Barry specialises in insolvency and restructuring, banking and finance, commercial litigation and arbitration, and company law. He is an Associate of the Society of Actuaries and has particular expertise in cases of financial complexity. He often appears as an advocate or expert in overseas jurisdictions.

Barry has appeared in numerous substantial and high-profile cases in the Supreme Court/House of Lords (eg Lehman Brothers (Waterfall), Nortel (Expenses), Rubin/New Cap Reinsurance, Sigma Finance, Mainstream Properties, Three Rivers v Bank of England), in the Court of Appeal (eg Prudential/Rothesay (Pt VII transfer), Rosesilver v Paton, Woolworths, Davenham Trust, FKI v Stribog, Golden Key, Whistlejacket Capital, OT Computers), and at first instance, including several major trials and arbitrations.

Other recent cases of note include Provident Financial, Greensill Capital, Premier Oil, Castle Trust, VB Football Assets v Blackpool Football Club, HSBC (ring-fencing scheme), Noble Group, Carillion, International Bank of Azerbaijan, Ve Interactive, Orion Insurance, Stemcor, APCOA Parking, MF Global, Punch Taverns, Travelodge, BTA Bank v Ablyazov, and AWAL Bank.

Recent cases in overseas jurisdictions include (in the Cayman Islands) ikang, Qunar, Abraaj, Nord Anglia, Medimpact, Platinum Partners, China Branding, Weavering, Eurasia Drilling, Homeinns Hotel Group, Pacific Harbor Asia Fund, CHC Group, Primeo Fund, FFC Fund, China Fishery, Sterling Macro Fund, Caledonian Bank; (in Bermuda) Georges Bay, Lehman Re, Saab Financial, Millennium Asset Management, KIC; (in the British Virgin Islands) Kaupthing, Monarch Pointe Fund, Thema Fund; (in the Bahamas) British American Insurance; (in Hong Kong) Noble Group, Mongolian Mining; (in the DIFC) Abraaj; and (as an expert in proceedings in New York) Lehman Brothers, Hellas Telecommunications , Mill Financial v Hicks, and Deutsche Bank v Serengeti.

Called 1994, QC 2011. Called ad hoc to the Bars of the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands.

Chancery Bar Association, Commercial Bar Association, Insolvency Lawyers’ Association, Recovery and Insolvency Specialists Association, Associate of the Society of Actuaries.

Oriel College, Oxford University (1987 BA); Harvard University (1989 MA).

Tennis enthusiast.