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.
Bankim Thanki KC
Anneliese Day KC
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.’
Derrick Dale KC
Timothy Howe KC
Ben Lynch KC
A first-class silk.'
Akhil Shah KC
James Cutress KC
Andrew Mitchell KC
Stephen Moriarty KC
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.
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.
Simon Paul
Niamh Cleary
She quickly gets to grips with the key issues.'
Max Evans
Christopher Knowles
Christopher Langley
Max Kasriel
Max is a strong, user-friendly junior.'