Frequently instructed on BVI insolvency matters, 4 Stone Buildings has in-depth expertise in company law and shareholder disputes. With experience before that jurisdiction's Court of Appeal, Jonathan Crow KC recently acted in Proman Holding (Barbados) Ltd v CL Financial Ltd, a sizeable Privy Council appeal from Trinidad & Tobago concerning the validity of a sale and purchase agreement arising from the 2008 financial crisis, while George Bompas KC appeared before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court to challenge the sanction of a scheme of arrangement concerning Tristan Oil Ltd.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Ben Lashmar and Ryan Tunkel are rockstars of the clerking world. The Chambers is lucky to have them, and it is always a pleasure working with them both.’
- ‘An exceptional clerking team, Ben Lashmar and Ryan Tunkel are particularly helpful and experienced.’
- ‘The clerk's room developed a high level of service under the long career of senior clerk David Goddard. Ryan Tunkel has come up through the clerking ranks and makes an excellent joint senior clerk of a great team.’
- ‘The clerks are all very responsive and pragmatic in dealing with a client’s needs.’
- ‘The set demonstrates impressive strength in commercial and financial disputes, with a deep bench of barristers capable of handling high-value and complex matters.’
- ‘Availability of counsel is good, and we have noted a strong emphasis on quality at all levels of seniority.’
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.
Hermann Boeddinghaus KC
'Hermann is an excellent advocate who is particularly skilled at maintaining credibility with the Judge, irrespective of the merits of his client’s case.'
John Brisby KC
Alexander Cook KC
'Alex is a genuine star of the bar. He is user friendly, willing to roll his sleeves up , and has fierce intellect. He has brilliant skills on his feet as an advocate.'
Orlando Fraser KC
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.
Guy Olliff-Cooper
‘Guy is brilliant, incredibly proactive, and analytical. He demonstrates skills way above his level and is a very capable and persuasive advocate. Guy is always willing to go the extra mile to assist the team and underling client and it is an absolute pleasure working with him.’
Nicola Timmins
‘Nicola is a Silk in the making. Quality shines through in everything she does. She impressed hugely with her ability to get to grips with very significant amounts of information and documents at high speed, producing complex pleadings, skeleton arguments and other documents to an exceptionally high standard while working under intense time pressure.’