Fraud: civil
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.
Simon Hattan
Serle Court
Benjamin John
Maitland Chambers
Ciaran Keller
Essex Court Chambers 'A rigorous barrister with the ability to develop persuasive legal arguments in the face of challenging facts. His advocacy is precise and effective.'
Laura Newton
Brick Court Chambers 'Laura is extremely intelligent, elegant on paper and a polished advocate. Absolutely superb.'
Leona Powell
Blackstone Chambers2
Paul Adams
Serle Court
Marc Delehanty
Serle Court ‘An engaging advocate, who is very organised and logical in his thinking.’
David Drake
Serle Court
Anton Dudnikov
Essex Court Chambers 'He has excellent judgement and is incredibly reliable. An analytical and perceptive junior.'
Christopher Harrison
4 Stone Buildings 'He speaks authoritatively with clients but is also commercial in his approach.'
Edward Harrison
Brick Court Chambers 'Edward is calm under pressure, utterly unflappable and brings razor-sharp clarity to the most challenging of fraud cases. He is a silk in waiting.'
Nicholas Harrison
Serle Court
Peter Head
Blackstone Chambers 'He is able to give considered and commercial advice at lightning speed.'
Philip Hinks
3 Verulam Buildings
Nigel Hood
New Square Chambers 'Nigel is great to work with - a powerhouse in court and ideal for difficult civil fraud cases.'
Keir Howie
7 King’s Bench Walk
Nico Leslie
Fountain Court Chambers
Anna Littler
Wilberforce Chambers ‘Underestimate Anna at your peril. A fiercely intelligent, analytical and creative lawyer with tremendous judgement and is superb on her feet.’
James McWilliams
3 Verulam Buildings 'James is an exceptional barrister. He's ferociously intelligent, enormously hard working and very dedicated.'
Hugh Miall
XXIV Old Buildings 'Hugh has the ability to distil clarity from extreme complexity. He is brilliantly forensic.'
Matthew Morrison
Serle Court
Andrew Pearson
7 King’s Bench Walk 'Andrew is a polished and effective performer on his feet. An impressive lawyer who is good at reading the court.'
Watson Pringle
Maitland Chambers
Michael Ryan
7 King’s Bench Walk
Shane Sibbel
Blackstone Chambers2
Natasha Bennett
Fountain Court Chambers 'Natasha is an excellent advocate. Her advice is client focused and inherently commercial.'
Ian Bergson
Fountain Court Chambers
Yash Bheeroo
3 Verulam Buildings
Joanne Box
Brick Court Chambers 'She is a star civil fraud barrister. Very intelligent, methodical and has very sound judgement.'
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William Buck
Monckton Chambers 'William is an expert in jurisdictional challenges. He is prepared to give difficult and commercial advice to clients, and is not fazed by the complexity or value of a case.'
Daniel Burgess
Blackstone Chambers 'Daniel is a hugely impressive advocate and tactician. He is extremely insightful.'
William Edwards
3 Verulam Buildings
Joseph England
Quadrant Chambers 'A very hard working and forensic lawyer who fights cases very hard for his clients without losing sight of the bigger picture.'
Bobby Friedman
Wilberforce Chambers ‘Bobby is commercially aware, astute and highly intelligent. He is pure class.'
Richard Greenberg
Twenty Essex 'Richard is a stellar junior who knows fraud litigation inside out. He is a formidable advocate who is unafraid of taking on silks.'
Edward Ho
Brick Court Chambers 'Exceptionally easy to work with, not fazed by anything and extremely quick to identify key issues.'
Mark Hubbard
New Square Chambers 'Mark is very user-friendly with a strong commerciality which clients love.'
Timothy Killen
2 Temple Gardens 'His advocacy is quiet, calm, and utterly devastating. He quickly has judges eating out of the palm of his hand.'
Edward Knight
XXIV Old Buildings 'Edward is an accomplished advocate who radiates confidence and competence. He is also really good with papers and very tolerant of difficult clients.'
Geoffrey Kuehne
Brick Court Chambers 'A real workhorse, who is brilliant at mastering the most complex sets of facts and presenting them to a court in a concise and compelling way.'
Christopher Lloyd
Essex Court Chambers
Tim Matthewson
Wilberforce Chambers 'Tim is a talented junior barrister with a strong understanding of fraud law. He is able to hold ground in court even in particularly challenging circumstances.'
Adil Mohamedbhai
Serle Court
Richard Mott
One Essex Court
Tom Mountford
Blackstone Chambers
Samuel Ritchie
Fountain Court Chambers
Joseph Sullivan
Quadrant Chambers 'He brings an air of calm to a matter and works incredibly well with solicitors.'
Sarah Tresman
Twenty Essex ‘Sarah is a very clever barrister with a keen eye for details that could easily be missed by others. A persuasive and thorough advocate who is committed to her cases.'
Jack Watson
Wilberforce Chambers 'Jack is a terrific advocate whose cross-examination skills are beyond his year of call. He is direct yet personable and is liked by clients.'
Ben Woolgar
Brick Court Chambers ‘He has the ability to get to the essence of a case and to find points which the judges will find of interest.’
Caley Wright
Maitland Chambers3
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George Hilton
Monckton Chambers ‘He is wonderfully persuasive, logical, and commercial. A very able junior.‘
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Frederick Alliott
7 King’s Bench Walk 'A team player who rolls up his sleeves and produces great quality work.'
Robert Amey
South Square 'He has a razor sharp eye for detail and provides exceptionally clear advice.'
Joyce Arnold
One Essex Court 'A real asset to have on the legal team. She is hard working, meticulous and perceptive.'
Daniel Benedyk
One Essex Court 'Daniel is thorough and persuasive. He prepares well and assimilates facts quickly. A bright junior.'
Charlotte Beynon
Serle Court
Zahler Bryan
Serle Court
David Caplan
One Essex Court 'He has an infallible instinct, absolutely superb drafting skills, and is a highly capable advocate.'
Sri Carmichael
Wilberforce Chambers 'Sri is a fantastic advocate - ferocious when required, calm and collected when not.'
Georges Chalfoun
3 Verulam Buildings 'He inspires absolute confidence in clients - the man you want in your corner.'
William Clerk
2 Temple Gardens 'William is meticulous in his approach, without ever losing sight of the commercial realities of any particular case and the client's needs. Clients warm to him.'
Stuart Cribb
Essex Court Chambers ‘He is extremely user-friendly, collaborative, responsive and bright.'
Nicolas Damnjanovic
Fountain Court Chambers
William Day
3 Verulam Buildings 'William is absolutely superb - a star of the Bar. A very articulate advocate with a first-rate legal mind.'
Charlotte Eborall
3 Verulam Buildings 'Charlotte is extremely impressive and instils huge confidence in her solicitors. She strikes the perfect balance of being incredibly sharp, pragmatic and client friendly.'
Daniel Edmonds
Fountain Court Chambers
Andrew Feld
Twenty Essex
Tom Gentleman
4 Stone Buildings
Hannah Glover
3 Verulam Buildings 'Hannah is very intelligent, hard working and unflappable. She is very commercial and capable, with a great eye for detail. She always gives considered, practical and helpful advice.'
James Goodwin
Wilberforce Chambers 'He is a brilliant court advocate with a mastery of the details in even the most complex cases.'
Matthieu Gregoire
Essex Court Chambers 'He is very tactically aware and his attention to detail and ability to marshall vast amounts of material is second to none - a huge asset in a fraud case.'
Alice Hawker
Wilberforce Chambers 'She always rolls her sleeves up, and is calm, confident and on top of the details.'
Gregor Hogan
Serle Court
Sophie Holcombe
Serle Court
Henry Hoskins
One Essex Court 'Henry is a very measured and persuasive advocate with first rate judgement.'
Richard Hoyle
Essex Court Chambers 'He is very intelligent and has a total grasp on the facts of a case.'
Oliver Hyams
South Square 'Oliver is great to work with. He is flexible, responsive and has a great work ethic. A junior who is fantastic on his feet and a superb and highly effective cross examiner.'
Emma Jones
One Essex Court 'She is incredibly smart and incredibly talented. A go-to junior for fraud work.'
Oliver Jones
Serle Court 'He has an incredible intellect, but is able to apply it in a very practical way. Not afraid to make tough calls.'
Luka Krsljanin
Blackstone Chambers 'A supremely confident advocate and a master of cross-examination.'
Liisa Lahti
3 Verulam Buildings
Christopher Langley
Fountain Court Chambers
Timothy Lau
Blackstone Chambers
Kyle Lawson
Brick Court Chambers 'Kyle's ability to combine a first-class intellect with an affable and easy-going manner makes him a joy to work with.'
Tom Leary
Blackstone Chambers
Elizabeth Lindesay
7 King’s Bench Walk
Owen Lloyd
Essex Court Chambers 'A junior with an unparalleled work ethic. He is dedicated and has great judgement.'
Kristina Lukacova
Monckton Chambers 'She is always well-prepared, and has a first-class intellect and a strategic mindset.'
Emily McKechnie
Wilberforce Chambers 'She has a great command of the law and top quality strategic views.'
Andrew McLeod
One Essex Court 'He is highly intellectual and detail oriented while retaining a clear sense of commercial priorities.'
Gabriella McNicholas
Maitland Chambers
Simon Mills
Radcliffe Chambers 'He is fantastically client friendly, a masterful advocate and supreme tactician. He commands a room, puts the client instantly at ease and establishes an excellent rapport with the judge.'
Bibek Mukherjee
Essex Court Chambers 'Bibek is exceptionally bright. When instructing him you know he will leave no stone unturned, and his advice is always robust.'
Tetyana Nesterchuk
Fountain Court Chambers
Sam O’Leary
One Essex Court
Simon Oakes
Quadrant Chambers 'The perfect senior junior to deploy on a tough fraud case. He is also a gifted advocate and judges really listen when he speaks.'
Guy Olliff-Cooper
4 Stone Buildings 'An outstanding junior for civil fraud. He goes the extra mile for the client.'
Georgina Petrova
Brick Court Chambers 'She is incredibly quick at absorbing complex facts and getting to the heart of the dispute.'
Saaman Pourghadiri
4 New Square Chambers 'His advocacy style is lovely - disarming, charming and extremely persuasive.'
Samuel Rabinowitz
Fountain Court Chambers
Alexander Riddiford
Essex Court Chambers
Jason Robinson
7 King’s Bench Walk 'His comprehensive knowledge of the fraud landscape is coupled with a pragmatic, results-focused approach.'
James Ruddell
One Essex Court
Leonora Sagan
Fountain Court Chambers 'She's got a very crisp advocacy style which is extremely effective. Her written work is also very well considered and never anything less than first class.'
Sophie Shaw
Brick Court Chambers 'She's an excellent junior - very strong technically and very hard working, with a good eye for detail.'
Timothy Sherwin
XXIV Old Buildings
Carlo Taczalski
Crown Office Chambers 'A methodical junior who is a clear and compelling communicator, both to clients and to the court.'
Charlotte Tan
Brick Court Chambers
Karishma Vora
39 Essex Chambers 'She is very astute, always has a solid command of her brief and inspires confidence in solicitors and clients alike.'
Felix Wardle
Essex Court Chambers
James Weale
Serle Court 'His written submissions are crisp and his strategic input invaluable. He is highly responsive and a delight to work with.'
William Willson
South Square 'A seasoned advocate with a well-earned reputation for commercial astuteness.'
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Joshua Crow
One Essex Court 'He is a real team player, and brings his clear intellect and understanding of the issues to discussions. Great with clients.'
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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.
Karl Anderson
4 Stone Buildings 'Karl has a formidable intellect and adds great fire power to any legal team. He is an excellent tactician.'
Mark Belshaw
Essex Court Chambers 'He is phenomenally bright, with an incredible attention to detail - really reliable and with a gravitas beyond his year of call.'
Tim Benham-Mirando
Serle Court
Matthew Chan
Twenty Essex
Hannah Daly
4 New Square Chambers 'Hannah is a really impressive junior - very clear in her advice, all over the details and extremely hard working.'
Ryan Ferro
3 Verulam Buildings 'Ryan is fantastic. He thinks creatively and finds solutions. His intellect is incredible. No one works harder than he does or is more committed. A real star.'
Tom Foxton
One Essex Court 'Tom is very bright and tenacious. Gets his sleeves rolled up and gets right into the detail.'
Jessie Ingle
Brick Court Chambers 'Jessie has a very analytical eye. She is responsive, calm and clear in her advice.'
Ravi Jackson
3 Verulam Buildings 'Ravi is extremely technically adept and hugely hard working. He has a razor-sharp intellect and excellent judgement.'
Seohyung Kim
4 New Square Chambers
Gayatri Sarathy
Blackstone Chambers
Alyssa Stansbury
One Essex Court 'A very insightful and indefatigable junior. A star in the making.'
Aaron Taylor
Fountain Court Chambers
Frederick Wilmot-Smith
Brick Court Chambers 'His intellect is just fierce. He is charming with clients and solicitors, and a real team player.'
Tom Wood
Brick Court Chambers 'He has a great nose for fraud litigation. A junior with great strategic insight.'