Fountain Court Chambers routinely undertakes cases concerning legal and financial professionals. Members of the set are also well-regarded for their knowledge of commercial litigation and regulatory issues. Anneliese Day KC is instructed in Abraaj Investment Management Limited & Abraaj Capital Limited v KPMG, a case stemming from the collapse of the Abraaj Group. – a case in the UAE featuring jurisdiction issues between the DIFC and Arabic-language onshore courts in the jurisdiction, concerning the collapse of the emerging markets private equity house. Mark Simpson KC and Daniel Edmonds act for the defendant solicitors in a high value claim relating to a proposed redevelopment of a London property in Siem v Womble Bond Dickinson.
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Barrister specialising in professional negligence, professional discipline and general commercial litigation.
Notable recent cases include the defence of a US$500m breach of fiduciary duty claim against solicitors in the Cayman Islands; acting for the claimants in a $400m claim against directors arising out of the collapse of an investment fund; acting for the Claimants in a $200m claim against a Big Four firm of accountants; acting for the Defendants in a £100m claim against a Big Four firm of accountants; acting for a firm of solicitors in the defence of a £300m negligence claim and Gemini v CBRE, described as the 'valuation trial of the century'. Other leading cases include: Hall v Simons, on advocates' immunity, Farley v Skinner, concerning the recoverability of damages for distress in professional contracts, Dubai Aluminium v Salaam, in which the court considered the boundaries of vicarious liability for fraud and Stone & Rolls v Moore Stephens, which concerned the liability of auditors for alleged failure to detect fraud in the context of a 'one man' company.
General Editor of Professional Negligence and Liability; Associate Editor of The Journal of Professional Negligence.
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Called 1992, Middle Temple; Silk 2008.
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Professional Negligence Bar Association.
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