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3 Verulam Buildings ‘consistently fields the best and the brightest at the commercial Bar’, regularly handling multi-jurisdictional, complex cases at all levels of the English court system and globally. The set continues to be active in high-value corporate insolvency-related claims, including Phones4u Limited v Vodafone Group, where Ewan McQuater KC led Adam Kramer KC and Hannah Glover in Vodafone’s defence against allegations, brought by the collapsed retailer’s liquidators, that mobile phone networks conspired with each other to terminate their dealings with it. Andrew Onslow KC, Peter De Verneuil Smith KC, and Adam Kramer KC acted for various claimant groups in a FSMA s.90/90A securities claim against Glencore, accused of hiding corrupt activities through misleading statements in published prospectuses. In Umbrella Interchange Fee Claimants v Mastercard, Adrian Beltrami KC was instructed to act for over 1,000 merchants in claims brought against Mastercard and Visa in respect of alleged unlawful interchange fees. Another key case includes Jonathan Davies-Jones KC, Clarissa Jones, and Georges Chalfoun’s defence of Siam Commercial Bank in Suppipat v Narongdej and others, involving an alleged fraudulent conspiracy related to the sale of a major wind energy company in Thailand.
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  • 'Stuart Pullum is highly effective and easy to use. He is also a great promotor of junior barristers.'
  • 'Stephen Penson is responsive and a consummate professional.'
  • 'Stephen Penson and Stuart Pullum run a tight ship and maintain the client-friendly service, which earns continued loyalty to this set. '
  • 'James Kelly is fantastic in the clerks' room. He is impressive and a great asset.'
  • '3VB consistently fields the best and the brightest at the commercial Bar. Their strength lies not just in their technical expertise but in their unassuming attitude and commercial approach.'
  • '3VB is a strong set, with impressive juniors.'
  • '3VB is a leading set for commercial litigation.'
  • '3VB are the set to beat - their strength in depth and value for money are unmatched.'

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