Barristers at South Square are often instructed by magic circle law firms in high-stakes banking and financial litigation, as well as advisory work and disputes involving mis-selling, derivatives and structured finance. Tom Smith KC has appeared on a number of High Court and Court of Appeal decisions, and represented Avanti Communications/FTI in Avanti Communications where Smith acted on an application for directions relating to security given for bank lending to a satellite communications company. Barry Isaacs KC has appeared on high-profile banking and finance cases both domestically and in offshore jurisdictions such as the Cayman Islands, while Felicity Toube KC regularly appears in cases within the Cayman Islands, BVI, Bermuda and the ADGM. Georgina Peters is well regarded and considered the ‘complete package and a go-to for a wide variety of finance related situations.’ Adam Al-Attar KC was made a silk earlier this year.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Excellent clerking team eg. Dylan Playfoot.'
- 'The clerks are excellent and they are highly responsive and professional. I thought Lewis Madle was particularly outstanding.'
- 'The clerks at South Square provide an excellent service.'
- 'South Square is unquestionably the top chambers for restructuring and insolvency, with a strong banking and finance practice, including incredible strength in depth.'
- 'I've always felt well looked after by the set, who care not only about their barristers but about their instructing solicitors, harnessing and deepening relationships.'
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