Pacific Trust v SquareTwo Capital [2023] EWHC 2605; Croxen v GEMA [2022] EWHC 2826; Re Bulb Energy [2021] EWHC 3735; GEHC v Gray [2021] EWCA Civ 123 and [2020] EWCA Civ 1668; Travelport v WEX [2020] EWHC 2670 (Comm); Stanford International Bank Plc v HSBC Bank Plc [2020] EWHC 2232; Deutsche Trustee Co Ltd v Duchess VI CLO BV [2020] EWCA Civ 521; Singularis Holdings Ltd v Daiwa Capital Markets Europe Plc [2019] UKSC 50; Hosking v Apax Partners LLP [2019] 1 WLR 3347; Re Peak Hotels and Resorts Ltd [2019] 1 WLR 2145; Playboy Club London v BNL SA [2018] UKSC 43.

Gregory Denton-Cox

Gregory has a broad commercial and chancery litigation practice. He has particular expertise in company law matters (including shareholder and investor disputes, and proceedings brought by liquidators), civil fraud, tracing and asset recovery, international trusts and offshore disputes, banking and finance, and insolvency and restructuring. Many of his cases have an international dimension, involving multi-jurisdictional teams. Notable recent cases include acting for Glencore plc in a shareholder claim under s.90 / 90A FSMA, acting for VTBE in the three month Commercial Court trial in Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse & others, FSHC Group Holdings Ltd v Barclays Bank plc (Court of Appeal, a leading case on rectification), BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services v LBG Capital (Supreme Court), Napier Park v Harbourmaster (Court of Appeal), US Bank Trustees Ltd v Titan Europe (disputes concerning the construction of structured finance documents), Benedetti v Sawiris (Supreme Court) (leading case on restitution/quantum meruit), and McKillen v Misland (shareholder dispute concerning ownership of London hotels).

Orlando Fraser

Orlando’s career began at 4 Stone Buildings in the 1990s, learning his trade under noted Chancery advocates Peter Curry and Philip Heslop, with early exposure to the Maxwell, BCCI and Marc Rich litigation, and on the DTI’s Directors’ Disqualification Counsel list. Since then, Orlando has gone on himself to feature in heavy financial litigation in the UK and throughout Commonwealth jurisdictions, being noted in particular for his own punchy advocacy and cross-examination. Orlando’s practice is at the commercial end of the Chancery Bar, with an emphasis on civil fraud, company, insolvency, commercial and trusts, and he has featured in numerous reported cases. Orlando took silk in 2014, and is licenced to appear in the BVI, St Christopher and Nevis, and DIFC.

Tom Gentleman

Tom is an experienced advocate and adviser specialising in company law, shareholder disputes, commercial disputes, finance, fraud and insolvency. He has appeared in some of the most complex and high value litigation in the Chancery Division and Commercial court in recent years. He has extensive trial experience. Recent cases include Mozambique v Credit Suisse (the Tuna Bonds litigation); Autonomy v Lynch (fraud claims arising from Hewlett Packard’s acquisition of Autonomy); Mold Investments v Holloway (Court of Appeal guidance on applications to set aside freezing injunctions). Full details of Tom’s practice are available on chambers’ website at 4stonebuildings.com/barrister/tom-gentleman.

Christopher Harrison

Business disputes lie at the heart of Christopher’s practice. Commercial and chancery litigation; civil fraud; tracing and asset recovery; shareholder disputes; company law; insolvency and restructuring; director disqualification; banking and finance. Christopher has wide-ranging experience in all aspects of claims in both the Commercial Court and the Business and Property (formerly Chancery) Division. He recognises the importance of early interim steps such as injunctive relief in leading to a successful outcome. He has considerable trial experience. He has also assisted many clients in successfully resolving their disputes by negotiated ADR procedures. His work often has an international dimension. He has worked with lawyers in many jurisdictions.

Lara Hassell-Hart

Lara has a busy litigation practice spanning a wide range of commercial chancery work, including commercial, financial services and banking, regulatory, civil fraud, insolvency and company litigation. She has substantial experience of large High Court trials and working in small and big counsel and solicitor teams. Notable cases include: • Costa v Saxon Woods Limited (a case in the Supreme Court about directors’ duties under s. 172 of the Companies Act 2006; Lara was previously instructed in the High Court trial of the s. 994 petition and on appeal to the Court of Appeal); • Crispin Odey v FCA (a high-profile Upper Tribunal trial regarding the FCA’s decision to impose a prohibition order and penalty on Crispin Odey over his removals of the executive body of an AIFM); • Staley v FCA (another high-profile Upper Tribunal trial of the FCA’s decision to impose a penalty and prohibition order on the ex-CEO of Barclays); • Lopez Gonzalez and Ors v FCA (a complex 3-week market abuse trial in the Upper Tribunal, arising out of three bond traders’ manipulative trading of Italian futures on the EUREX exchange) • Croxen & Ors v Gas and Electricity Markets Authority and Ors (a complex 5-day insolvency hearing regarding the ability of OFGEM and other energy supply companies to prove in the insolvencies of other energy companies); • Autonomy and Ors v Lynch and Anor liability trial (10 month £5bn civil fraud trial arising from Hewlett Packard’s acquisition of Autonomy); • Re Bulb Energy Limited (the UK’s first ever application for an energy supply company special administration order); • Travelport & Ors v WEX (a 7 day expedited trial in the Commercial Court; the leading English authority on material adverse change clauses); • The Lloyds/HBOS shareholder litigation (a 12 week banking trial arising from Lloyds’ acquisition of HBOS in the 2008 banking crisis). In addition to her private practice, Lara also undertakes work on behalf of the UK Government, having been appointed to C panel in 2022 and B panel in 2025. She regularly advises and appears for other public bodies and regulators, including the Financial Conduct Authority, Financial Reporting Council, and OFGEM. Lara was one of 19 barristers named in The Lawyer’s ‘Hot 100’ of 2022.

Richard Hill KC

Litigation specialist focusing on commercial, capital markets and banking, civil fraud, insolvency and company litigation. In addition to his High Court practice he appears in international arbitrations and Courts in offshore jurisdictions. His work regularly features cross-border issues and involves large teams, often including team members from the US and other jurisdictions. Current cases include leading the team for Glencore in the FSMA claim brought by institutional shareholders in the Commercial Court, and leading the defendant team in Autonomy Corporation v Lynch. Other notable cases include Travelport v WEX; Olding v WEX, Sharp v Blank (Lloyds shareholder action); Khorafi v Bank Sarasin-Alpen (ME) Ltd (DIFC Court); Pinchuk v Bogolyubov; Constantin Meridien v Ecclestone; McKillen v Barclay & Ors; re Lehman Brothers International Europe (client money litigation); Re Titan Europe 2007-1 (NHP); Sinclair v Versailles Trade Finance Ltd.

Eleanor Holland

A barrister and mediator with a broad commercial Chancery practice, Eleanor provides practical advice tailored to meeting the client’s objectives, and is particularly sought after for work involving complex legal questions. She regularly receives repeat instructions from solicitors’ firms, and works both alone and led by barristers (including silks) in and out of Chambers. Eleanor is a CEDR-accredited mediator, offering a practical and constructive approach to parties wishing to explore settlement of their dispute.

Adam Holliman

Adam has a broad commercial chancery practice. He often works as junior to leading counsel in heavy, high value or international matters but also as part of larger counsel teams and on his own. Adam’s practice varies from advice on self-contained points to long running litigation. He has also been instructed by the Government on matters involving allegations of rendition and the improper treatment of detainees. Cases of interest: JSC BTA Bank Ablyazov [2015] 1 WLR 4754 (Supreme Court). Chemtrade Ltd v Fuchs Oil Middle East Ltd; Fuchs Petrolub AG [BVIHC(COM) 158 of 2010] and on appeal [BVIHCVAP2013/0004] – Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court: High Court (Commercial Division) and Court of Appeal. Gallaher International Ltd v Tlais Enterprises Ltd [2008] EWHC 804 (Comm) – Commercial Court. Cherney v Deripaska [2007] EWHC 965 (Comm) – Commercial Court. Re Transocean Equipment Manufacturing and Trading Ltd, Carman v The Cronos Group SA and Others [2006] EWHC 1324 (Ch) – Chancery Division.

Emma Horner

Emma’s practice covers a broad range of commercial litigation in line with Chambers’ specialisms, including large commercial disputes, civil fraud, company law, insolvency, offshore litigation and arbitration. She has significant trial experience. Notable recent cases include: Emerging Media Ventures v Kundra [2026] EWHC 1803 (KB) (summary judgment and injunctive relief); Lundsten v Affinitas Topco Ltd [2025] EWHC 3423 (Ch) (Pt 8 trial, unled); Demissie v KEFI Gold v Copper plc [2025] EWHC 60 (KB) (commission claim; unled 1 week trial); Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse [2024] EWHC 1957 (Comm) (one of The Lawyers Top 20 Cases for 2023; multi-billion US$ fraud claim; 12 week trial); Playle v Verschuur (unfair prejudice dispute; unled 3.5 week trial); Financial Technology Ventures v ETFS Capital [2021] JRC 025 and [2021] JCA 176 (4 week unfair prejudice petition and a 3-day appeal); MAD International v Manes [2021] EWHC 3335 (Comm) (claims in deceit and breach of joint venture agreement; 4 week trial).

Daniel Kessler

Daniel Kessler is a commercial chancery barrister at 4 Stone Buildings with a broad practice spanning company law, restructuring and insolvency, civil fraud, commercial litigation, enforcement and asset recovery. Called in 2018, he has developed a practice notable both for substantial led work and for appearing independently in difficult appellate and High Court matters. He is currently ranked by Chambers & Partners as “Up and Coming” in both Company and Restructuring/Insolvency. Daniel has particular experience in disputes concerning distressed companies, creditor remedies, shareholder disputes, directors’ duties and transactions defrauding creditors. His insolvency practice encompasses winding-up and bankruptcy proceedings, statutory demands, antecedent transactions, office-holder claims and director disqualification. In Savva v Cuckoo Hill Ltd [2025] EWHC 286 (Ch), acting as sole counsel for the claimant, he successfully pursued relief under section 423 of the Insolvency Act 1986 in proceedings in which the court made findings of dishonesty and fabrication of evidence. He has acted for office-holders, creditors, debtors and government departments, including HMRC and the Secretary of State. A significant feature of Daniel’s practice is his appellate experience. He has appeared three times as sole counsel in the Court of Appeal, for the appellants in Bone v Williamson [2024] 1 WLR 3235, Burton v Ministry of Justice [2025] KB 66 and 56 Fellows Road Ltd v ABC Block Management Ltd [2026] EWCA Civ 401. This experience is unusual for a junior of his call and reflects a practice in which he is regularly trusted to deal independently with difficult questions of law and procedure. His wider commercial practice includes high-value fraud and conspiracy claims, fiduciary duty disputes, banking and financial services matters, and cases raising economic or regulatory questions. He has acted in litigation arising from substantial investments, sanctions issues and international commercial transactions, and has experience of urgent interim and proprietary relief involving novel assets, including cryptocurrency. His asset-recovery practice also extends to proceedings under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Following a secondment to the National Crime Agency, he acts in account freezing, civil recovery and related proceedings, for both the Crown and respondents. Daniel also has substantial offshore experience. He was called to the Bar of the British Virgin Islands in 2021 and has acted in BVI company and insolvency disputes, including unfair prejudice proceedings, cross-border insolvency matters and appellate litigation. His recent work includes DOZ v VFN, concerning an injunction in support of foreign insolvency proceedings, and MBS Software Solutions v Paget, an appeal concerning non-party costs orders under the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Civil Procedure Rules. He also acted in connection with the BVI liquidation of Three Arrows Capital. Before coming to the Bar, Daniel spent five years as an economist, including as an Economic Adviser at the Competition and Markets Authority and as a Senior Associate at the Financial Conduct Authority. That background gives him particular familiarity with financial, regulatory and economic evidence and makes him well suited to disputes involving valuation, markets or complex financial material. Daniel was appointed to the Attorney General’s B Panel of Counsel in 2025, having previously served on the C Panel. He is also the author of Insolvency Law Made Clear: A Guide for Debtors. Feedback from instructing solicitors consistently identifies his technical ability, responsiveness, attention to detail and practical approach. He is particularly valued for identifying solutions which may not immediately be apparent, explaining difficult issues clearly, and combining rigorous analysis with an understanding of the commercial objective behind the litigation. He is equally comfortable acting as part of a larger counsel team or as sole advocate in substantial and strategically important disputes.

James Knott

James specialises in commercial and company matters, with a particular emphasis on shareholder disputes, fraud, and banking litigation. His work encompasses advice, drafting and representation for domestic and international clients across 4 Stone Buildings’ core practice areas. Other recent work has seen James advise and represent clients in a number of pieces of trust litigation (acting both for trustees and beneficiaries), a damages enquiry in relation to a substantial intellectual property dispute in the pharmaceutical industry, a dispute over promotion and distribution arrangements in the music industry, a successful challenge to an arbitral award under s.69 of the 1996 Act, and a number of international arbitrations. Equally at home acting as sole counsel, leading other juniors, or being led, James provides client-focused advice, regularly appears in the Chancery Division and the Commercial Court, and has appeared in a number of reported cases in both the Court of Appeal (including as sole counsel) and the Supreme Court. James also has experience of acting in acting in international arbitrations (both led and unled and under a number of bodies, including LCIA and ICC) and challenges to awards under the Arbitration Acts. Practice Areas Banking and Finance: a significant number of James’ cases involve banking or finance-related issues, including in relation to developing areas such as claims involving the Quincecare duty. James has particular experience of acting (both as a junior and as sole counsel, and both for and against banks) in complex, high-value cases in this field, including twice in the Supreme Court (Stanford International Bank v. HSBC and Buyers v. SNB). Company law: as a core part of 4 Stone Buildings’ work, James has experience acting and advising in all manner of company related disputes, with a particular emphasis on shareholder and joint venture disputes. Commercial disputes and fraud: James provides advice and representation in connection with a range of commercial disputes, including those involving allegations of dishonesty, and frequently appears in the Commercial Court and in commercial matters in the Chancery Division. He has experience of trial work, appellate work (in both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court), obtaining and resisting interim relief and advising on and acting in committal applications (at both first instance and on appeal). Insolvency & restructuring: James regularly appears in the Insolvency and Companies Court, acting for and advising debtors and creditors on a wide range of matters, including claims relating to antecedent transactions, issues surrounding the validity of appointment of office holders, and disputed administration applications. Trusts: James is experienced in acting for and against trustees (including trustees of traditional and offshore private trusts and trustees in the context of corporate finance transactions, e.g. bond and security trustees). Arbitration: James acts and advises in relation to national and international arbitrations and has experience, led and unled, of both arbitrations (including under LCIA and ICC rules) and challenges to awards under the Arbitration Acts (including a recent successful challenge under s.69 of the 1996 Act). Recent reported cases in which James was involved include: - Asghar v Patel [2026] EWHC 396 (Comm) (Successful challenge to an UNCITRAL award under s.69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 concerning the construction of a settlement agreement) - Mason v Barclays Bank Plc [2025] EWCA 265; [2026] 1 All E.R. (Comm) 340 (Successfully resisting a challenge to committal for contempt); - Dylan v. Barclays Bank Plc [2025] EWCA Civ 20 (Successfully resisting a challenge to committal for contempt); - Barclays Bank Plc v. Dylan & Ors [2024] EWHC 2043 (Ch) (Obtaining a passport order against a contemnor); - Barclays Bank Plc v. Dylan & Ors [2024] EWHC 1994 and 2776 (Ch) (Successful committal applications against multiple defendants in connection with alleged breaches of a number of freezing orders); - Eli Lilly & co v. Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Limited [2024] EWHC 2474 (Ch) (Acting for a defendant generic pharmaceutical company in a contested (and successful) application to admit client representatives of the defendant into an “Attorney Eyes Only” tier of an agreed confidentiality order) - Barclays Bank Plc v. Citibank NA [2024] EWHC 53 (Ch) (Obtaining third party disclosure against a bank in the context of underlying conspiracy and unjust enrichment claims); - Barclays Bank Plc v. Dylan & Ors [2023] EWHC 3523 (Ch) (adjournments; listing appeals); - Byers v. Saudi National Bank [2023] UKSC 51; [2024] A.C. 1191 (Appeal to the Supreme Court in relation to the scope of knowing receipt claims where the underlying beneficial interest in property wrongfully paid away in breach of trust is extinguished by the method of transfer); - Re LYHFL Ltd [2023] EWHC 2585 (Ch); [2024] 2 B.C.L.C. 531 (Resisting an administration application by a director where the director had not been validly authorised under the company’s articles); - Eli Lilly & Co v. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd [2023] EWHC 68 (Ch) (Resisting an application for the determination of preliminary issues in proceedings concerning the nature and amount of damages, if any, due under a settlement agreement arising out of the marketing and sale of a patented drug combination); - Stanford International Bank Ltd v. HSBC Bank Plc [2022] UKSC 34; [2023] AC 761 (Appeal to the Supreme Court in proceedings against a bank arising out of an underlying multi-billion dollar Ponzi fraud. The case involved a claim under the Quincecare duty (a duty owed by banks to their customers not to act on instructions where the bank is on enquiry as to a possible fraud), with the Supreme Court giving guidance as to the scope of loss under such a claim); - Global Energy Horizons Corp v. Gray [2021] EWCA Civ 123; [2021] Costs L.R. 133 and [2020] EWCA Civ 1668; [2021] 1 W.L.R. 2264 (Complex appeal and cross-appeal heard over seven days in the Court of Appeal and generating two reported judgments dealing with numerous issues including costs, the scope of an account of profits, abuse of process, and allegations of misleading the court).

Donald Lilly KC

Chancery Commercial, including Company Law and personal and corporate Insolvency, with a particular emphasis on disputes involving offshore and civil fraud aspects. Recent reported cases include: Magomedov v TPG Group [2026] EWHC 1051 (Comm) & [2025] EWHC 59 (Comm), Wang v Tianjin Lantian Gerui [2024] EWHC 2059 (Ch), Sian Participation v Domidias [2024] EWHC 458 (Comm), Gill v Thind [2023] EWCA Civ 1276, SFO v Harbour Fund II LLP [2022] EWHC 3053 and Faulkner v Vollin Holdings Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1371.

Anna Markham

Anna Markham is a specialist in company, commercial, financial services and insolvency law, with a busy caseload of litigation and advisory work. She has conducted a wide range of cases including commercial, banking and investor litigation, shareholder disputes and claims by and against officeholders. She also has particular expertise – as a former member of the Attorney General’s civil panel of Counsel (2002-2009) – in conducting litigation for and against Government departments (including directors’ disqualification proceedings). A sophisticated and hard-hitting advocate, Anna is known for her outstanding grasp of the technical detail, underpinned by her previous training as a chartered accountant at Arthur Andersen.

Charles Marquand

Financial services Charles Marquand is a well-known specialist in financial services law and regulation, with long-standing and broad-ranging experience in this field. He is a former legal adviser at HM Treasury, dealing with a wide variety of financial services matters, including drafting legislation and regulations. Amongst others, he was instrumental in drafting regulations for the dematerialised transfer and settlement of securities, which underpin Crest (now Euroclear). He additionally assisted in the negotiation and implementation of EU directives. He advises on an extensive range of financial services matters and has particular expertise in collective investment schemes, funds, crypto-currencies, payment services and “perimeter” issues. His clients are varied, based in the UK and overseas, including regulated/unregulated firms, public sector bodies, charities, family offices and individuals. He has also advised governments in the former Soviet bloc and Asia on financial services and investment law and regulation, and drafted laws/regulations. Arbitration Charles Marquand has been sitting as an arbitrator for 25 years, principally in international commercial disputes, often concerning metals. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Chartered Arbitrator. He is a panel member/on the data-bases of several leading arbitral organisations, including the ICC (UK, France), LCIA, LMAA, DIAC, SIAC, HKIAC, BVI IAC, P.R.I.M.E Finance; and specialist panels (London Metal Exchange, Minor Metals Trade Association).

Zara McGlone

Zara McGlone’s practice spans commercial litigation and arbitration, company law, insolvency, civil fraud, and banking and finance. She has extensive advocacy experience, and experience working both as sole counsel and as part of a larger team. In addition to her UK-based work, Zara is called to the Bar of the British Virgin Islands and is a Registered Part II Practitioner in the DIFC, with significant unled experience in that jurisdiction, including in Union Bank of India v Velocity Industries LLC and Ors (17 July 2023), a ten-day trial before Justice Lord Angus Glennie. Other notable instructions include: acting on behalf of Dr Mike Lynch and latterly his estate in the Hewlett-Packard/Autonomy litigation (from the 93-day liability trial in 2019 through to the judgment on consequential matters in 2026); acting as sole counsel for the administrators of the Oasis and Warehouse retail chain (2022-2025); Marples v Secretary of State for Education [2025] EWHC 2794 (Ch); Cork v Penfold [2025] EWHC 1356 (Ch); Armeniakou v Scott Thomson [2024] EWHC 2136 (Comm) and [2024] EWHC 2568 (KBD); Re Compound Photonics Group Ltd [2021] EWHC 787 (Ch) and [2022] EWCA Cov 271 (Ch). In addition to her private practice, Zara is a member of the Attorney General’s ‘B’ Panel of counsel, having previously been appointed to the ‘C’ Panel. In that capacity, she undertakes civil work on behalf of the UK government, with a particular focus on commercial and insolvency matters. Of particular note is her work acting for and advising OFGEM, HMRC, and the Department for Education.

Tiran Nersessian KC

Tiran is highly regarded for his courtroom advocacy and has extensive experience acting in substantial trials, appeals and applications. He is a ‘go-to’ expert in the area of directors’ disqualification and is the general editor of the leading textbook in that field: Mithani. Tiran has a particular depth of experience in both corporate and personal insolvency litigation, including transactions at undervalue and preferences, administrations, bankruptcy restriction orders, wrongful/fraudulent trading and the appointment of provisional liquidators. He has been recommended for many years as a leading practitioner in the fields of Restructuring/Insolvency and Company/Partnership. He has acted in several high-profile matters for the government and private clients in recent years including Carillion, Comet, Post Office Horizon scandal, Bell Pottinger, BHS, Boris Becker, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, the proposed acquisition of Sky by 21 Century Fox and James Stunt to name but a few. Tiran was appointed to the AG’s Panel 2006-2026 (A-Panel since 2016), pursuant to which he has been instructed in some of the government’s most significant and high-profile matters stretching back to the collapse of MG Rover. He recently acted for the Sec of State in the highly publicised £120m against PPE Medpro. He presently acts for the administrators of one of the companies caught in the fallout of the alleged £1.3bn MFS mortgage scandal.

Guy Olliff-Cooper

Guy specialises in commercial disputes with a particular emphasis on civil fraud and cryptoassets. He frequently appears unled in both the High Court and the Court of Appeal, often against silks. He enjoys a busy offshore practice having been called to the Bar of both the BVI and the DIFC. In September 2025, Guy was appointed to the Attorney General’s B Panel. Guy’s recent reported cases include: • Hulley Enterprises Ltd v Russia [2026] 1 Lloyd's Rep 493. A claim by the former shareholders of OAO Yukos Oil Company to enforce a US$50 billion arbitration award (the largest international arbitration award in history) against the Russian Federation. • Dos Santos v Unitel SA [2025] KB 438. A £580 million claim against Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of the former President of Angola, in relation to sums allegedly due under loan agreements; now the leading authority on the merits threshold for freezing relief. • Mex Group Worldwide Ltd v Ford [2023] EWHC 3394 (KB). An application for a freezing injunction under s.25 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 in support of proceedings in Scotland valued at €68.5 million based on an alleged unlawful means conspiracy to induce breach of a consent order.

Andrew Rose

Commercial and chancery disputes, particularly those involving civil fraud, company law, insolvency, banking and financial services. Extensive experience of cases involving jurisdictional and conflicts of laws issues, including anti-suit injunctions, cross-border insolvency cases, and disputes involving the interaction between courts and arbitral tribunals.

Albert Sampson

Albert’s practice as an advocate and advisor spans commercial litigation and arbitration, company law, insolvency, banking & financial services, financial regulation, civil fraud and asset recovery, and civil recovery under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. Albert regularly appears before courts and tribunals with leaders or as sole counsel and has substantial experience of working with both large and small teams of lawyers, experts and foreign lawyers. Many of Albert’s cases involve an international element, and his experience includes acting in matters involving foreign law or cross-border proceedings. Albert’s experience includes works in relation to jurisdictions including the Dubai International Financial Centre, the BVI, Cyprus, Malta, New York, Switzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong, Ukraine and Russia. In addition to his busy private practice, Albert has been appointed to the Attorney General’s B Panel of Counsel and he regularly undertakes civil work on behalf of the UK government.

Sharif Shivji KC

Sharif A. Shivji KC is the Joint Head of Chambers of 4 Stone Buildings and Attorney General to HRH The Prince of Wales. He is a leading silk in commercial law, with a particular focus on banking, financial services, civil fraud, company, and insolvency litigation. Sharif has appeared in two of the largest matters before the English Courts in recent years; the Hewlett-Packard / Autonomy litigation and the Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse litigation. He is also a leading offshore barrister with a prominent practice in BVI, Cayman Islands, Bermuda and the DIFC (where he has appeared in many of the jurisdiction’s most significant cases (Court of Appeal and First Instance)). Sharif has substantial experience in acting as arbitration counsel in ICC, LCIA, and DIAC proceedings, and regularly represents governments and regulatory bodies. As a former derivatives trader, Sharif’s expertise includes financial markets and corporate finance, with a particular emphasis on financial and commodity futures, options, and complex derivatives. Notable cases include: Autonomy v Lynch [2025] EWHC 1877 (Ch), [2025] EWHC 1171 (Ch), [2022] EWHC 1178 (Ch), Gonzalez v Financial Conduct Authority [2025] UKUT 214 (TCC), Enstar [2025] SC (Bda) 76 civ (Bermuda), Mozambique v Credit Suisse International [2024] EWHC 1957 (Comm), General Electric Co v Al Alpine US Bidco Inc [2021] EWHC 45 (Ch), Bank Sarasin Alpen v Bank J Safra Sarasin (DIFC CFI & CA), Khorafi v Bank Sarasin (DIFC), Akhmedova v Akhmedov (2018) (DIFC CFI & CA), Akers v Stanford (BVI HC & CA), Wentworth v Lehman [2017] EWHC 3158 (Ch), S&P v ApoBank and RBS (2016) (Comm) and Chesterfield v Deutsche Bank (2016) (Ch). Sharif is highly ranked across multiple practice areas in the legal directories and is a member of The Lawyer’s Hot 100.

Nicola Timmins

Nicola has a broad commercial and commercial chancery practice with particular experience in high value complex disputes, typically involving international components. She has a particular focus on banking, financial services, civil fraud, the natural resources sector, insolvency law, company law, shareholder disputes, and directors disqualification. Nicola has acted in three of “The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases” of the year during her career: RZB v RBS, Excalibur v Gulf Keystone, and the Carillion directors disqualification proceedings. Alongside a busy practice in London, Nicola regularly accepts instructions in offshore matters, including from Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and the BVI (where she is called to the Bar). As a former solicitor and judicial assistant in the Court of Appeal, Nicola is well placed to understand the needs of both her professional clients and the judiciary, and to tailor her advice and advocacy accordingly.

Alastair Tomson

Elizabeth Walsh

Joseph Wigley

A broad practice covering the full range of commercial litigation and arbitration, with focus on insolvency, civil fraud, company law, banking and financial services. Equally comfortable working as sole counsel or as part of a wider counsel team, Joseph is instructed in commercial disputes in the English courts,arbitration and offshore. Recent cases include: •Re SMS Farming Ltd [2026] EWHC 384 (Ch) (unfair prejudice) •Giwa v JNFX [2025] EWCA Civ 961 & [2024] EWHC 735 (Ch) (foreign exchange; deceit) •Adie v Ingenuity [2024] EWHC 2902 (Ch) (share purchase; deferred consideration) •Power Projects v Star Assurance [2024] EWHC 2798 (Comm) (on-demand bonds) •Albert Court v Fetaimia [2024] EWHC 1307 (Ch) (abuse of process; bankruptcy) •Petropavlovsk Plc, Re [2023] EWHC 264 (Ch), [2022] EWHC 2097 (Ch) & [2022] EWHC 2074 (Ch) (sanctions; schemes of arrangement; administration) •Asher v Jaywing [2022] EWHC 893 (Ch) (earn-outs; NOV clauses) •Maud, Re [2020] EWHC 1469 (Ch), [2020] EWHC 974 (Ch), [2019] EWHC 398 (Ch), [2018] EWHC 1414 (Ch), [2016] EWHC 2175 (Ch) & (bankruptcy petitions; collateral purpose) •Deansgate v Workman [2019] EWHC 2 (Ch) (TUVs; abuse of process) • Re Haus of Vanity [2017] EWHC 2615 (Ch) (just & equitable winding-up) •RPC v Khan [2016] BPIR 722 (bankruptcy; jurisdiction) •Butler v Butler [2016] EWHC 1793 (Ch) (personal property; co-ownership) •Global v Gray [2015] EWHC 2232 (Ch), [2015] EWHC 3275 (Ch) & [2012] EWHC 3703 (Ch) (fiduciary duty; account of profits)

Nicholas Wright

Barrister specialising in commercial and commercial Chancery litigation, particularly company law and shareholder disputes, insolvency and civil fraud. He acts both led and unled in cases before the High Court and County Court and has acted in LCIA arbitrations and related applications to the High Court. Examples of recent instructions include: Department for Health & Social Care v PPE Medpro Limited: Acting for the Department of Health and Social Care in its ongoing claim against PPE Medpro Limited for in excess of £130 million. The claim arises from the supply of allegedly defective PPE to DHSC during the Covid-19 pandemic (led by Paul Stanley KC, Tiran Nersessian and Albert Sampson). X v Y: Acting on a claim brought by a merchant bank for fees in cash and kind said to be worth over £65 million allegedly due to it under a “tail-gunner” clause in an advisory services agreement relating to a reverse takeover (led by Jonathan Crow CVO KC). NDK Ltd v HUO Holding Ltd: Nicholas acted in LCIA arbitrations concerning a shareholder dispute over control of the Cypriot holding company of a large mine in the CIS region. This eventually included an antisuit injunction arbitration to restrain proceedings in Cyprus and three consolidated arbitrations on the merits. The case particularly addressed questions of the limits of arbitrability in the company law context which were eventually addressed by the High Court in NDK Ltd v HUO Holding Ltd [2022] EWHC 1682 (Comm) (led by Aidan Casey KC and Alexander Cook KC). Re Sova Capital Limited [2023] EWHC 452 (Ch): Nicholas acted for an interested party (the intended purchaser) on applications by the Joint Special Administrators of an insolvent investment brokerage firm focussed on the Russian market for directions pursuant to pursuant to paragraph 63 of Schedule B1 to the Insolvency Act 1986 in relation to the sale of a portfolio of shares with an estimated value of approximately £274 million (led by William Buck). Re XYZ Ltd: Nicholas acted for the Petitioner in an unfair prejudice petition concerning a 50/50 joint venture company incorporated to carry out a large property development. The case settled immediately following presentation of the petition on highly favourable terms to the Petitioner (led by David Lord KC).