Chambers Review
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Offshore (Bar) - UK
What the Team is Known For
4 New Square Chambers has a solid bench of offshore practitioners working in a wide array of jurisdictions including the Cayman Islands, the BVI, the Channel Islands and Isle of Man. The set is highly experienced at handling very complex commercial disputes and are frequently sought to act in such matters as shareholder disputes, trust claims, sanctions matters and fraud related litigation. A highlight matter for the members of the chambers this year was Perry v Lopag, a multi-jurisdictional case related to a high value trust. An interviewee praised the set as having: "expertise and a number of advocates called in a variety of jurisdictions." Another source adds: "4 New Square Chambers is a modern, very commercial set."
Lizzy Stewart is the senior clerk.
Strengths
The clerking is excellent. Dennis Peck, deputy senior clerk, in particular, is incredibly personable, pragmatic and always willing to help in an emergency.
Notable practitioners
Daniel Saoul KC is lauded for his impressive commercial practice, covering a broad remit of issues, from multi-jurisdictional commercial fraud proceedings to insolvency disputes. He has notable experience appearing before the BVI courts, including the Supreme Court, having been called to the local Bar in 2009, and continues to maintain a presence in other jurisdictions, chiefly the Cayman Islands and Anguilla.
Dan is very calm and considered - he can sense exactly what a judge will want to know.
Dan is really focused on the details and he is on top of the them. He is also a pleasure to work with.
Graham Chapman KC has a broad commercial practice which encompasses audit negligence, investment funds and trust work. He is particularly active in the Cayman Islands, having been called to the Bar of the Cayman Grand Court, while also undertaking work in the Isle of Man, the BVI and Guernsey. Chapman can be seen acting in complex shareholder disputes.
He is not a shouter and table thumper - he does a great line in very reasonable and agreeable advocacy.
Graham Chapman is a fantastic silk. He is very hard-working, commercial and clients love him.
Justin Fenwick KC is an excellent advocate for cases concerning professional negligence, who has additional capabilities in civil fraud and commercial litigation generally. His practice is heavily weighted towards offshore litigation, and he has experience in both Caribbean and Far Eastern jurisdictions. He frequently represents professional service providers and handles instructions flowing from Europe and China.
Justin is a brilliant strategist and adviser on litigation matters. He is highly responsive, direct and thorough in his advice.
George Spalton KC is an impressively knowledgeable silk with an offshore practice that sees him acting in complex commercial matters in the BVI, Cayman Islands and St Lucia, among others. He has appeared before the Court of Appeal of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. His expertise covers a wide array of issues, but he is particularly adept at tackling complicated civil fraud cases.
George is an extremely proficient all-rounder. He is calm and collected at trial, which makes life for an instructing solicitor, a pleasure.
Graeme McPherson KC's commercial practice sees him frequently instructed in high stakes offshore mandates. He has acting in a range of fraud, trust and negligence cases, among numerous other issues, in the Channel Islands, Cayman Islands and Gibralter.
Amazingly sharp with an ability to digest enormous amounts of fine detail extremely quickly.