Chambers Review
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Dispute Resolution: Commercial - UK
What the Team is Known For
4 Pump Court exhibits marked capability in the commercial litigation market and has expertise spanning a wide range of disciplines, such as construction, energy, insurance and shipping. Its barristers adroitly tackle international mandates, steering clients through cases across the globe, including in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Members have been involved in a number of high-profile mandates this year, including TATA v DBS, a claim concerning failed IT procurement, and Kolomoisky v AlixPartners, a case concerning breach of fiduciary duty.
Carl Wall and Stewart Gibbs are the senior clerks.
Strengths
Practice Director Will Jackman is one of the best clerks I deal with. He is always amazingly responsive and really sensible, and will find you the right counsel for your case.
4 Pump Court clerks recognise the realities of the commercial world. They deal with issues as they arise and they take a sensible view when it comes to fees. Ellis Fairbrass is particularly helpful.
The clerks are always helpful and courteous. They get things done.
Notable practitioners
Nigel is a superb advocate, who is user-friendly and runs cases efficiently. He's excellent for meaty commercial cases where there are difficult legal and factual issues involved.
He is able to convey complex ideas very easily and persuasively.
Ben is very impressive. He has a great mind for strategy and is able to dive down into the details when needed.
Laurence is loved by clients. He has a great sense of humour and is just an excellent advocate and person to have on the team.
He offers unrivalled clarity and expression of thought. Nick is a confident leader, who exudes a calm authority in all he does, whilst also remaining very approachable.
He is very organised, he presents well and he is very quick to get back to you.
Alexander is fantastically quick and very user-friendly. He is also very on top of the law, clear in his advice and fantastic at dealing with associates.
He is extremely precise and very analytical.
Gideon is excellent. His style is extremely direct and robust, and his written work is superb.
Kajetan is unbelievably clever. What looks complex, he makes sound simple.