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One Essex Court

Fraud: Civil

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One Essex Court

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Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)

Band 1

Band 1


What the Team is Known For

One Essex Court offers considerable expertise in the handling of both domestic and international fraud-related matters. The set is praised for its "very high quality of junior and senior counsel, with both standout, industry-leading silks and a very deep bench of highly intelligent, commercial juniors". Members are regularly instructed to appear in litigation and arbitrations involving allegations of fraudulent misrepresentation, conspiracy, bribery and breach of fiduciary duty. The team is also noted for its strength in asset-tracing and recovery matters spanning multiple jurisdictions. Recent instructions include acting for Deutsche Bank in the enforcement of a judgement debt and representing Boohoo in claims involving misleading statements and omissions.

Darren Burrows is the senior clerk.

Strengths

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  • Jackie Ginty is amazing and has a solution for anything. Rob Smith, Jade Cassel and Ben O'Hanlon are also all amazing.

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  • The clerks are really responsive, sensible and commercial.

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  • Rob Smith is absolutely brilliant, super responsive and proactive.

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  • The clerks are really switched on and responsive.

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  • One Essex Court has an extremely responsive, great clerking team.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Daniel Toledano
    Band 1Daniel Toledano

    Daniel Toledano

    Daniel Toledano KC is an amiable advocate instructed in relation to complicated civil fraud matters. He has a wide-ranging commercial practice that covers a variety of areas including banking and finance, sport and energy. His cases relate to an array of charges including bribery, dishonest assistance, misrepresentation and misappropriation.

    • Dan Toledano is amazing. He has a huge brain, is brilliant on paper and is very substantive in front of a judge.

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    • He is highly strategicm and his advocacy can be quietly devastating, especially on cross-examination. He is very strong.

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  • Band 1Laurence Rabinowitz
    Band 1Laurence Rabinowitz

    Laurence Rabinowitz

    Laurence Rabinowitz KC is a leading litigator and arbitration advocate with a commercial practice encompassing civil fraud, energy, competition, professional liability, and banking and finance. Solicitors seek him out to handle high-profile fraud cases.

    • He is an unbelievably good advocate.

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    • He is an absolutely top-of-his-game advocate.

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    • He is very meticulous in his approach and is good at big picture as well.

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    • Laurence is one of the pre-eminent silks at the English Bar and is a pleasure to work with.

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  • Band 1Neil Kitchener
    Band 1Neil Kitchener

    Neil Kitchener

    Neil Kitchener KC tackles a great many cases involving allegations of fraud. His commercial practice also touches on arts and antiques, banking and finance, sports and energy law.

    • He is extremely user-friendly when dealing with solicitors and clients.

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    • He is such a fighter and a brilliant advocate, particularly in cross-examination.

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    • He creates pathways to solutions.

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  • Band 1Sonia Tolaney
    Band 1Sonia Tolaney

    Sonia Tolaney

    Sonia Tolaney KC is a standout silk who is particularly adept at dealing with instances of alleged banking fraud. Her work relates to a broad range of allegations, including misrepresentation, collusion and conspiracy, and is often international in nature.

    • Sonia's wealth of experience and advocacy style make her the safest pair of hands at the commercial Bar.

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    • She has remarkable ability to run teams of barristers. She is a very gifted leader.

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    • Sonia's courtroom advocacy is extremely strong, and her commercial and strategic awareness is second to none.

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  • Band 3Alain Choo Choy
    Band 3Alain Choo Choy

    Alain Choo Choy

    Alain Choo Choy KC is a strong barrister with a broad banking and finance, energy and general commercial practice who has appeared in a range of weighty civil fraud cases. He is deeply familiar with the legal issues that different jurisdictions present. Many of his cases involve high net worth individuals.

    • He is brilliant. He is incredibly creative and very dynamic.

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    • He is very intelligent and is someone you want in your corner for a hard case.

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  • Band 3Camilla Bingham
    Band 3Camilla Bingham

    Camilla Bingham

    Camilla Bingham KC's practice spans company and commercial law. She is experienced in handling complex cross-border fraud claims, often arising in the banking and finance arena.

    • Camilla is very responsive and very user friendly, as well as being strategically astute.

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    • Camilla Bingham is a terrific advocate who is funny, sharp and persistent.

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    • Camilla is a strong technical expert and clearly an expert in her field.

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  • Band 3Emma Jones
    Band 3Emma Jones

    Emma Jones

    Emma Jones has a strong commercial practice that often involves questions of fraudulent activity, including bribery, corruption and misrepresentation. She frequently acts for corporate and financial defendants in the Commercial Court and Chancery Division.

    • She is quiet and understated but what she says is very powerful and straightforward.

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    • Emma has incredible depth of knowledge on the facts, as well as clear and thoughtful analysis on the legal issues, which are often novel.

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    • Emma is a complete superstar. She is extraordinarily strong on detail and pleadings.

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    • She is very effective at getting the client's point across.

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  • Band 3James MacDonald
    Band 3James MacDonald

    James MacDonald

    James MacDonald KC draws on extensive experience from the commercial Bar in his civil fraud practice, acting in international cases involving jurisdictions including Russia. He acts for both claimants and defendants, and is particularly strong in banking frauds.

    • He exceptionally clever, handles pressure very well and is a persuasive advocate.

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    • His quality of thought is second to none.

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    • James provides a thoughtful confidence which is reassuring to clients facing some of their most difficult and complex decisions.

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  • Band 3Jamie Goldsmith
    Band 3Jamie Goldsmith

    Jamie Goldsmith

    Jamie Goldsmith KC has developed a vibrant civil fraud practice and attracts many high-profile instructions. He has dealt with a range of allegations over the course of his career, including conspiracy, breach of trust and fraudulent misrepresentation.

    • He is an absolute master of detail.

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    • Jamie Goldsmith is really excellent with clients, gets straight onto issues and understands the commercial parameters and picture too.

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    • Jamie Goldsmith KC is an excellent advocate who leaves no stone unturned.

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  • Band 3Nathaniel Bird
    Band 3Nathaniel Bird

    Nathaniel Bird

    Nathaniel Bird is a talented barrister with increasing experience in multi-jurisdictional, high-profile fraud claims. He has acted for high net worth individuals and large financial institutions in defending claims of fraudulent misrepresentation and bribery.

    • Nathaniel is incredibly smart and on top of every detail.

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  • Band 3Stephen Auld
    Band 3Stephen Auld

    Stephen Auld

    Stephen Auld KC sweeps up impressive instructions in a number of areas and undertakes cases concerning civil fraud, banking and financial services, sports, media and commodities. He is skilled at handling applications for injunctive relief.

    • He is very good with clients and is good on his feet, with an understated delivery.

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    • He is an incredibly persuasive advocate on his feet and an intelligent writer in his skeletons.

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  • Band 4Andrew McLeod
    Band 4Andrew McLeod

    Andrew McLeod

    Andrew McLeod has a strong civil fraud practice, including experience acting in cases before the Privy Council. He is instructed both as a led junior and as sole counsel in a range of cases for both claimants and defendants, and has played his part in complex international cases.

    • Andrew has excellent technical legal abilities and is impressive on his feet.

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    • He is intellectually rigorous and offers experience beyond his year of call.

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  • Band 4Anthony de Garr Robinson
    Band 4Anthony de Garr Robinson

    Anthony de Garr Robinson

    Anthony de Garr Robinson KC runs a busy commercial chancery practice and takes on significant fraud litigation and arbitration work, much of which originates offshore in regions such as the Caribbean and the Middle East. He has dealt with the full swathe of allegations including conspiracy, deceit and breach of contract.

    • Anthony de Garr Robinson fights the client's corner hard.

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  • Band 4Nicholas Sloboda
    Band 4Nicholas Sloboda

    Nicholas Sloboda

    Nicholas Sloboda KC has appeared in scores of high-profile civil fraud cases concerning allegations such as dishonest assistance and mismanagement. He acts in both litigation and arbitration proceedings. He has a talent for handling international disputes.

    • Nick is an utterly charming silk whose easygoing and jovial manner conceals a sharp mind and a superb tactical sense for litigation. He is a wonderful team player.

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  • Band 4Sebastian Isaac
    Band 4Sebastian Isaac

    Sebastian Isaac

    Having distinguished his civil fraud practice as a junior, Sebastian Isaac KC has continued to expand his civil fraud work as a silk. He is routinely instructed in high-value and high-profile matters involving fraudulent misrepresentation, deceit and conspiracy. He often acts in cases involving multiple jurisdictions, and he has experience appearing before the Privy Council.

    • He thinks about things in such a sensible way, always focusing on the heart of the matter and getting a good result for the clients.

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    • Sebastian is exceptional and incredibly bright. He is a phenomenal advocate.

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    • He has got an ability to think through novel angles.

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    • Sebastian is an absolute delight; completely charming with razor sharp wit and intellect.

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    • He is brilliant on his feet, very agile and able to answer questions in a pleasant way.

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  • Band 4Simon Colton
    Band 4Simon Colton

    Simon Colton

    Simon Colton KC has a well-regarded commercial practice, where he is frequently instructed in complex civil fraud cases relating to conspiracy, breach of contract and deceit. Additionally, he has experience leading matters for the Serious Fraud Office.

    • Simon Colton is a superb advocate. He has a phenomenal mind to digest lots of information and comes up with a clear strategy.

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    • His submissions are incredibly crisp and clear, and he is so calm and clear in his delivery that he is very persuasive to judges.

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    • Simon is great at being nimble and solution-orientated.

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    • Simon has meticulous attention to detail and is an excellent strategist.

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    • His grasp of legal complex cases is outstanding, and his advocacy is really measured and clear.

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  • Band 5Douglas Paine
    Band 5Douglas Paine

    Douglas Paine

    Douglas Paine is a highly sought after junior who is involved in a variety of sophisticated and high-value civil fraud work concerning shareholder claims, corruption, bribery and deceit. He also has experience in matters involving multiple jurisdictions.

    • He is truly excellent, supremely intelligent, hard-working and a great strategic thinker.

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  • Band 5Hannah Glover
    Band 5Hannah Glover

    Hannah Glover

    Hannah Glover is a highly regarded junior with particular expertise in banking frauds. She frequently acts for defendants.

    • Hannah is incredibly strategic and always thinking two steps ahead. She is thorough, assured and always on top of the detail.

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    • She has a calm authority and is totally on top of her legal area and facts.

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  • Band 5Henry Hoskins
    Band 5Henry Hoskins

    Henry Hoskins

    Henry Hoskins has a growing civil fraud practice focusing on large international frauds at civil trial and arbitration. He has experience in cases involving corruption allegations as well as misrepresentation and deceit.

    • He drafts beautifully and makes very eloquent arguments.

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    • Henry is a fantastic junior counsel. He gets up to speed on the detail very quickly and is a pleasure to work with.

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  • Band 5KV Krishnaprasad
    Band 5KV Krishnaprasad

    KV Krishnaprasad

    KV Krishnaprasad specialises in complex civil fraud disputes involving asset recovery and deceit. He has substantive experience appearing in the Court of Appeal and also in the Supreme Court, where he has taken on advocacy roles.

    • KV Krishnaprasad is incredibly able and a pleasure to work with; he is a future star.

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  • Band 5Robert Harris
    Band 5Robert Harris

    Robert Harris

    Robert Harris leverages his broader commercial practice to represent clients in civil fraud matters, gaining experience in complex cases before the High Court. He has also acted unled on smaller, domestic cases, allowing him to gain valuable advocacy experience.

    • Robert is incredibly hard-working and detail-oriented, as well as being clever well beyond his year of call.

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    • He is absolutely excellent. He works incredibly hard. He is very methodical and a good lawyer. He is ingenious and comes up with unexpected stuff.

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  • Band 5Sandy Phipps
    Band 5Sandy Phipps

    Sandy Phipps

    Sandy Phipps is an experienced junior who acts led and unled on notable civil fraud mandates. His cases frequently involve cross-border aspects and complex fact matrices.

    • He is a class act, and his advocacy is outstanding; it is measured, polished and focused.

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    • He is outstanding, writes really well and is thoughtful and hard-working.

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    • He is very diligent, hard-working and has got very good judgement.

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    • Sandy can really deal with complex derivative problems.

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  • Up and ComingAlyssa Stansbury
    Up and ComingAlyssa Stansbury

    Alyssa Stansbury

    Alyssa Stansbury is often involved in complex and high-value civil fraud claims involving deceit, dishonesty, conspiracy and fraudulent misrepresentation. She has experience serving as sole counsel and can deal with matters concerning elements of foreign law.

    • She gets to grips with really complex detail really quickly and distils it at pace into something clear, pragmatic and user-friendly.

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    • She has a quiet demeanor with a fire inside of her.

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    • Her attention to detail and legal analysis are superb. Her logic is impeccable, and she makes strategic and judgement calls which are well beyond her call level.

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    • Alyssa is a phenomenal hard worker; she has a really insightful legal mind and is an incredibly brilliant person.

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  • Up and ComingBen Lewy
    Up and ComingBen Lewy

    Ben Lewy

    Ben Lewy has an academic and professional background in economics and brings this experience to bear in complex, multimillion-pound fraud cases. He is comfortable acting as sole counsel on behalf of defendants in matters including tax frauds, investment frauds and bribery allegations.

    • An excellent advocate who is super intelligent and commercial.

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    • Ben Lewy is a good advocate and cross-examiner who is very thorough on the documents.

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  • Up and ComingBen Zelenka Martin
    Up and ComingBen Zelenka Martin

    Ben Zelenka Martin

    Ben Zelenka Martin has a burgeoning civil fraud practice encompassing some of the largest cases in the market. He is experienced in applying for interlocutory relief as well as taking cases through to judgment. Alongside led work in international cases, he has a record acting alone for claimants in a range of disputes with fraud elements.

    • He understands the commercial issues at play, as well as client's needs, and he adapts accordingly.

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    • A pugnacious advocate.

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  • Up and ComingDaniel Benedyk
    Up and ComingDaniel Benedyk

    Daniel Benedyk

    Daniel Benedyk has an active civil fraud practice, which is strengthened by his previous experience as a solicitor. He is well-equipped to take on instructions involving claims of conspiracy, deceit and fraudulent misrepresentation. In addition, Daniel has appeared as sole counsel in both the High Court and Court of Appeal.

    • He is very good at getting into the detail whilst maintaining his commercial significance.

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    • He is strategic about how he does things, and his drafting is very clear and concise.

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  • Up and ComingDaniel Fletcher
    Up and ComingDaniel Fletcher

    Daniel Fletcher

    Daniel Fletcher undertakes a wide variety of civil fraud claims involving deceit, forgery, bribery and the misappropriation of assets. He regularly deals with claims that are multi-jurisdictional and has right of audience in the DIFC. Daniel also has experience as a solicitor.

    • He is very smooth and persuasive on his feet.

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    • He is able to quickly and effectively process a huge amount of complex information and advise on the appropriate strategy. He is everything you would want in a commercial junior.

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  • Up and ComingHarry Stratton
    Up and ComingHarry Stratton

    Harry Stratton

    Harry Stratton has an excellent capacity to effectively handle a wide variety of civil fraud claims. As a former solicitor, Harry is well-equipped to take on instructions that involve claims of bribery, money laundering and breaches of fiduciary duty. He also has experience appearing as sole counsel in hearings.

    • Harry is very communicative and a real team player.

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  • Up and ComingJames Gardner
    Up and ComingJames Gardner

    James Gardner

    James Gardner acts on a variety of fraud mandates, including arbitrations and interlocutory hearings. His practice is well supported by experience on secondment to a civil fraud litigation boutique .

    • James Gardner is formidable. He is incredibly hard-working and very clever and commercial.

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    • His written work is second to none.

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  • Up and ComingTom Foxton
    Up and ComingTom Foxton

    Tom Foxton

    Tom Foxton is recognised for his growing commercial practice, in which he takes on sophisticated civil fraud claims concerning conspiracy and freezing injunctions. He is also involved in claims that have aspects of foreign law.

    • His preparation of documents is outstanding.

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    • He has a deep knowledge of the law and thinks through issues to come up with ideas that no-one else does.

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    • He has an incredible ability to digest information and distill it to the commercial strategy.

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  • New SilksDavid Caplan
    New SilksDavid Caplan

    David Caplan

    David Caplan is routinely instructed to act for both claimants and defendants in fraught civil fraud proceedings and has experience acting as sole counsel on impressive matters.

    • A very persuasive advocate with an eye for detail.

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    • David Caplan is bright and user-friendly. He is precise and clear.

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    • David is precise and methodical in his advocacy and is a brilliant strategist.

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    • He has a very measured and slick advocacy style.

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  • New SilksNehali Shah
    New SilksNehali Shah

    Nehali Shah

    Nehali Shah receives praise for her busy commercial practice, in which she is frequently instructed by major clients in sophisticated civil fraud claims, that are often international and multi-jurisdictional. She also has experience appearing before domestic courts, at all levels.

    • She is meticulous, personable and very quick to grasp highly complex issues. Her written work is clear and persuasive, and her oral advocacy is also very impressive.

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    • Nehali is exceptionally clever and a real asset to have on a case. She is responsive, thorough and commercial.

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  • New SilksNiranjan Venkatesan
    New SilksNiranjan Venkatesan

    Niranjan Venkatesan

    Niranjan Venkatesan KC boasts an impressive commercial practice, taking silk after only ten years' call. He is regularly instructed in highly complex and sophisticated civil fraud claims concerning breach of fiduciary duty, bribery and insolvency. These claims also often involve multiple jurisdictions and points of foreign law. He also has experience appearing in the Supreme Court.

    • He is amazing on his feet, has a brilliant legal mind and is super user-friendly as well.

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    • He has a superb command of all aspects of commercial law and litigation, and a completely comprehensive knowledge of the rules of procedure, which he uses to great advantage for his clients.

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  • New SilksRichard Mott
    New SilksRichard Mott

    Richard Mott

    Richard Mott is routinely instructed to act on behalf of both claimants and defendants in complex civil fraud cases, and has experience handling matters arising from serious allegations of misrepresentation, bribery and bad faith. He offers expertise in obtaining and resisting applications for disclosure orders and freezing injunctions.

    • He is very user-friendly and has a good sense of what arguments will work.

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    • Richard Mott is a very clever and beautiful drafter who is able to express an argument very well. He is good on his feet and is technical and creative with his arguments.

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