Jonathan Crow KC
4 Stone Buildings ‘Jonathan is superb in every way and his advocacy is something to behold – simultaneously charming and deadly to a disingenuous party’s arguments.'
4 Stone Buildings ‘offers excellent quality from top to bottom’, handling all stages of civil fraud litigation, from applications for interim remedies to the enforcement of judgments. Members of the set are notably involved in the largest fraud case against an individual ever tried in the UK, with Richard Hill KC, leading a team including Sharif Shivji KC, Tom Gentleman and Karl Anderson, defending the late former Autonomy founder Mike Lynch in a claim exceeding $8bn arising from Hewlett Packard’s purchase of Autonomy. In another high-profile matter, Sharif Shivji KC and Emma Horner acted for Credit Suisse in a claim brought by the Republic of Mozambique concerning a $2 billion financing arrangement for state tuna fishery and maritime security projects, involving allegations of fraud, conspiracy, and bribery.
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- 'Connor Ward is always extremely helpful and goes out of his way to ensure that any queries you have are resolved.'
- '4 Stone Buildings’ clerking team is well-known for its outstanding service. It has excellent clerks at all levels, including the well-renowned senior clerk, David Goddard, and extremely skilled first and second junior clerks, Ben Lashmar and Ryan Tunkel respectively.'
- 'Ben Lashmar and Ryan Tunkel are in the star category of clerks. Extremely helpful and polite, even when they are under pressure from demanding solicitors'
- 'Ryan Tunkel and Connor Ward are responsive and helpful.'
- '4 Stone Buildings is a pre-eminent Commercial Chancery set with a significant focus on civil fraud to complement its other core practice areas of company and insolvency.'
- 'The set offers excellent quality from top to bottom. They have very high standards in recruitment that are reflected in the excellent work and skills of the barristers.'
- 'The depth and breadth of the set is top-tier.'
- 'A strong cohort of juniors who combine experience in a wide range of commercial matters, with more traditional Chancery work.'
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.
John Brisby KC
4 Stone Buildings 'A silk who is not afraid to take on a fight. He is a combative advocate when necessary, and is always effective in court.'
Sharif Shivji KC
4 Stone Buildings 'He is a first rate barrister, with a real gift for identifying the key points in the case.'
2023 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.
Alexander Cook KC
4 Stone Buildings 'He is very client friendly, gets to the nub of an issue quickly, and is a pleasure to work with.'
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.
Christopher Harrison
4 Stone Buildings 'He speaks authoritatively with clients but is also commercial in his approach.'
Guy Olliff-Cooper
4 Stone Buildings 'An outstanding junior for civil fraud. He goes the extra mile for the client.'
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.
Karl Anderson
4 Stone Buildings 'Karl has a formidable intellect and adds great fire power to any legal team. He is an excellent tactician.'