Andrew Onslow KC
3 Verulam Buildings‘One of the major heavyweight sets with a good team of silks and juniors doing art and cultural property’, 3 Verulam Buildings regularly handles complex matters of attribution and dating works of art, issues of title, and disputes as to the rights of ownership. Angharad Start is acting for the claimant in Dmitry Rybolovlev v Sothebys, with the case known as The Bouvier Affair, concerning 37 masterpieces and implicating the auction house in one of the largest art frauds in history. In White v Joiner, Cleon Catsambis continues to act for the claimant in a matter concerning the delivery up of £10m worth of Star Wars memorabilia and film props, with some of the assets currently being on public display. Sophia Dzwig continues to build her reputation as a ’very capable barrister with a deep interest in and promising future in art and cultural property’.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- '3 Verulam Buildings has a good clerking team which is always available and sensible on suggestions for counsel.'
- 'The clerks at 3VB are very efficient, friendly and professional.'
- '3VB is an excellent set.'
- 'One of the major heavy weight sets with a good team of silks and juniors doing art and cultural property.'
- '3VB is great on civil fraud and offers a good range of barristers with expertise in art & cultural property.'
Silks
Leading Silks
KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.
Rajesh Pillai KC
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Rajesh is very bright and articulate it goes without saying. Strong art market experience which means he hits the ground running on a new matter. A strong advocate willing to stand up to a hostile court.’
Juniors
Leading Juniors
Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.
Cleon Catsambis
3 Verulam Buildings
Angharad Start
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Angharad is incredibly enthusiastic and has a comprehensive understanding of the art market. She is undoubtedly a creative, out of the box thinker.’
Sophia Dzwig
3 Verulam Buildings ‘Sophia is a very junior who has particular knowledge of art and cultural matters. Her views, which she is well able to support, have been endorsed by senior counsel - she is one to watch.’