The members of 4 Stone Buildings act in major international banking, financial services, corporate, and shareholder disputes. The set’s barristers have acted in a range of precedent-setting commercial disputes in free zone courts: Sharif Shivji KC leads Albert Sampson and Hossein Sharafi for the liquidators in the ongoing Bank Sarasin-Alpen liquidation proceedings in the DIFC, and Richard Hill KC has acted for the first defendant in Gate Mena DMCC v Tabarak Investment Capital Ltd, a case concerning issues of the handling of cryptoassets. Elsewhere in Chambers, Andrew Rose is active in the ADGM courts, representing Dubai Islamic Bank PJSC in litigation and arbitration, and Karl Anderson has acted unled in GTC Trading SA v Hazem Abdolshahid Mahmoudi Rashed and Ors, a case involving a worldwide freezing order which gave rise to one of the first judgements of the Conflicts of Jurisdiction Tribunal in Dubai.
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Testimonials
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- 'The service as noted above is excellent, given that they are not only very responsive and mindful but also the fact the set has very astute and skilled barristers at all levels. The clerks are superb and I can mention Ryan Tunkel as a good example along with others.'
- 'The clerking team has been efficient and helpful. Communication has been timely and clear, particularly in coordinating availability and handling logistical matters.'
Lawyers
Leading silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Leading juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Karl Anderson
‘His drafting is excellent, he has great judgement, he is responsive, helpful, and has been excellent with the client. He is happy to roll up his sleeves and muck in with whatever needs to be done.’
Andrew Rose
Albert Sampson
Joseph Wigley
'Highly responsive, commercially sound, and demonstrates a strong ability to distil complex legal issues into practical litigation strategy. His drafting is clear and persuasive, and he is effective in oral advocacy, calm, well-prepared, and able to adapt to the court’s direction'
Zara McGlone
Rising stars
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Hossein Sharafi
'Good at preparing advice.'