4 Stone Buildings' members cover everything from dissolution, M&A, corporate finance, and reorganisations of capital to disputes concerning directors’ duties and shareholder rights. . John Brisby KC acts for the directors of a Guernsey-based company in defending allegations of fraudulent trading, in which damages in excess of $900 million are claimed, confirms his prominence in the market. Among the set’s many talented juniors, Christopher Harrison stands out for his frequent unled work against silks.
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Profile
Position
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.
Career
Call 1978. KC 1996. Deputy High Court Judge 2004.
Memberships
COMBAR and Chancery Bar Association.
Education
Westminster School 1969-73 and Scholar of Christ Church, Oxford 1974-77. Mansfield Scholar of Lincolns Inn 1978.
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