Crypto and blockchain assets

3 Verulam Buildings

3 Verulam Buildings is known for being the ‘chambers with expertise covering the full breadth and depth of legal issues arising in relation to crypto assets,’ including cyber fraud, litigation and arbitration, freezing injunctions and e-money regulation. David Quest KC has technical and legal experience in cryptoassets, alongside being a lead author of the UKJT Digital Dispute Resolution Rules. Chloë Bell has represented the claimant in a jurisdiction challenge brought by the Kraken cyrptocurrency exchange in Checketkin v Payward Limited.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

'Very good Clerks - Richard Ansell and Robert Croke are excellent.'
'The clerks are strong, and good to deal with. Stuart Pullum and Stephen Penson deserve particular mention.'
'Very good Chambers with great counsel.'
'It is an excellent outfit.'
'They have some really good people in this specialist field.'

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.

Hodge Malek KC

3 Verulam Buildings

'Hodge is phenomenally clever, hard-working and committed to giving his clients the very best legal and practical advice. He has excellent contacts across a range of state and commercial institutions, which allow him to provide his clients with pragmatic and realistic advice.'

David Quest KC

3 Verulam Buildings

'Standout expertise in the field of distributed ledger technology. Versatile, responsive and easy to work with. Top notch creativity.'

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.

Chloë Bell

3 Verulam Buildings

'There is no question that Chloe is a star in the crypto asset litigation world. She has deep knowledge. She thinks creatively and is the one you want for difficult or novel cases. She has a deft hand with clients. Chloe is a forceful and effective court advocate and demands respect from opponents, KCs, and judges.'

James Potts

3 Verulam Buildings

'Excellent technically and very user friendly. One of the few barristers in the crypto space who really know their stuff.'

Adam Temple

3 Verulam Buildings

'Adam is a leading voice for FCA related crypto-asset matters in the industry.'

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.