Fountain Court Chambers

Christopher specialises in insurance and reinsurance, professional negligence, commercial litigation and arbitration, civil fraud, conflict of laws, banking & finance, and aviation. Many of his cases are high-value, and international.

Recent highlights:

Acting for Fidelis as reinsurer in claims by aircraft lessors under operator insurance policies, arising from the alleged seizure of aircraft in Russia following the invasion of the Ukraine. Acting for an indemnity insurer in relation to matters arising from the recent collapse of Axiom Ince, and related claims. Appearing in Unitel v Dos Santos a £500+ million claim by an Angolan telecoms operator against a company owned by one of the telecoms operator’s former directors, and the former director, including obtaining a freezing order against the former director, and appearing in the Court of Appeal. Acting for Lex Greensill in proceedings worth over USD$390m between Greensill Bank, Zurich, and Mr. Greensill, raising issues on whether insurance policies were procured by misrepresentation or non-disclosure, deceit, and unlawful means conspiracy. Acting in McClean v Thornhill, a £40m barristers’ negligence claim.

Called 2011; Lincoln’s Inn.

Publications of note: co-author of Professional indemnity Insurance chapter of Professional Negligence and Liability; contributor to MacGillivray on Insurance Law (chapters on Good Faith and The Duty of Disclosure, Misrepresentation); co-author of Lexis PSL on loss of a chance; contributor to the Lloyds Law Report Financial Crime Reports.

COMBAR. Chancery Bar Association, BILA.

St Catherine’s College University of Oxford (2009 BA (First Class) Law, 2010 BCL (Distinction)); BPTC (2011 (Very Competent)).