Brick Court Chambers continues to impress with its members' involvement in an array of high-profile cases, offering ‘huge strength in depth for fraud work’. Members of the set continue to be involved in "tuna bonds" scandal litigation concerning the fraudulent and corrupt procurement of sovereign guarantees worth $2bn, with Richard Blakeley KC, newly appointed silk as of March 2024, representing the Republic of Mozambique in proceedings against Credit Suisse, VTB and Privinvest Group companies; Ben Woolgar and Frederick Wilmot-Smith acting for the Privinvest defendants; and Stephen Midwinter KC, Laura Newton, and Tom Wood instructed by banks that provided syndicated lending to Mozambique. Tim Lord KC, leading a team including Thomas Plewman KC, represents Ziyavudin Magomedov and his companies in relation to high-value disputes around the world arising out of an alleged conspiracy to carry out a corporate raid of assets belonging to the former tycoon, who is currently serving a prison sentence in Russia.. Fred Hobson KC and Richard Blakeley KC took silk in March 2024.
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- 'Paul Dennison is always available and great at finding solutions.'
- 'Tony Burgess and Paul Dennison lead a high-quality team with approachability, warmth, real skill and a deep knowledge of their chambers and its caseload.
- 'The clerks are excellent, in particular Ellie Sanders and Luke Carvalho.'
- 'The clerks are second to none. Tony Burgess and Paul Denisson are stars, and the clerks room is friendly and efficient.'
- 'Brick Court is always exceptional in every way, from its most senior KC to its most junior junior.'
- 'Excellent chambers that is amongst the best.'
- 'Brick Court is a chambers with huge strength in depth for fraud work and great expertise.'
- 'Members of the set are absolutely brilliant - commercially savvy and generally incredibly bright.'
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2024 Silks
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2023 Silks
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