Insolvency

4 Stone Buildings

4 Stone Buildings houses barristers specialising in a number of insolvency and restructuring services, with members experienced in cases ranging from directors’ disqualification, to CODA cases and insolvency litigation. Jonathan Crow KC has been involved in a number of high-value and high-profile cases, including Byers v Saudi National Bank, where liquidators brought a multi-million dollar claim of two insolvent companies against a bank for knowing receipt of funds paid in breach of trust. Tiran Nersessian is experienced in litigation, and has acted for the government and for private litigants, while Christopher Harrison has niche expertise in insolvency cases in the financial sector. Nicholas Wright and Zara McGlone are also key names at the set.

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Testimonials

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'4 Stone is an excellent chambers. My go-to chambers. Top Silks and really good, hungry juniors.'
'Excellent. Ben Lashmar and Ryan Tunkel are particularly good.'
'This is an excellent set with some similarity to my own in terms of size and focus. It is neatly balanced and has an excellent and well-deserved reputation.'
'Very good service from the clerks. Responsive which is key for me and is always open to a conversation about fees.'
'David Goddard is a legend in the London clerking fraternity. Well liked and respected by all.'

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.

Jonathan Crow KC

4 Stone Buildings

‘He is a top-tier advocate with vast experience. His advocacy is exceptional.’

‘Sharif is very clever, bouncy, positive and creative. He’s a strong and persuasive advocate. His skeleton arguments are very clear. He’s excellent on client calls and gets to the point.’

'A stand out practitioner.'

Orlando Fraser KC

4 Stone Buildings

Hermann Boeddinghaus KC

4 Stone Buildings

'Hermann is a sharp and formidable advocate with a very good sense of the courtroom and his opponents. No brief is too challenging for Hermann and he is always one step ahead in his strategy and is able to anticipate and fully prepare for all arguments.'

2023 Silks

Alexander Cook KC

4 Stone Buildings

‘Alex is very slick – he seems to tick every box for a modern barrister. His advocacy is cool, calm and collected, and he never seems to lose his nerve! He is good on the law, and also very client-friendly, with a good commercial sense.’

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.

‘Excellent powers of legal analysis; drafts compelling skeleton arguments.’

Donald Lilly

4 Stone Buildings

‘An excellent all-rounder – his written work is exemplary, and he is a confident advocate. Donald is very popular with clients.’

Albert Sampson

4 Stone Buildings

‘A strong performer both on paper and on his feet. Albert is always on top of the detail and more than able to go toe-to-toe with more senior colleagues at the bar.’

‘Karl’s knowledge in the insolvency space is exceptional. In addition, he is very personable and has a keen commercial and economic eye.’

James Knott

4 Stone Buildings

‘Absolutely outstanding in terms of the advice provided but also the strategic approach to solving issues. James has an uncanny knack of being able to make all the right calls and all at the right time.‘

Zara McGlone

4 Stone Buildings

‘Extremely helpful, always going above and beyond, so she is totally reliable. Technically excellent and very approachable.’

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.