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Anthony de Garr Robinson KC

Anthony de Garr Robinson KC

UK Bar 2026

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Ranked in 5 practice areas

About

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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 (including regulatory cases), banking litigation, shareholder disputes, fiduciary claims, 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 Union [2024] UKSC 28; [2025] 2 All ER 565 (implied terms and injunctions);

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 Brighton College, 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).

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Banking & Finance - London (Bar)

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Anthony de Garr Robinson KC frequently represents sophisticated domestic and international clients in a range of disputes, including those relating to company law and civil fraud, as well as banking and finance. He is regularly instructed in international arbitrations, in addition to appellate and High Court proceedings. De Garr Robinson is also registered to practise in the British Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, Singapore and DIFC. He is frequently instructed in significant commercial disputes and is familiar with cases centring around capital markets transactions, often when they involve asset-backed securities and structured products. He has undertaken a number of cases concerning LIBOR and bribery disputes.

Company - London (Bar)

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial

Anthony de Garr Robinson KC of One Essex Court is a highly regarded silk with a broad commercial chancery practice, which encompasses shareholder disputes and fraud claims. He appears in High Court, Appellate Court and international commercial arbitration proceedings. His extensive cross-border expertise extends across the BVI, the Bahamas, Dubai and Singapore.

Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

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.

Strengths

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  • Anthony is passionate about all his cases, a tremendous client handler, really excellent and super bright.

    Banking & FinanceUK Bar
  • He brings real commerciality and he is absolutely excellent.

    Banking & FinanceUK Bar
  • He is a very effective advocate and comes up with ideas others don't.

    Banking & FinanceUK Bar
  • He is a brilliant and charming advocate.

    Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar
  • He is incredibly committed; he gets all over every single angle and works very hard to really get the strategy right.

    Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar
  • He is very talented and a very polished performer in court.

    Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar

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London (Bar)

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