Helen Davies KC
Helen speaks with incredible authority and cuts right through complex matters. She is excellent.’
Noted for being ‘one of the top chambers with a hugely impressive array of silks and juniors,’ Brick Court Chambers continues to receive instructions for its members in significant and high-profile cases including Various Claimants v Glencore Plc in which Helen Davies KC led Tony Singla KC and Kyle Lawson in acting for a FSTE 100 Plc in defence of a S.90/90A FSMA claim brought by a number of large investor groups against the Plc, its CEO and CFO. Tim Lord KC is routinely sought out by both investors and banks for cases involving litigation in banking and finance, and Mark Howard KC is experienced in commercial and city litigation both in trial and appellate advocacy. Charlotte Tan has been instructed in banking disputes involving civil fraud, including The Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse & Ors, which raised allegations of bribery and corruption. Richard Blakeley KC and Fred Hobson KC were made silks in 2024.
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Testimonials
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- 'Philip Wilkes is helpful and efficient.'
- 'Paul Dennison is very responsive and commercially savvy.'
- 'Brick Court is one of the top chambers with a hugely impressive array of silks and juniors.'
- 'Brick Court Chambers are one of our go-to chambers for this type of work.'
- 'Always first-class and helpful.'
Lawyers
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Tim Lord KC
Tim is a compelling advocate, with an inventive approach to problem solving which obtains good results for his clients.’
Simon Birt KC
Simon is the best barrister of his call bar none. Formidably clever as well as formidable on his feet.’
Mark Howard KC
A towering presence as a cross-examiner and advocate and has exceptional litigation tactical awareness.’
Roger Masefield KC
Roger is very bright but easy to work with. He is a good trial advocate.’
Simon Salzedo KC
Simon is a multi-talented barrister. Fiercely analytical in his approach and a compelling and persuasive advocate.’
Tony Singla KC
Tony is very personable, responsive and collaborative.’
Jasbir Dhillon KC
Real grip of detail. Impressive courtroom performer. Skillful cross-examiner. Very hands-on as a leader and on top of the detail of ISDA instruments.’
James McClelland KC
A brilliant mind: one of the deepest thinkers at the Bar.’
Thomas Plewman KC
‘Very user friendly and team player. Frank speaking but creative in relation to solutions. Excellent in court, not afraid to challenge the judge’s thinking and win them round.’
Stephen Midwinter KC
Stephen's advocacy is superb: concise, direct and always focused laser-like on the issue that matters.’
Fionn Pilbrow KC
Fionn is the most user-friendly silk to work alongside. He has an uncanny ability to cut through extremely complex issues and present sensible proposals for a way forward, even in extremely stressful, high-pressure scenarios.’
Sarah Abram KC
‘Sarah is a pleasure to work with. She is evidently extremely clever, and is clear and convincing in her advice. Sarah is able to absorb large volumes of information at short notice, and cuts to the chase on the key points.’
Alec Haydon KC
Alec drafts beautifully. As an advocate, he is always well prepared and not afraid to run difficult points or tell the judge that he is wrong (which sometimes has to be said)!’
Richard Slade KC
Great both for advice as well as advocacy. Richard is a team player and adapts to client needs. Hugely experienced with international matters, including jurisdiction challenges. Excellent in court and well received by judges.’
2024 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Richard Blakeley KC
‘Richard is tough and resilient. He is also calm and confident under pressure. His cross-examination at trial was good.’
Fred Hobson KC
Analytical and clear in approach and advocacy.’
2023 Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Richard Eschwege KC
‘Richard is one of the brightest barristers of his generation. He is very driven and hard working and is committed to achieving success for his clients. He is also good fun to work with.’
Craig Morrison KC
Craig combines forensic attention to detail with a very relaxed and user-friendly manner. He will soon be one of the go-to barristers for banking and fraud work and is years ahead of his time.’
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Charlotte Tan
Geoffrey Kuehne
Geoff is a very easy barrister to work with. A clear and forceful advocate and surely a KC candidate for the future.’
Alan Roxburgh
Alan is one of the most orderly, careful, thoughtful, and precise barristers that I have ever encountered. His analysis is unfailingly precise and exhaustive.’
Tom Wood
Tom is extremely hard working and detail oriented. He is willing to pitch in with any work, no matter how time consuming or technical, and his assistance with the foreign law expert evidence in particular was invaluable. He is switched on and generally has good instincts. He has a good manner with solicitors, third parties and clients and has a very bright future.'
Ben Woolgar
‘Has an exceptional ability to take on and turn around massive amounts of work, and to produce excellent documents with real legal flair. A great lawyer who is a pleasure to work with.’
Joanne Box
She is excellent at drawing out the issues and approaching matters in reasonable, pragmatic way.'
Jonathan Dawid
ery thorough and all over the details of a matter. Hard working and responsive.’
David Heaton
Dave is an absolute delight to work with. He is very hard working and his work ethic and ability to take on huge amounts is unsurpassed.’
William Hooper
‘Will is very bright, and delivers his advice confidently. He is a strong advocate – particularly for someone of his call. He is also a pleasure to deal with.’
Kyle Lawson
Kyle’s intellectual strength is obvious but he combines it with common sense and a user-friendliness which makes it a pleasure to work with him. He is thorough and careful but able to bring everything together so one can form a coherent strategy in a difficult situation.’
Jonathan Scott
‘Jonathan is a highly skilled draftsman who provides very high quality work and turns it around really quickly. He’s extremely user-friendly and understands the commercial imperatives that clients bring to matters.’
Charlotte Thomas
Charlotte is exceptionally intelligent and hard working. Her written work is always of the highest quality and she is a delight to work with.’