1Hall of fameChambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Incredibly easy to work with and understands what the clients want. Tremendous presence in court. Manages his team really well.'
Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
3 Verulam Buildings has a strong specialism in commercial related professional negligence claims. Andrew Onslow KC acts for the claimants in a case where hundreds of former customers of Clydesdale Bank have sued Clydesdale and its parent company, National Australia Bank, for fraud and negligence, alleging that they were misled about their liability to pay swap breakage costs to Clydesdale on early termination or restructuring of business loans. Additionally, Ali Malek KC currently acts for one of the defendants, ED&F Mann Capital Markets Limited, on a £1.5 billion claim brought by the Danish Customs and Tax Administration, which claims professional negligence and negligence concerning allegedly fraudulent application for the refund of dividend withholding tax - the matter is against the backdrop of the dispute between SKAT and Solo Capital Partners, concerning what is alleged by the Danish authorities to be a "cum-ex" fraud.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Excellent team led by Steve Penson. They are working in a way that should be a model for other clerks in the market to follow.'
- 'Excellent clerking team - very responsive and helpful. Special mention to the fantastic Steve Penson and Richard Ansell who are both very responsive, resourceful and make excellent recommendations.'
- 'The clerks are very helpful and work together with leading and junior counsel’s chambers to arrange meetings and provide joint availability.'
- 'Good clerks, good counsel, great to have as part of a legal team on all sorts of complex commercial disputes.'
- 'The clerks have always been responsive to requests and have looked to find a suitable match for cases we wish to involve their barristers on.'
- 'Chambers have been brilliant in servicing our needs. There has always been good availability of counsel, including senior and junior counsel.'
- 'Wide ranging professional negligence experience, with market leading financial services specialism. Great range of experience across all levels.'
- One of my go-to sets. Good clerks, good counsel, great to have as part of a legal team on all sorts of complex commercial disputes.
- 'Top draw set, very strong in all main stream commercial areas.'
- 'Real strength and depth amongst their members, particularly where cases have a financial services edge, but increasingly with general commercial litigation. They have an impressive annual training programme and are one of the few London sets who are happy to put on training events in the regions.'
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.
1Hall of fameChambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
'Tom is rightly a very successful and popular barrister. He is very technically-adept, but he combines that skill with very sound judgement as to strategy and an ability to explain his views clearly to the client and win them over.'
2Hall of fameChambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Matthew is a brilliant advocate who is incredibly impressive to watch. He is all over the details and the law. He is a highly persuasive advocate and a true champion of the commercial Bar.’
Hall of fameChambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Hefin is a clear thinker who has excellent drafting skills and is easy to work with.’
3Hall of fameChambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Adrian is an excellent, imperturbable advocate that commands the attention of everyone in the court including the judge and his peers. He is extremely client friendly and instils confidence in all those he speaks with.'
3Hall of fameChambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘A persuasive advocate who gets straight to the point.’
Hall of fameChambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Peter always understands the clients’ needs and the risks they face. He is a great advocate and truly is willing to make big calls.’
Hall of fameChambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
'David is always very clear, no nonsense and to the point on his feet. Very responsive and excellent with the clients.'
2022 Silks
Hall of fameChambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Farhaz is very persuasive both on paper and orally. He identifies the key issues quickly and has a very confident court manner.'
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.
Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Peter is very focussed on the detail and misses nothing. He is a go-to on complex insurance and brokers’ professional indemnity matters.’
5Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Chris is an excellent advocate and sharp thinker, with a very strong all-round legal mind. His written pleadings were clever and persuasive.’
5Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
'Theo's attention to detail and ability to recall detail in a long-running matter is impressive. His advice is always commercial. He is a calm, composed and highly effective advocate.'
6Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
'A very strong performer. Richard is incredibly bright and his written work is of the highest quality. Strongly recommended.'
6Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
'Lisa is an outstanding advocate who has a personal touch and who is well liked by clients as a result.'
6Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Adam is extremely intelligent. He thinks outside of the box and offers realistic and pragmatic solutions.’
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.
Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Peter is very focussed on the detail and misses nothing. He is a go-to on complex insurance and brokers’ professional indemnity matters.’
5Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Chris is an excellent advocate and sharp thinker, with a very strong all-round legal mind. His written pleadings were clever and persuasive.’
5Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
'Theo's attention to detail and ability to recall detail in a long-running matter is impressive. His advice is always commercial. He is a calm, composed and highly effective advocate.'
6Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
'A very strong performer. Richard is incredibly bright and his written work is of the highest quality. Strongly recommended.'
6Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
'Lisa is an outstanding advocate who has a personal touch and who is well liked by clients as a result.'
6Chambers of Ewan McQuater KC and David Quest KC
‘Adam is extremely intelligent. He thinks outside of the box and offers realistic and pragmatic solutions.’