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Fountain Court Chambers

Fountain Court Chambers

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Middle East: The English Bar

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The English Bar: Commercial

Fountain Court Chambers is praised as a ‘very good chambers for the range of professional disputes’ and acts on commercial cases in the DIFC and ADGM Courts, including insolvencies, negligence claims, and banking disputes. Anneliese Day KC is leading Daniel Edmonds for the claimants in the long-running AIML & ACLD v KPMG proceedings, which is scheduled to go to the longest ever trial in DIFC history in 2026. Elsewhere in chambers, Bankim Thanki KC is acting in the ADGM Courts for the joint administrators in NMC Health Ltd & Ors v Bank of Baroda, Commercial Bank of Dubai & Ors, a large cross-jurisdictional insolvency dispute.
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  • 'Sian is a standout in the clerks room. She is very user-friendly, sophisticated, and understands how to manage client relationships effectively'
  • 'Sian Huckett is a great clerk, always able to suggest suitable counsel and commercial in fee discussions'

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