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Adrian Beltrami KC

Adrian Beltrami KC

Position

Barrister specialising in commercial law, banking law, insolvency, sale of goods, commercial fraud and professional negligence; particularly accountants, surveyors and solicitors; cases include: BCCI v Price Waterhouse [1997, 1998]; Electra v KPMG [1998]; Box v Barclays Bank [1998]; Middle Temple v Lloyds Banks [1999]; Thyssen v Thyssen [1999-2001]; Grupo Torras v Al-Sabah [2001]; BCCI v Bank of America [2003]; TXU [2004]; JPMorgan v Springwell [2004-2008]; Real Estate Opportunities Ltd v Aberdeen Asset Managers [2005-2007]

Career

Called 1989; Queen’s Counsel 2008; publications: author of ‘Contributory Negligence: A Viable Defence for Auditors’ 1990 in Lloyd’s Maritime & Commercial Law Quarterly; principal contributor to ‘Banking Litigation’ (2005).

Education

Cambridge University (MA); Harvard University (LLM).

Mentions

London Bar

Banking and finance (including consumer credit)

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Adrian Beltrami KC – 3 Verulam Buildings ‘Adrian is one of the true heavyweights of the commercial and especially banking Bar. He has gravitas in spades and a huge wealth of experience. He is unflappable; a generally softly spoken and calm advocate, meticulously and politely demolishing the side other side’s arguments.’
London Bar

Commercial litigation

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Adrian Beltrami KC –3 Verulam Buildings 'Adrian is a first-class advocate. He melds brevity with clarity and deadly effectiveness.'
London Bar

Fraud: civil

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Adrian Beltrami KC –3 Verulam Buildings 'He is always absolutely charming in his advocacy. He speaks with intelligence and knows his best points.'
London Bar

Insolvency

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Adrian Beltrami KC – 3 Verulam Buildings ‘Adrian is frequently brought in to deal with complicated and difficult insolvency cases. A very talented lawyer.’