Members of Fountain Court Chambers represent both insurers and insureds, as well as advising in various classes of insurance including property and business interruption, directors’ and officers’ liability, product liability and warranty and indemnity insurance. The set also acts both in coverage disputes and in underlying third-party claims, with involvement in high profile insurance claims arising from the Russian aviation claims, the Covid-19 FCA test cases and other cross-border insurance and reinsurance claims. Anneliese Day KC represents both insurers and insured across a wide variety of cases both in the UK and abroad, while Bankim Thanki KC is part of the team involved in Greensill Capital and Greensill Bank v Zurich Insruance, acting for Zurich in a coverage dispute arising out of claims by Greensill Capital and Greensill Bank under trade credit policies issued by Zurich. Simon Paul and Niamh Cleary are key names from the set at junior level.
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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.

1
David Railton KC
1
Bankim Thanki KC
2
Anneliese Day KC
2
Leigh-Ann Mulcahy KC
Leigh-Ann is careful, as is vital in complex insurance, but keeps her eye on the main game.  She is hard-working and also has flair.’
3
Derrick Dale KC
3
Timothy Howe KC
3
Ben Lynch KC
A first-class silk.'
3
Akhil Shah KC
4
James Cutress KC
4
Andrew Mitchell KC
4
Stephen Moriarty KC
5
Patrick Goodall KC

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.

1
Simon Atrill KC

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.

2
Simon Paul
3
Niamh Cleary
She quickly gets to grips with the key issues.'
3
Max Evans
3
Christopher Knowles
3
Christopher Langley
4
Max Kasriel
Max is a strong, user-friendly junior.'