Chambers Review

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Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

4 Stone Buildings is an impressive chancery set, housing a strong bench of barristers at both senior and junior level who are well versed in high-profile and complex disputes. Instructing solicitors comment on the set's "excellent understanding of the technical and legal arguments". The team's expertise spans a wide range of areas, and its members routinely undertake cases involving financial services and banking, commercial contracts and insolvency law. Shareholder disputes are also a key area of strength for the team, drawing on the set's established expertise in company law. The set's barristers are regularly instructed in litigation arising in the oil and gas sector, and have experience of acting in both domestic and international matters. As testament to their skills, they have recently been involved in some major matters, including: Re X Trusts, A v D, a case setting the scope for a protector's power to consent to a proposed exercise of a trustee's power; Mitchell v Sheikh Mohamed bin Issa al Jaber, a high-value international matters concerning a collection of international hotels; and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care v PPE Medpro Ltd, a widely reported contractual claim arising from the procurement of PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ben Lashmar and Ryan Tunkel are the joint senior clerks.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Jonathan Crow
Jonathan Crow
Star Individuals

Jonathan is charming, knowledgeable and highly articulate. He is the best around at the Chancery Bar.

Jonathan Crow KC is probably the best chancery advocate around at the moment. He is a tremendously precise and clear speaker.

Jonathan is a great figure who commands the attention of the court.. He towers over the Commercial Chancery Bar.

George Bompas
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George Bompas
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Band 1

Very, very clever and commands the court's respect.

Gregory Denton-Cox
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Gregory Denton-Cox
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Band 1

Greg provides clear and commercial advice and is an effective communicator. He is all over the detail of cases.

Gregory is incredibly diligent, always available and pragmatic in his dealings both with clients and the instructing solicitor. More generally, he understand the commercial context of the case.

Gregory is a senior junior able to handle advocacy in a way that a silk would. He brings a huge amount of firepower to any team.

Good at engaging with solicitors and clients, his output is excellent and he works at a crazy speed. He is also one of the nicest barristers to work with, always smiling and kind.

Richard Hill
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Richard Hill
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Band 1

Richard Hill is great – a really dynamic lawyer.

Exceptional. His commitment and preparation are outstanding, and you always know he is going to do a good job.

Sharif A. Shivji
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Sharif A. Shivji
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Band 1

Sharif has great judgement.

Sharif's addresses to the court are always structured, tidy and clear.

A redoubtable opponent and a man of great judgement.

Tom Gentleman
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Tom Gentleman
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Band 1

Tom is an incisive and effective advocate who combines a forensic approach with being a great team player.

Christopher Harrison
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Christopher Harrison
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Band 2

Chris is as cool as a cucumber and always very polite. An excellent barrister with a razor-sharp mind, he always provides crisp, succinct and expertly tailored advice.

Chris is a very considered barrister who is exceedingly bright and detailed in his approach.

Chris is a man with a brilliant legal mind. His experience and expertise in weighing up different arguments and working through complex knotty legal problems mean he is a dream to work with.

Thoroughly excellent, Chris is a very good team player who is detailed, knowledgeable and good on his feet. He's also exceedingly logical, sensible and commercial.

Christopher is reliable, accessible and very bright. It's interesting to see him on his feet due to the calm, understated and well-measured way in which he gets the court into the palm of his hand.

James Knott
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James Knott
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Band 2

James is just class. He's great at spotting interesting points in cases.

Very calm and measured, he's easy to work with and produces really good, decent work product.

James Knott is an excellent all-round counsel for corporate and commercial chancery matters.

James is a great barrister with an encyclopaedic brain who is very knowledgeable of specific laws. He is calm and unflappable.

James is an excellent junior destined for great things.

John Brisby
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John Brisby
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Band 2

John's strategic insights and long experience make him a highly attractive choice of counsel.

John is a force to be reckoned with in cross-examination.

John Brisby is robust in his opinions and isn't scared of making difficult calls and decisions. He is creative in his approach and has a wealth of experience.

Alastair Tomson
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Alastair Tomson
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Band 3

Alastair gives clear and confident advice. He's a calm, persuasive man who inspires trust.

Andrew de Mestre
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Andrew de Mestre
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Band 3

Andrew thinks creatively and intuitively to come up with options for the client. His commercial pragmatism really stands out.

Andrew is a barrister with real gravitas who has the ear of the court and is good with clients. From a solicitor's perspective, he is very collegiate.

Andrew is clever and organised.

Emma Horner
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Emma Horner
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Band 3

Emma's very good at client handling and is someone whose advocacy is very clear. She's good at cross-examination.

Emma Horner is mightily impressive in how quickly she turns work around.

Joseph Wigley
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Joseph Wigley
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Band 3

Joe is a fantastic barrister who is very approachable and polished in his drafting. On his feet, he proves himself to be both articulate and adaptable.

Joe is an outstanding lawyer who punches well above his weight. His skill set and advocacy are a cut above. I look forward to the day he takes silk.

Joe argues with real composure. He understands the weaknesses in the opponent's case and really zeroes in on them.

Joe has excellent technical ability and is great to deal with.

Alexander Cook
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Alexander Cook
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Band 4

Alexander is a great, dynamic barrister.

Alexander Cook is hands-on, highly strategic and approachable. He's a great counsel.

Alexander is very good and smooth in court.

Alex is a fine lawyer who provides advice with razor-sharp clarity. He's very responsive and user-friendly.

Andrew Rose
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Andrew Rose
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Band 4

Andrew balances the realities of the case with the expectations of the client very well. His drafting is also notably superb.

Andrew is a genius. He can conjure arguments out of thin air that no one else can see.

Edward Crossley
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Edward Crossley
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Band 4

Edward is very hard-working, very diligent and full of energy. He has lots of bright ideas, and is very good at the paperwork.

Ed is fantastic. He's very hard-working and an excellent team player.

Edward Crossley's written work is so polished, and he is extremely good at spotting novel strategic points.

Edward is really responsive, affable and pragmatic. His support has been essential to us.

Hermann Boeddinghaus
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Hermann Boeddinghaus
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Band 4

Hermann is a very good and very clear advocate.

Hermann is always sensible, approachable and easy. He has all of the technical mastery and aptitude you'd expect from a KC, without the ego.

Hermann is very easy to work with, and is able to present the case in the best light and achieve the client's commercial objectives.

Lara Hassell-Hart
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Lara Hassell-Hart
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Band 4

Lara is very diligent and good on the details of a technical case.

Lara is an extremely good junior. She's excellent at the paperwork and is able to devour huge amounts of written material in a short time in order to get on top of things.

Lara is relatively junior but extremely hard-working. She gets into the detail of the case and commands the confidence of clients.

Nicola Timmins
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Nicola Timmins
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Band 4

Nicola is technically sharp, extremely responsive and keenly aware of the key legal issues which the court would be most concerned with. She puts the right spin and emphasis on her submissions.

Nicola Timmins is excellent at drafting.

Nicola is very, very quick off the mark. She is thorough and has an appetite for work I've never seen before in a junior. A star in the making.

Nicola managed to get to the crux of the issues very quickly despite the voluminous papers. Her advocacy on the day was extremely impressive, particularly given the challenges of the particular case.

Tiran Nersessian
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Tiran Nersessian
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Band 4

Tiran is an expert in his field and able to work well with a diverse legal team and individual clients under huge stress. He is thoughtful and strategic in his advice.

Tiran is an incredibly clever, very measured guy who doesn't get excited. He dissects the case capably, and his technical knowledge is faultless. His delivery and knowledge of the law are good.

Tiran displayed vast knowledge of the rule book and undertook a fantastic cross-examination of an expert. More than that, on a day-to-day basis he was always available, sensible and pragmatic.

Donald Lilly
Donald Lilly
New Silks

Donald is a barrister who really understands complex disputes.

Donald is a reliable, intelligent and user-friendly lawyer who is able to fit into any legal team. All in all, he is a very safe pair of hands.

Ranked Barristers at
4 Stone Buildings

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Silks (KC)

London (Bar)

Chancery: Commercial

Jonathan Crow KC
Jonathan Crow KC
Star Individuals
George Bompas KC
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George Bompas KC
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Band 1
Richard Hill KC
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Richard Hill KC
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Band 1
Sharif A. Shivji KC
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Sharif A. Shivji KC
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Band 1
John Brisby KC
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John Brisby KC
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Band 2
Andrew de Mestre KC
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Andrew de Mestre KC
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Band 3
Alexander Cook KC
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Alexander Cook KC
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Band 4
Hermann Boeddinghaus KC
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Hermann Boeddinghaus KC
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Band 4
Donald Lilly KC
Donald Lilly KC
New Silks

Juniors

London (Bar)

Chancery: Commercial

Gregory Denton-Cox
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Gregory Denton-Cox
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Band 1
Tom Gentleman
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Tom Gentleman
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Band 1
Christopher Harrison
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Christopher Harrison
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Band 2
James Knott
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James Knott
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Band 2
Alastair Tomson
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Alastair Tomson
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Band 3
Emma Horner
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Emma Horner
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Band 3
Joseph Wigley
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Joseph Wigley
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Band 3
Andrew Rose
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Andrew Rose
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Band 4
Edward Crossley
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Edward Crossley
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Band 4
Lara Hassell-Hart
4
Lara Hassell-Hart
4
Band 4
Nicola Timmins
4
Nicola Timmins
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Band 4
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