Helen Davies KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Helen speaks with incredible authority and cuts right through complex matters. She is excellent.’
Noted for being ‘one of the top chambers with a hugely impressive array of silks and juniors,’ Brick Court Chambers continues to receive instructions for its members in significant and high-profile cases including Various Claimants v Glencore Plc in which Helen Davies KC led Tony Singla KC and Kyle Lawson in acting for a FSTE 100 Plc in defence of a S.90/90A FSMA claim brought by a number of large investor groups against the Plc, its CEO and CFO. Tim Lord KC is routinely sought out by both investors and banks for cases involving litigation in banking and finance, and Mark Howard KC is experienced in commercial and city litigation both in trial and appellate advocacy. Charlotte Tan has been instructed in banking disputes involving civil fraud, including The Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse & Ors, which raised allegations of bribery and corruption. Richard Blakeley KC and Fred Hobson KC were made silks in 2024.
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Testimonials
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- 'Philip Wilkes is helpful and efficient.'
- 'Paul Dennison is very responsive and commercially savvy.'
- 'Brick Court is one of the top chambers with a hugely impressive array of silks and juniors.'
- 'Brick Court Chambers are one of our go-to chambers for this type of work.'
- 'Always first-class and helpful.'
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.
Tim Lord KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Tim is a compelling advocate, with an inventive approach to problem solving which obtains good results for his clients.’
Simon Birt KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Simon is the best barrister of his call bar none. Formidably clever as well as formidable on his feet.’
Mark Howard KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘A towering presence as a cross-examiner and advocate and has exceptional litigation tactical awareness.’
Roger Masefield KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Roger is very bright but easy to work with. He is a good trial advocate.’
Simon Salzedo KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Simon is a multi-talented barrister. Fiercely analytical in his approach and a compelling and persuasive advocate.’
Jasbir Dhillon KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Real grip of detail. Impressive courtroom performer. Skillful cross-examiner. Very hands-on as a leader and on top of the detail of ISDA instruments.’
Thomas Plewman KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Very user friendly and team player. Frank speaking but creative in relation to solutions. Excellent in court, not afraid to challenge the judge’s thinking and win them round.’
Stephen Midwinter KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Stephen's advocacy is superb: concise, direct and always focused laser-like on the issue that matters.’
Fionn Pilbrow KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Fionn is the most user-friendly silk to work alongside. He has an uncanny ability to cut through extremely complex issues and present sensible proposals for a way forward, even in extremely stressful, high-pressure scenarios.’
Sarah Abram KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Sarah is a pleasure to work with. She is evidently extremely clever, and is clear and convincing in her advice. Sarah is able to absorb large volumes of information at short notice, and cuts to the chase on the key points.’
Alec Haydon KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Alec drafts beautifully. As an advocate, he is always well prepared and not afraid to run difficult points or tell the judge that he is wrong (which sometimes has to be said)!’
Richard Slade KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Great both for advice as well as advocacy. Richard is a team player and adapts to client needs. Hugely experienced with international matters, including jurisdiction challenges. Excellent in court and well received by judges.’
2023 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.
Richard Eschwege KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Richard is one of the brightest barristers of his generation. He is very driven and hard working and is committed to achieving success for his clients. He is also good fun to work with.’
Craig Morrison KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Craig combines forensic attention to detail with a very relaxed and user-friendly manner. He will soon be one of the go-to barristers for banking and fraud work and is years ahead of his time.’
2024 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.
Richard Blakeley KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Richard is tough and resilient. He is also calm and confident under pressure. His cross-examination at trial was good.’
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.
Tom Wood
Brick Court Chambers ‘Tom is extremely hard working and detail oriented. He is willing to pitch in with any work, no matter how time consuming or technical, and his assistance with the foreign law expert evidence in particular was invaluable. He is switched on and generally has good instincts. He has a good manner with solicitors, third parties and clients and has a very bright future.'
Geoffrey Kuehne
Brick Court Chambers ‘Geoff is a very easy barrister to work with. A clear and forceful advocate and surely a KC candidate for the future.’
Alan Roxburgh
Brick Court Chambers ‘Alan is one of the most orderly, careful, thoughtful, and precise barristers that I have ever encountered. His analysis is unfailingly precise and exhaustive.’
Ben Woolgar
Brick Court Chambers ‘Has an exceptional ability to take on and turn around massive amounts of work, and to produce excellent documents with real legal flair. A great lawyer who is a pleasure to work with.’
Joanne Box
Brick Court Chambers ‘She is excellent at drawing out the issues and approaching matters in reasonable, pragmatic way.'
Jonathan Dawid
Brick Court Chambers ‘Very thorough and all over the details of a matter. Hard working and responsive.’
David Heaton
Brick Court Chambers ‘Dave is an absolute delight to work with. He is very hard working and his work ethic and ability to take on huge amounts is unsurpassed.’
Kyle Lawson
Brick Court Chambers ‘Kyle’s intellectual strength is obvious but he combines it with common sense and a user-friendliness which makes it a pleasure to work with him. He is thorough and careful but able to bring everything together so one can form a coherent strategy in a difficult situation.’
William Hooper
Brick Court Chambers ‘Will is very bright, and delivers his advice confidently. He is a strong advocate – particularly for someone of his call. He is also a pleasure to deal with.’
Jonathan Scott
Brick Court Chambers ‘Jonathan is a highly skilled draftsman who provides very high quality work and turns it around really quickly. He’s extremely user-friendly and understands the commercial imperatives that clients bring to matters.’
Charlotte Thomas
Brick Court Chambers ‘Charlotte is exceptionally intelligent and hard working. Her written work is always of the highest quality and she is a delight to work with.’
