Fountain Court Chambers
UK Bar Guide 2026
Fountain Court Chambers
www.fountaincourt.co.ukEmail address
[email protected]Contact number
(020) 7583 3335Share profile
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Head of Chambers: Richard Handyside KC
Deputy Head of Chambers: Patrick Goodall KC
Senior Clerk: Alex Taylor
Deputy Senior Clerk: Sian Huckett
Head of Administration: Julie Parker
Tenants: 108
King’s Counsel: 44
Juniors: 64
Door Tenants: 24
International Offices: London, Singapore
Fountain Court is a leading commercial set and widely recognised as part of the ‘magic circle’ of the Bar. With 108 members, including 44 King’s Counsel, we are at the forefront of financial and commercial dispute resolution in the UK and internationally.
Our barristers act in many of the most high-profile and complex disputes across banking, finance, insurance, civil fraud, professional negligence, competition, and beyond. We are frequently instructed in cross-border matters and major international arbitrations, reflecting the global scope of our work.
Known for intellectual rigour, advocacy excellence and client-focused service, Fountain Court offers exceptional strength in depth across all levels of seniority, enabling us to handle the most demanding and complex cases.
- Banking & Finance
- Market-leading expertise across banking litigation and regulatory issues, with extensive experience in cross-border disputes and financial products.
- Civil Fraud
- Renowned for handling complex, multi-jurisdictional fraud cases involving high-value corporate, financial and individual claims.
- Commercial Dispute Resolution
- Core strength of the set, covering contract disputes, shareholder issues, joint ventures, and commercial torts, often with international elements.
- Insurance
- Extensive experience in both contentious and advisory insurance matters, acting for insurers, reinsurers and policyholders across major sectors.
- Financial Services
- Regularly instructed in disputes involving the FCA, PRA and other regulators, with particular expertise in enforcement, compliance and advisory matters.
- Commercial Crime
- Acting in regulatory and criminal investigations and proceedings, particularly those with financial services, corporate or cross-border dimensions.
- Professional Negligence
- Recognised specialists in claims against lawyers, accountants, auditors, financial institutions and other professionals.
- Sanctions
- Advising corporates, financial institutions and individuals on sanctions-related disputes and compliance, including complex cross-border issues.
- Sports
- Acting in disputes across governance, regulatory, contractual and disciplinary issues within sport, with barristers regularly appointed to specialist panels.
- Other Key Areas
- Aviation, group litigation, international arbitration, privilege and confidentiality, AI, crypto and technology. Members also advise and act across company, restructuring & insolvency, competition, employment, construction & energy, product liability, tax, and media & entertainment.
- Many members are regularly appointed as arbitrators or mediators in high-value international disputes.
Fountain Court has a strong international presence, with members admitted or experienced in a wide range of jurisdictions across Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe and the Middle East. The set is particularly active in cross-border litigation and arbitration, with a dedicated office in Singapore serving as a hub for work across the Asia-Pacific region.
- Administrative & Public Law
- AI, Crypto & Technology
- Art & Cultural Property
- Aviation & Travel
- Banking & Finance
- Civil Fraud
- Commercial Crime
- Commercial Dispute Resolution
- Competition
- Company, Restructuring & Insolvency
- Construction & Energy
- Employment
- Financial Services
- Group Litigation
- Insurance
- International Arbitration
- Media & Entertainment
- Privilege, Confidentiality & Conflicts of Interest
- Product Liability
- Professional Discipline
- Professional Negligence
- Sanctions
- Sports
- Tax
Fountain Court Chambers
Fountain Court, Temple
London EC4Y 9DH
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7583 3335
DX: 5LDE
Email: [email protected]
Fountain Court Chambers
10 Collyer Quay
Ocean Financial Centre #40-38
Singapore 049315 65
Telephone: +65 6808 6611
- • Richard Lissack KC (1978) (Silk-1994)
- • David Railton KC (1979) (Silk-1996)
- • Timothy Dutton CBE KC (1979) (Silk-1998)
- • Stephen Moriarty KC (1986) (Silk-1999)
- • Michael McLaren KC (1981) (Silk-2002)
- • Raymond Cox KC (1982) (Silk-2002)
- • Charles Béar KC (1986) (Silk-2003)
- • Bankim Thanki KC (1988) (Silk-2003)
- • Patricia Robertson KC (1988) (Silk-2006)
- • Timothy Howe KC (1987) (Silk-2008)
- • Mark Simpson KC (1992) (Silk-2008)
- • Richard Handyside KC (1993) (Silk-2009)
- • Leigh-Ann Mulcahy KC (1993) (Silk-2009)
- • Jeffrey Chapman KC (1989) (Silk-2010)
- • Derrick Dale KC (1990) (Silk-2010)
- • Akhil Shah KC (1990) (Silk-2010)
- • Andrew Mitchell KC (1992) (Silk-2011)
- • Paul Gott KC (1991) (Silk-2012)
- • Richard Coleman KC (1994) (Silk-2012)
- • Stuart Ritchie KC (1995) (Silk-2012)
- • Anneliese Day KC (1996) (Silk-2012)
- • John Taylor KC (1993) (Silk-2013)
- • Adam Tolley KC (1994) (Silk-2014)
- • Patrick Goodall KC (1998) (Silk-2014)
- • Matthew Gearing KC (Silk-2014)
- • Ben Valentin KC (1995) (Silk-2016)
- • Clare Sibson KC (1997) (Silk-2017)
- • Rosalind Phelps KC (1998) (Silk-2016)
- • Henry King KC (1998) (Silk-2017)
- • Adam Zellick KC (2000) (Silk-2017)
- • Bridget Lucas KC (1989) (Silk-2018)
- • Paul Sinclair KC (1997) (Silk-2018)
- • James Cutress KC (2000) (Silk-2018)
- • Nicholas Medcroft KC (1998) (Silk-2019)
- • Giles Wheeler KC (1998) (Silk-2020)
- • Edward Levey KC (1999) (Silk-2020)
- • Robin Barclay KC (1999) (Silk- 2020)
- • Ben Lynch KC (2001) (Silk-2020)
- • Chloe Carpenter KC (2001) (Silk-2020)
- • Tamara Oppenheimer KC (2002) (Silk-2020)
- • John Mehrzad KC (2005) (Silk-2020)
- • Laura John KC (2001) (Silk-2021)
- • Alexander Milner KC (2006) (Silk-2022)
- • Simon Atrill KC (2005) (Silk-2023)
- • James Duffy KC (2005) (Silk-2024)
- • Louise Merrett (1995)
- • Deepak Nambisan (1998)
- • Nik Yeo (2000)
- • Paul Casey (2002)
- • Andrew Pullen (2016)
- • Eleanor Davison (2003)
- • Marianne Butler (2003)
- • David Murray (2004)
- • Rupert Allen (2005)
- • Alex Barden (2005)
- • Adam Sher (2007)
- • Richard Power (2007)
- • Craig Ulyatt (2008)
- • Robin Lööf (2009)
- • Natasha Bennett (2009)
- • Nico Leslie (2010)
- • Daniel Edmonds (2010)
- • Deborah Horowitz (2010)
- • Tetyana Nesterchuk (2011)
- • Rebecca Loveridge (2011)
- • Christopher Langley (2011)
- • Christopher Knowles (2011)
- • Katherine Hardcastle (2011)
- • Philip Ahlquist (2012)
- • Niamh Cleary (2012)
- • Giles Robertson (2012)
- • Samuel Ritchie (2012)
- • Leonora Sagan (2012)
- • James Hart (2012)
- • Joseph Farmer (2013)
- • Simon Paul (2013)
- • Laurie Brock (2013)
- • Nick Daly (2014)
- • Max Evans (2015)
- • Max Kasriel (2015)
- • Ian Bergson (2015)
- • Daniel Carall-Green (2015)
- • Samuel Rabinowitz (2016)
- • Alexandra Whelan (2016)
- • Nicolas Damnjanovic (2016)
- • Jacob Turner (2016)
- • Aaron Taylor (2017)
- • Damien Bruneau (2016)
- • Laurentia de Bruyn (2018)
- • Gillian Hughes (2018)
- • Nathalie Koh (2019)
- • Marcus Field (2019)
- • Orestis Sherman (2019)
- • Joseph Leech (2020)
- • Francesca Ruddy (2020)
- • Daniel Schwennicke (2020)
- • Hannah Bernstein (2020)
- • Christopher Monaghan (2021)
- • Kit Holliday (2021)
- • Ian Simester (2021)
- • Sam Hussaini (2022)
- • Charles Redmond (2022)
- • Tiffany Tang (2022)
- • Leah Gardner (2022)
- • Victoria Green (2022)
- • Wee-An Tan (2023)
- • Ruth Flame (2023)
- • Samuel Burns (2024)
- • Andrew Currie (2024)
- • William O’Hara (2024)
- • Rachel Wilson (2024)
- • Lachlan Hopwood (2024)
- • Lord Nicholas Wilson *
- • Sir Andrew Smith *
- • Michael Brindle KC *
- • Michael Crane KC *
- • Brian Doctor KC *
- • Stephen Rubin KC *
- • Arvind Datar SA *
- • Philip Brook Smith KC *
- • Philippa Hamilton *
- • Sebastian Said *
- • Peter Watts KC *
- • Professor Lawrence Boo *
- • Eric A. Schwartz *
- • David R Wingfield *
- • Professor Luca G. Radicati di Brozolo *
- • Professor Benjamin Hughes *
- • Kanaga Dharmananda SC *
- • Gaurav Pachnanda SA *
- • Professor Darius Chan *
- • Christine Artero *
- • Ian Benjamin SC *
- • Zal Andhyarujina SA *
- * Door Tenant
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- LondonFountain Court Temple , London, Greater London, UK, EC4Y 9DH
- Web: www.fountaincourt.co.uk
- Tel: (020) 7583 3335
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Banking Set of the Year and Professional Negligence Set of the Year
Success for Fountain Court as it is named Banking Set of the Year and Professional Negligence Set of the Year at Chambers UK Bar Awards 2017
Banking Set of the Year and Professional Negligence Set of the Year
Success for Fountain Court as it is named Banking Set of the Year and Professional Negligence Set of the Year at Chambers UK Bar Awards 2017