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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

Fraud: civil

HALL OF FAME2
Adrian Beltrami KC –3 Verulam Buildings
London Bar

Insolvency

HALL OF FAME2
Adrian Beltrami KC –3 Verulam Buildings ‘He is sharp, pragmatic, constructive and commercial and a pleasure to work with. His advocacy is intelligent and measured and he commands the respect of the bench.'
London Bar

Professional negligence

HALL OF FAME3
Adrian Beltrami KC –3 Verulam Buildings ‘Adrian is an excellent, imperturbable advocate that commands the attention of everyone in the court including the judge and his peers. He is extremely client friendly and instils confidence in all those he speaks with.'