Anthony de Garr Robinson KC

Practice Areas

An experienced commercial practitioner with a chancery background, his practice encompasses a wide range of fields. Has a particular familiarity with investment disputes of all kinds (including regulatory cases), banking litigation, shareholder disputes, conspiracy and unlawful interference claims, trust disputes, and group litigation.

Has considerable experience of international litigation, jurisdictional disputes and cross border asset tracing. Has appeared before the courts of Gibraltar, the BVI and the Bahamas, and frequently acts in international arbitrations. Has acted as an English law expert in proceedings in several jurisdictions. Sits as an arbitrator.

Several of his cases have been singled out as ‘cases of the year’ by major guides.

Recent work includes the following notable cases:

Tesco Stores Ltd v Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers and others [2024] UKSC 28 (implied terms and injunctions);

Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd (In Liquidation) v Ruhan [2023] EWCA Civ 1120 (dishonest assistance);

Re Prudential Assurance Company Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 1626 (insurance business transfers);

Re Edwardian Group Ltd [2019] 1 BCLC 171 (unfair prejudice).

Career

Educated at University College, Oxford (Open Scholar and Gibbs Prize winner) and Harvard University (Kennedy Scholar).

Called to the English Bar in 1987 (Denning Scholar and Hardwicke Scholar). Took Silk in 2006.

Professional Memberships

Chancery Bar Association, Commercial Bar Association and Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association.

Publications

'Over to you?' (New Law Journal, 2nd and 9th April 2021); 'The Legal Labyrinths of Leverage' (Legal Week, 16th July 2009); ‘Wrotham Park damages’ (Commercial Litigation Journal, January 2008).