With an excellent reputation for being ‘a go-to for civil fraud work’, Fountain Court Chambers‘ members continue to act in a broad range of high-profile fraud cases, drawing on the set’s wider expertise in banking and finance and insolvency law. Multi-jurisdictional matters form a key pillar of the practice, and the group reports an uptick in mandates involving insolvency elements and crypto-related issues. Bankim Thanki KC and Jeffrey Chapman KC continue to act for the claimant in Gemini v Watson and Others, a fraud claim arising from a £70m investment into an allegedly fraudulent FX trading vehicle. Public Institution for Social Security v Al Rajaan and others, an international fraud claim involving allegations of bribery and corruption brought against the former Director General of the Kuwaiti social security fund, sees Stuart Ritchie KC and Nico Leslie acting for the claimant; Nick Daly representing AUB Trustees (Guernsey); and Leonora Sagan appearing for the Man Group.
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Position
Art & Cultural Property; Banking and Finance; Commercial Litigation; Fraud – Civil; International Arbitration; Offshore; Professional Negligence.
Specialises in commercial litigation with particular expertise in banking and finance, insurance and reinsurance, fraud/asset recovery, jurisdiction and conflict of laws, professional negligence, art law, international and domestic arbitration. Chambers & Partners ‘Banking & Finance Junior of the Year’ 2022.
Recent practice includes a number of high-profile commercial cases, including acting in the US$1 billion PIFSS litigation for a Kuwaiti sovereign wealth fund, acting for the administrators of the NMC Group in multi-billion dollar litigation and arbitration across the world, and acting for the successful investors in the Czech Photovoltaic arbitrations in The Hague and Vienna. Has particular experience of litigation in offshore jurisdictions (Bermuda, BVI, Cayman and St Lucia) and in Hong Kong and Singapore, and has extensive experience of international arbitration under the rules of numerous arbitral institutions.
Career
Called 2010; Lincoln’s Inn.
Publications of note: co-author, ‘The Law of Assignment (3rd Edition)’ with Mr Justice Marcus Smith; co-author of chapter on ’Choses in Action’ for Halsbury’s Laws of England; contributing editor of Gough on Company Charges (2nd edition, forthcoming); contributing editor, Restitution chapter, ‘Bullen, Leake and Jacob’s Precedents of Pleading’.
Languages
Fluent/Near Native French, Italian, Croatian/Serbian; Fluent Spanish.
Memberships
COMBAR.
Education
Eton College (King’s Scholarship); Christ’s College, Cambridge (2007 BA Modern Languages, Starred Double First); City Law School (2009 GDL, Commendation); City Law School (2010 BVC, Outstanding).
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- 'Alex Taylor is extremely experienced and commercial.'
- 'Alex Taylor leads a great team.'
- 'Sian Huckett is always a pleasure to deal with.'
- 'The clerks are extremely responsive and market-oriented.'
- 'An excellent set.'
- 'Their bench depth is supreme.'
- 'The barristers in the set are first-class.'
- 'A very strong set.'