Banking & Finance
UK Bar Guide 2025 : London (Bar)
Band 3
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(020) 7842 1200Chambers Review
Twenty Essex is a well-regarded set in the banking and finance space. Members at the set have experience in handling fraud and asset recovery work in particular. Recent work highlights include acting for the Bank of Baroda against NMC. Commentators praise the "concise and practical advice" provided by the set.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Arron Zitver, practice director, runs a refreshingly youthful and forward-thinking clerking team, who we find to be trailblazers in modernising our interaction with the Bar."
"Arron Zitver, practice director, runs a refreshingly youthful and forward-thinking clerking team, who we find to be trailblazers in modernising our interaction with the Bar."
Notable Practitioners
Duncan Matthews KC is a skilled advocate with great expertise in handling a range of commercial banking disputes. He is regularly engaged by clients to assist with both domestic and multi-jurisdictional litigation relating to civil fraud.
"Duncan is absolutely amazing. He is such a good strategist. He's very good at shaping the case in the way that benefits the client and he is such a good advocate."
"Duncan is an outstanding trial and arbitration advocate. He's extremely thorough and authoritative, with strong leadership skills."
Philip Edey KC is a capable silk with experience in a broad range of financial matters, who acts both for and against banks. He frequently manages cases involving ISDA agreements, loan disputes, guarantees and derivative mis-sellings.
"A go-to for premier work, Philip is a fantastic advocate. He's passionate and persuasive, and his court handling skills are superb."
Andrew Fulton KC is an adept silk with strong expertise in banking, fraud and capital market disputes. He handles major asset recovery proceedings and claims arising from insolvency.
"Andrew is a really talented advocate."
"An excellent advocate with great drafting skills who is more than a match for senior silks."
Charles Kimmins KC acts for a wide array of financial corporations and investors in matters frequently involving fraud and derivative disputes. He has experience in cases concerning the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement and those relating to market manipulation allegations. Kimmins regularly lectures on the impact of landmark banking cases.
"An outstanding leader for big-ticket commercial litigation work, Charles produces consistently excellent advice and advocacy."
"Charles is very user friendly. He has excellent expertise in insurance law and is able to advise on complicated fact patterns and novel issues of law with pragmatism and applying a commercial mindset."
Paul Lowenstein KC is a highly capable silk whose practice is informed by his deep experience of a broad array of international financial disputes. His key areas of expertise include civil fraud and asset tracing.
"He is superb."
Ranked Barristers at
Twenty Essex
Silks (KC)
London (Bar)