With a strong reputation in professional negligence and sports litigation, 4 New Square Chambers is a ‘first-class commercial set’ that regularly appears before all levels of the court system in the UK and offshore. Justin Fenwick KC represented Thai wind farm enterprise founder Nick Suppipat concerning alleged fraudulent conspiracy to deprive Suppipat of his assets; the team, which includes George Spalton KC, Kendrah Potts, Lucy Colter, and Carola Binney secured a judgment for over $850m in the Commercial Court trial. In Novitas Loans v AmTrust, Ben Elkington KC is instructed by the insurer in a breach of contract claim arising out of a failed consumer mass litigation funding scheme. In Globinvestment Limited and others v XY and others, a Commercial Court case related to the running of an allegedly fraudulent investment fund, Daniel Saoul KC is acting for the claimants while Matthew Bradley KC is defending Twinkle Capital S.A on the other side. Shail Patel KC became a silk in March 2024.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Excellent, friendly, and honest clerks. Dennis Peck is great.'
  • 'Lizzie Stewart and Dennis Peck are a class act.'
  • 'Dennis Peck and Jack Boggans are a delight to work with - they are pragmatic, commercial and always willing to go the extra mile.'
  • 'Nick Angliss is excellent and always responsive.'
  • ' A first-class commercial set.'
  • '4 New Square have strength across the board with a number of stand out individuals. 4 New Square cover a wide range of areas so it is rare they will not have anyone available to assist.'
  • '4 New Square are a modern, visionary and user-friendly set with strong members and a clerking team that adopts a can-do attitude when working with instructing solicitors.'
  • '4 New Square continues to impress with its range of available specialist talent, very well supported by a pro-active and supporting clerks room.'

Silks

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.

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.
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Usman Roohani
4 New Square Chambers
‘Usman's intellectual capacity is extraordinary. He is an incredibly fast thinker and can focus on multiple strands of complex issues at the same time. His humble gentle manner may allow the unweary to underestimate him, which you do at your peril.'
5
Lionel Nichols
4 New Square
 'His quick understanding and appreciation, thoughtful questions, careful explanations, clever and clear drafting, and collaborative approach to the development of case strategy are impressive.'
5
Stephen Ryan
4 New Square
 'Gives crisp advice, rolls his sleeves up, and is always on top of the facts and detail.'
Rising stars
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.
Carola Binney
4 New Square
'Carola has a wonderfully incisive mind. She continues to impress with the quality of her written work and the thoughtfulness of her advice.'