Brick Court Chambers is ‘a premium set reliably delivering a very premium service’ with members frequently involved in matters relating to energy sector M&A, joint ventures, investments, and asset purchases. In Spottiswoode v Nexans (Power Cables CPO), Helen Davies KC acted for electrical cable producer Prysmian in an application seeking £300m in damages in respect of the supply of high-voltage underground and submarine power cables connecting onshore and offshore windfarms to the UK power network. Edward Ho is representing Naftogaz in a dispute with the Russian state concerning assets seized when it invaded Crimea in 2014, seeking to enforce arbitral awards in jurisdictions around the world. Charlotte Thomas, acted for the defence in Shandong Offshore v Andresen & Anor, a case concerning the project management of an offshore oil project.
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Testimonials
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- 'The clerks have always been extremely pleasant to deal with. Ben Rippengale was the clerk and he was always friendly and responsive.'
- 'The clerks are brilliant. Ben Rippengale, James Knapp and Philip Wilkes are always very responsive and helpful.'
- 'Very good and responsive clerking team who are a pleasure to work with.'
- 'They're responsive and commercial, and easy to have the difficult conversations with.'
- 'Brick Court is undoubtedly one of the leading commercial sets, and its members are uniformly excellent.'
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.
Vernon Flynn KC
‘The best in the business, the man you need on your side in court, he can sweet talk the most difficult judge with effortless charm. A brilliant leader who just nails it every time he is on his feet.’
Harry Matovu KC
‘He is the gold standard. His analytical capacity and advocacy is stellar, and he is second to none.’
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.
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
