Fraud: crime

Cloth Fair Chambers

Cloth Fair Chambers stands out as ‘an undisputed heavyweight’ in the fraud and financial crime space. John Kelsey-Fry KC has an excellent reputation for being ‘one of the most persuasive advocates at the Bar’. Rhys Meggy stands out as ‘one of the very top junior barristers of his generation’. Stuart Biggs is another highly regarded junior in the financial crime field, with a solid track record in appearing for both the defence and the prosecution. In recent work for the set, Biggs is defending the manager of an Iranian-owned money exchange business against allegations of money laundering and using part of the money for the sale and purchase of Bitcoin. In a key development for chambers, Dean Brown joined the set as Head of Practice Management in July 2024.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

'Cloth Fair has an unrivalled panel of the top KCs in criminal law who are all at the top of their game.'
'An outstanding set with a reputation working on the most high-profile and difficult mandates.'
'Cloth Fair is an undisputed heavyweight in the fraud/financial crime world.'
'A market leader in fraud.'

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 Kelsey-Fry KC

Cloth Fair Chambers

‘John is strategic, supremely committed to his client’s best interests, and has an astonishing work ethic. A massively bright silk in fraud law.'

Ian Winter KC

Cloth Fair Chambers

‘Ian is an outstanding barrister. He has a tremendous eye for detail and his preparation for cases is first class.'

Alison Pople KC

Cloth Fair Chambers

‘Alison is one of a kind – a hugely able and intelligent silk who works incredibly hard, yet has a wonderfully witty, unflappable and approachable manner that makes her a true pleasure to work with and joy to watch in court. Her tactical nous and feel for what will land well with a tribunal is remarkably astute and her cross-examination skills are adroit.’

Nicholas Purnell KC

Cloth Fair Chambers

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.

Rhys Meggy

Cloth Fair Chambers

‘Rhys is an extremely hard-working, clever and eloquent barrister. He takes a lot of care with every case to ensure that everything he does is completed to the highest possible standards. A top junior barrister.’