Dispute Resolution: Commercial

Brick Court lays claim to some of the leading practitioners in the market. Its barristers are regularly involved in the highest-value and most high-profile matters. Recent highlights for members have included: Nokia v Oppo, a case concerned with the terms on which Oppo should be required to take a licence over Nokia's portfolio of standard-essential telecoms patents; Grenfell related litigation advising Whirlpool in relation to potential claims arising out of the Grenfell Tower fire; and Qatar Airways v Airbus, a EUR1 billion dispute alleging defective design and manufacturing problems. One source comments: "Brick Court has a strong team at all levels."

"The best clerking team in the business."

"The clerks are fantastic. Senior clerks Paul Dennison and Tony Burgess are accommodating, but at the same time tough and robust. They run a very good shop - the clerks at the set are among the very best."

"The clerks are very responsive and willing to work with us to reach the best outcome."

"Deputy senior clerk Luke Carvalho is responsive commercial and pragmatic in his approach. He'll find you the right counsel for the case."

"Senior practice manager Jo Francis is efficient and a pleasure to deal with every time."

"Jo Francis is bright, super responsive and someone who make herself available to deal with you."

"Practice managers Phil Wilkes and James Knapp are both excellent."

"The clerks are very good. They give you a good selection of barristers, they are very responsive and they are uncompromising in terms of quality."

Helen Davies KC "Helen is incredibly sharp and a real pleasure to work with. Her approach is calm, commercial and legally tight." "She is outstanding. Whenever you are in court with Helen you know you are in perfect hands." "Helen Davies is the absolute master of the detail. She will not stand up in court until she knows everything."

Mark Howard KC "Mark Howard is simply the best advocate of recent times when it comes to complex disputes. He is extremely smart, has amazing cross-examination skills, and is someone who knows how to win a case." "Mark is a very good advocate, who commands the courtroom." "Mark produces really high quality analysis." "Still at the top of his game and a formidable cross-examiner."

Simon Salzedo KC "Simon Salzedo is extremely clever and knowledgeable." "A really strong advocate, who pushes points forcefully.

Tim Lord KC "Tim Lord provides invaluable insight and depth of experience." "Tim is hands-on and very client friendly." "One of the brightest minds at the Bar. He is an incredible cross-examiner and a great strategist." "Tim Lord really immerses himself in the detail. A really great guy and a can-do advocate, he has a lot of energy and is just a pleasure to work with."

Tom Adam KC "A really fantastic advocate especially for matters going to the higher courts." "Tom Adam is a very effective advocate." "Tom knows the case inside out. He thinks through every angle and is a great judge of the bench."

Vernon Flynn KC "Vernon Flynn is an amazing advocate." "Vernon is a fighter who will argue the client's corner tenaciously and with huge energy." "Vernon is someone at the Bar you go to for the biggest and most difficult cases. He is an excellent choice because he really commands a courtroom."

Charles Hollander KC "Charles Hollander is not afraid to give the right, robust advice."

Daniel Jowell KC "Daniel is very good on his feet." "Daniel Jowell is very clever and provides considered advice."

Edward Ho "Edward Ho breaks down difficult cases and works out the answer."

Laura Newton "Laura seems to really get the judge's attention and her submissions land very well." "Laura Newton is very good at managing solicitors and clients. Her drafting is of the highest order and is very sensible and wise."

Richard Blakeley "Richard Blakeley is just so sharp; he doesn't miss a trick." "Richard is a fantastic junior. He is extremely smart, highly commercially aware and an excellent, thorough advocate." "Richard is a brilliant drafter and his submissions are measured and thoughtful."

Alan Roxburgh "Alan Roxburgh is extremely thorough and has an amazing command of the detail. He is also a careful and conscientious person, who is a pleasure to spend time with." "Alan Roxburgh has enormous intellectual capability. He handles the most complex and nuanced points, and is utterly unflappable." "Absolutely brilliant, incredibly bright and very hard working."

Ben Woolgar "Provides incisive analysis at lightning speed and delivers his advice with crystal clarity." "Ben Woolgar is a fantastic advocate, who is fast developing as a brilliant case strategist." "Ben Woolgar is very user-friendly and hard working. He has the ability to get on top of very complicated facts very quickly."

Fionn Pilbrow KC "Fionn Pilbrow has the combination of a deep understanding of the law and an ability to present a case in a commercially attractive way." "Fionn Pilbrow strikes like a lightning bolt. He identifies one single crack in a case that will destroy the other side." "An extremely polished advocate." "Fionn is an absolute pleasure to work with. He is measured, calm and reliable."

Harry Matovu KC "Harry Matovu is at the top of his game. He is hugely personable, very diligent and a pleasure to work with." "Harry has a real way with words and is a good tactician."

Michael Bools KC "Michael Bools is absolutely superb: he is very good on his feet, his paperwork is immaculate and he is someone whom solicitors love working with." "Michael Bools is a great team player who is both academic and practical."

Roger Masefield KC "Roger Masefield is a very good advocate. He is particularly good at presenting complex cases." "One of the hardest working silks. He is really clever and has the ability to get on top of points so quickly."

Stephen Midwinter KC "Stephen Midwinter is very bright and explains complicated things in a straightforward way."

William Hooper "William Hooper is good at finding a way through things and thinking laterally and imaginatively." "William Hooper is enthusiastic, client focused and very hard working."

Edward Harrison "Edward is a really persuasive and compelling advocate. He approaches the court in a really measured but forceful way." "Edward Harrison is very commercially minded - he doesn't just look at the law, he also looks at the overall picture." "He is responsive and drafts well." "Edward is an obvious choice for really difficult cases that require the combination of top-level intellect with a hands on approach."

Jasbir Dhillon KC "Jasbir is a commanding presence in any hearing. He can also understand the client's case from the big picture to the minute details." "Jasbir knows how to communicate well with clients and the solicitor, team and provides excellent strategic advice without hesitation. He is particularly good on novel points of law." "Jasbir can handle very difficult pieces of litigation. He's highly knowledgeable and very persuasive in court." "Jasbir is a strong cross-examiner."

Joanne Box "Jo is a brilliant junior. She gets stuck in, understands the client's commercial aims, and provides relevant and thoughtful contributions."

Kyle Lawson "Kyle is a great all rounder and a pleasure to work with." "Very calm, sensible and switched on. He's good for cases that could spiral out of control as he simplifies them nicely."

Simon Birt KC "Simon Birt is good at sitting back and looking at the bigger picture as regards what the clients are trying to achieve. He then directs the course of action beautifully." "Simon is so detail-orientated, so nothing is left to chance. He is also really good on paper and has a very smooth, eloquent advocacy style." "Simon is able to get up to speed on complex facts and the law very quickly."

Sophie Shaw "She is everything you want from a junior. Technically brilliant, calm under pressure and someone who has an adept way of dealing with complex points. She always manages to find a way through."

Thomas Plewman SC KC "Thomas is an excellent barrister and advocate who quickly focuses on the right issues." "Thomas is really considered and measured. He has a good head for the details."

Tony Singla KC "Tony Singla is really hands-on, very easy to deal with and someone with a really nice client manner. "Tony Singla is very good at understanding what other people are thinking. He has a good perspective on how best to deal with an issue." "Tony is outstanding. He is very user-friendly, super detail-orientated and fantastic on his feet."

Alec Haydon KC "A classic user friendly team player barrister, who is very good at joining a team and rolling his sleeves up." "Alex Haydon is not afraid to pin his colours to the mast. He is very user-friendly and thinks deeply about things." "Alex is exceptionally hard working and on top of the detail. He combines excellent tactical awareness with calm and authoritative advocacy."

Andrew McIntyre "Andrew McIntyre is great to work with. He's extremely intelligent, highly commercial and very personable and easy to deal with." "He provides very strong legal advice, is on top of pleadings and is a very good advocate."

Charlotte Tan "Charlotte Tan is exceptionally clever and brilliant at drafting. She also has a fantastic memory for detail."

Fred Wilmot-Smith "Fred is extremely bright - he has ideas no one else will think of." "Fred is incredibly good, academically brilliant and super nice." "He is probably the best junior for complicated law you can get." "Fred provides impeccable analysis, always adapts himself to the circumstances of the case and plays his role within the team beautifully."

Geoffrey Kuehne "Geoffrey Kuehne gives sensible, practical advice and is a solid member of the team."

Gerard Rothschild "Gerard Rothschild deals with our queries very quickly and is very good tactically." "Gerard is very bright and very understated."

Max Schaefer "Max Schaefer is extremely hardworking, very user friendly and someone who knows his way around figures and quantum issues." "Max Schaefer is a fine junior, who produces beautiful written work. He is dedicated, pragmatic and a consummate team player."

Michael Bolding "Michael Bolding is an incredibly talented advocate. He is very bright, he knows his cases inside and out, and he is sharp on his feet in cross-examination." "Michael's preparation for trial was second to none. He was on top of every detail and knew the case back to front." "Michael Bolding is incredibly clever. He provides very clear advice and his drafting is excellent." "Michael Bolding has a real head for numbers." "Michael Bolding is an excellent draftsman."

Tom Pascoe "Tom Pascoe provides really high quality analysis."

Colin West KC "A deep thinker and a fearless strategist."

James McClelland KC "James McClelland is very good at getting on top of areas he is not familiar with, becoming an expert at them quickly." "James is analytically rigorous and totally on top of the legal issues."

Richard Slade KC "Richard Slade is a team player, who has the ability to change people's minds without being confrontational." "One of the most amiable barristers I have worked with. It is very easy to raise any queries with him." "A very experienced and effective operator."

Sarah Abram KC "Sarah Abram is incredibly organised and very highly regarded."

Tom Wood "An outstanding young barrister, who is able to deal with the most complex matters for the most difficult clients." "Tom Wood is calm, bright, analytical and diligent." "Tom Wood is a brilliant advocate. He is thoughtful, clever and determined." "Tom is a tremendously hard working junior, who is excellent for banking and commercial disputes." "His written work is first rate and he interacts with clients very well."

Craig Morrison KC "Craig Morrison is a real intellectual powerhouse. He is able to identify issues and master huge amounts of information very quickly." "Craig was the engine room of the case." "You want Craig Morrison on every team. He is the most incredible advocate, writer and general team player."

Fred Hobson KC "Fred is very responsive and hard working. He is also commercially minded in his approach in terms of what needs to be prioritised." "Clients love him. His advocacy is really good and his drafting is amazing." "Fred Hobson is very reliable and bright. He thinks laterally and is always looking for new points."

Richard Eschwege KC "Richard is phenomenally bright." "Richard is very thorough, able and bright."