Stephen Moverley Smith
Chambers of Elspeth Talbot Rice KC
More informationXXIV Old Buildings has a substantial banking and financial practice developed over three core areas, including hedge fund and structured investment vehicle work, international insolvencies involving banks and financial institutions, and claims against financial institutions relating to financial mismanagement. Stephen Moverley Smith KC has a practice spanning international litigation, especially those involving the BVI and Bermuda - he represented the defendant in Ivanishvilli v CS Life, a claim arising from a rogue trader fraud at a Swiss bank, with proceedings brought against its Bermudian subsidiary alleging a failure to discover the fraud – the claimant being former Georgian prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili. Francis Tregear KC is noted for his ‘very good advocacy’, and Sarah Bayliss has extensive experience of acting in mis-selling and negligence claims against financial institutions.
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Testimonials
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- 'Paul Horsfield is doing a great job since taking over. He is very responsive and commercial.'
- 'A very strong set which has a number of very strong individuals.'
- 'Good set.'
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.
Edward Cumming
‘Ed is a go-to counsel for high value, complex cases. He is like a dynamo, and his positive energy carries the whole team. He is aggressive when needed, but also subtle. An absolute star of the Bar.’
Francis Tregear
‘Very good advocacy. Unruffled and easy to deal with.’
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.
Oliver Assersohn
‘Oliver is an outstanding team player and brings commerciality as well as excellent analytical skills to the team.'
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.
Sarah Bayliss
Alexander Pelling
Leading Juniors
Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.
Sarah Bayliss
Alexander Pelling