Tom Adam KC
Brick Court Chambers 'He is truly excellent. He has a great presence in court, which is founded on a thorough knowledge of the papers.'
Considered to be ‘excellent at high-level professional liability work’, Brick Court Chambers excels at handling complex claims, with many recent cases arising from major audit scandals. Thomas Plewman KC, for the auditors is against Simon Salzedo KC, for the claimants, in NMC v Ernst & Young, a large claim concerning the auditor’s alleged negligence in its failure to uncover the fraud that led to the financial collapse of NMC Health, a Middle Eastern hospital operator. Being led by Salzedo KC, Kyle Lawson is involved in Joint-Stock Company Commercial Bank “PrivatBank” v PwC, a high-value case against PwC for allegedly negligent audits which did not identify large-scale fraud on the part of the bank’s Ukrainian oligarch former owner. Described as ’a great leader with a great courtroom presence’, Tim Lord KC has experience acting on large claims such as Loreley Financing 30 v Credit Suisse, a case concerning structured finance.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The clerking team is first-rate, particularly Jo Francis is incredibly responsive and easy to deal with.’
- ‘They have excellent clerks, who are always responsive and helpful.’
- ‘They are very competent.’
- ‘The clerks are good, effective, and responsive. Sam Jones does a great job.’
- ‘They are always helpful and constructive.’
- ‘They are excellent at high-level professional liability work.’
- ‘Brick Court are a very strong set with very good juniors and silks.’
- ‘Brick Court are a go-to for any commercial claim and have some excellent choices for professional negligence claims.’
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.
Simon Salzedo KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘He is the best KC in the market for difficult issues in the accounting sector. He’s a superb advocate.’
Charles Hollander KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Charles is highly regarded. He has the ear of the court and presents his case with authority.’
Tim Lord KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Tim is a great leader with a great courtroom presence. He knows how to lead a team and he’s a constant positive influence on a case.’
Thomas Plewman KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘He is an excellent advocate. He is methodical in building up his client's position.’
Tony Singla KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Tony is clever, charming, and a persuasive advocate. He is a joy to work with and a formidable opponent.’
Fionn Pilbrow KC
Brick Court Chambers ‘Fionn is super-intelligent. He is extremely well prepared on the facts and the law. He has complete mastery of his brief and the ear of both the judge and the court.’
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.
Edward Harrison
Brick Court Chambers ‘He is simply brilliant on audit negligence claims. He is increasingly well known and universally respected across the market.’
Kyle Lawson
Brick Court Chambers ‘Kyle is a highly charismatic advocate. Thanks to his high intelligence and exceptional insight, he quickly gains the confidence of the court.’
