Region Area

Barristers

Andrew Fulton KC

Andrew Fulton KC

Twenty Essex, London

Work Department

Banking and finance; Civil fraud; Commercial law; Energy and natural resources; Insolvency and company law

Position

Andrew has a broad and busy practice. He advises and appears in a range of high-value financial and commercial disputes, often with an international dimension.

He acted for the “Guaidó Board” of the Central Bank of Venezuela in its high-profile battle with the Maduro regime for control of billions of dollars’ worth of assets in London, appeared in expedited hearings in the Commercial Court, the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.

A large proportion of his other work in recent years has involved major fraud litigation and asset recovery exercises. He also has particular experience in capital markets and investment banking disputes, derivatives and structured products.

Andrew has experience of contractual disputes across a wide range of industry sectors. These include construction and offshore drilling arbitrations, telecommunications, mining, and motor racing. He appeared as sole counsel in a leading Court of Appeal decision on Norwich Pharmacal relief.

Before joining Twenty Essex, Andrew worked as an in-house advocate in several major law firms, most recently in the London office of US litigation specialists Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan.

Andrew was admitted as a Barrister & Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2003 and to the Bar of the East Caribbean Supreme Court, British Virgin Islands in 2015.

https://www.twentyessex.com/people/andrew-fulton/

Mentions

London Bar

Banking and finance (including consumer credit)

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Andrew Fulton KC – Twenty Essex  ‘Andrew Fulton is intellectually very able, extremely knowledgeable on trade, banking and arbitration. He is great on tactics, always fights the clients’ case with vigour; able to cut to the heart of the dispute quickly; understands the pressures of private practice and the need to adopt a commercial approach rather than giving ivory tower solutions.’    
London Bar

Commercial litigation

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Andrew Fulton KC – Twenty Essex ‘Andrew is superb - incredibly pragmatic and able to cut to the chase on complex issues. His advocacy style is confident, energetic, and grabs the bench'ss attention.'
London Bar

Energy

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Andrew Fulton KC –Twenty Essex ‘Andrew is great on tactics, always fights the clients’ case with vigour, and cuts to the heart of the dispute quickly.’
London Bar

Fraud: civil

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Andrew Fulton KC –Twenty Essex