Chambers Review

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Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

3 Verulam Buildings is particularly well regarded for its handling of commercial chancery litigation involving complex elements of banking and financial services law. Members are also well versed in civil fraud and insolvency disputes, and are regularly called upon to appear in major litigation arising in several international and offshore jurisdictions. Cases of note include: Various Investors v Standard Chartered plc, a £1.5 billion banking and financial services dispute; FDIC-R v Barclays Bank, a high-value breach of competition law and breach of fraudulent misrepresentation matter; and Liverpool Football Club v Manchester City Football Club, a widely reported claim arising from alleged breaches of the Premier League's financial fair play rules.

Stuart Pullum is the director of clerking.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Adrian Beltrami
Adrian Beltrami
Star Individuals

Adrian is one of the leading advocates at the Bar for banking and more general commercial disputes. He is absolutely fantastic.

Adrian is very good on his feet; he generates a lot of trust and respect from courts and judges pay much attention to what he says. He is the go-to silk in restructuring and finance disputes.

A man for the biggest cases.

Ewan McQuater
1
Ewan McQuater
1
Band 1

Ewan has a lot of gravitas and is a very powerful advocate. If you want to intimidate the other side, he is the silk you think of because of the way he commands the courtroom.

Ewan is absolutely brilliant and truly eminent.

Adam Kramer
3
Adam Kramer
3
Band 3

Adam is very responsive and good to work with.

Adam is very technically excellent, but also has the ability to simplify everything for the client, even complex strategy. He is great in court.

Peter de Verneuil Smith
3
Peter de Verneuil Smith
3
Band 3

Peter is an excellent KC who is very bright and thorough. He gets to the nub of the issues and gives clear, commercial advice.

Peter is a true, trusted adviser who relates very well to clients.

Peter is very robust, highly objective and a good team player.

Peter is incredibly client-friendly and commercial, but without losing that quiet force of direction and clear strategy that is needed in a complex and fast-paced dispute.

Philip Hinks
3
Philip Hinks
3
Band 3

User-friendly, sharp and smart, he spotted a lot of things that everyone else missed. He was very realistic in terms of looking at the case and realising its weaknesses.

Philip has excellent experience and is a fine, powerful advocate who doesn't sit on the fence. His advice is delivered promptly and always has an eye on the commercial side of the case.

Philip Hinks produces outstanding advocacy.

Ali Malek
4
Ali Malek
4
Band 4

Ali is the guy you wheel out for your biggest and most testing matters. He's an incredibly well-measured lawyer who understands the issues at play and metes out superior advice accordingly.

Farhaz Khan
4
Farhaz Khan
4
Band 4

Farhaz is incredibly user-friendly and pragmatic.

Farhaz has a tremendous personality and enormous ability.

Farhaz Khan KC is an absolute dream and a go-to silk for a huge range of clients. He displays good time management, responsiveness and intellectual ability.

Farhaz's knowledge is superb – he has really dived into his subject. When you deal with him, what comes across is his quiet confidence and his willingness to listen.

A really nice guy to work with, Farhaz is open, collaborative and someone with good judgement. He is fluent when on his feet and very good with the commercial issues that can crop up.

Jamie Riley
4
Jamie Riley
4
Band 4

Great to work with, Jamie has excellent analytical ability and a fine legal brain. He really gets the to heart of the case and presents his arguments in simple terms.

Jamie has been fantastic for us throughout. He's really good to work with, very collaborative and someone who feels like an extension of our team.

Nicholas Craig
4
Nicholas Craig
4
Band 4

Nicholas has a great grasp of the big picture in a case and an impressive ability to pick up details quickly and translate them into strong written and oral pleadings.

Nicholas is extremely user-friendly and charming. He has a fine strategic mind and is an outstanding advocate, and he builds up an excellent rapport with the judge.

Ranked Barristers at
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Band

Silks (KC)

London (Bar)

Chancery: Commercial

Adrian Beltrami KC
Adrian Beltrami KC
Star Individuals
Ewan McQuater KC
1
Ewan McQuater KC
1
Band 1
Adam Kramer KC
3
Adam Kramer KC
3
Band 3
Peter de Verneuil Smith KC
3
Peter de Verneuil Smith KC
3
Band 3
Ali Malek KC
4
Ali Malek KC
4
Band 4
Farhaz Khan KC
4
Farhaz Khan KC
4
Band 4
Jamie Riley KC
4
Jamie Riley KC
4
Band 4
Nicholas Craig KC
4
Nicholas Craig KC
4
Band 4

Juniors

London (Bar)

Chancery: Commercial

Philip Hinks
3
Philip Hinks
3
Band 3