Wilberforce Chambers is ‘excellent for fraud, insolvency and commercial Chancery work’, regularly handling claims involving allegations of misrepresentation, conspiracy, breach of duty, as well as accessory liability. Tim Penny KC was instructed by the first and seventeenth defendant in Suppipat and others v Narongdej and others, a $1bn claim arising from allegations of fraud and asset-stripping related to dealings in the shares of Thailand’s largest wind farm company, Wind Energy Holding. In Harrington & Charles Trading Company and others v Mehta and others, another $1bn claim, Thomas Grant KC and Emily McKechnie are defending various members of the Mehta family, accused of misappropriating and laundering proceeds from their diamond and precious metals businesses in an international fraud scheme. Alan Gourgey KC, leading Bobby Friedman, act for the defendants in Steenbok Newco 10 SARL v Formal Holdings, a fraud claim advanced by assignees of the Steinhoff Group, involving allegations of misappropriation and laundering of £90m in payments made by the now-liquidated South African conglomerate.
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- 'The clerks are brilliant. Fraser Geddes, Andrew Barnes, Stewart Cameron and Antonia Matthew are standouts.'
- 'Conor Michaels is supremely organised and always a pleasure to work with.'
- 'Antonia Matthew is always incredibly helpful and responsive. She is someone you can have a sensible commercial conversation with and will take on board your views while still ensuring a good outcome for the barrister.'
- 'Clerks at Wilberforce are all great, commercial, and effective. Steward Cameron leads by example.'
- 'All of Wilberforce's members are excellent for fraud, insolvency and commercial chancery work.'
- 'Excellent commercial chancery set looking to lead the pack.'
- 'Wilberforce are well known for their fraud practice and are a go-to set for these types of matters.'
- 'The set is very strong in civil fraud and has a good range of barristers with the right expertise.'
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