Fraud: civil

7 King's Bench Walk

Demonstrating ‘real strength in depth for fraud work’, 7 King’s Bench Walk handles a wide range of domestic and multijurisdictional civil fraud cases, with strong expertise in asset recovery and obtaining and resisting interim injunctions. Members of the set are often engaged in insurance claims involving underlying fraud, such as Richard Waller KC and Michael Ryan‘s representation of the claimant in Malhotra Leisure v Aviva, in which an insurer is being sued for refusing to pay out under the COVID-19 business interruption policy following water damage to the hotel. In the Ablyazov SPV litigation, David Allen KC, leading Jason Robinson, represents JSC BTA Bank in BVI proceedings against over fifty defendants concerning an alleged $231m offshore SPV fraud. Over in the junior ranks, Keir Howie is instructed by a group of defendants in SKAT v Solo Capital Partners, a high-value claim concerning trading by a Dubai-based hedge fund which the Danish tax authorities allege was a cum-ex fraud.

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Testimonials

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'The clerks are always very responsive and pleasant to deal with, particularly Gary Rose.'
'Greg Leyden, Joe Clayton and Gary Rose are all incredibly helpful.'
'Declan Gray is very helpful and user-friendly.'
'Greg Leyden is the driving force behind the Chambers expansion into areas beyond insurance. He is exceptional - forever seeking to introduce work to firms, very commercial and generous with his time.'
'7KBW has developed real strength in depth for fraud work. The set has excellent capability well beyond its core of commercial and insurance work. The barristers are amongst the cleverest in the city and always go the extra mile.'
'A set that has made substantial inroads into fraud and banking, away from its traditional powerbase of insurance. A variety of excellent barristers.'
'7KBW's fraud practice has developed substantially in the last 10 years and they have really good people. They are on an upward trend.'
'7KBW has particular strength in depth in the area of civil fraud with many silks and juniors having impressive practices in this field, enabling teams to be put together for large cases.'

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.

David Allen KC

7 King’s Bench Walk

Jonathan Gaisman KC

7 King’s Bench Walk

Richard Waller KC

7 King’s Bench Walk

'A very sharp silk who provides robust, reliable advice.'

Michael Holmes KC

7 King’s Bench Walk

‘A shrewd silk.’

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.