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Band 4
Band 4
Provided by Christopher Bond
Christopher has a general commercial practice, including banking and financial services, civil fraud and asset recovery, professional negligence, international arbitration, cryptocurrencies, takeovers and private equity, sport, telecoms, insurance, aviation, infrastructure, insolvency and restructuring, company law and private international law. Christopher works both as part of a team, with silks and junior juniors, and as a sole advocate. He appears un-led (sometimes against KCs) on multi-day trials and appeals in the Court of Appeal and High Court, as well as interim applications (including freezing injunctions and anti-suit injunctions) and arbitrations (under LCIA, ICC and UNCITRAL Rules). Christopher also has experience of mediation advocacy and has given expert evidence on English law in foreign proceedings. Notable recent cases include: acting for a group of defendants in a c.£1.5bn alleged tax reclaim fraud; successfully acting for a bank in a dispute with an Italian municipality over the sale of an interest rate swap; defending fraudulent misrepresentation claims relating to the issue of a cryptocurrency; and acting for a major drinks manufacturer in a dispute arising out of the termination of a cost-sharing agreement and a guarantee.
Magdalen College School, Oxford; Jesus College, University of Oxford (BA (Classics and English); Open Scholar); Yale University (MPhil, PhD (Renaissance Studies and English Literature); Graduate Research Fellowship; Teaching Fellow (English Literature)); City University, London (GDL (Distinction); Teaching Fellow (Equity and Trusts)) Called 2008, Inner Temple (Major Scholar; Governing Bencher); COMBAR
Languages
Reasonable French, basic German and Italian
Provided by Chambers
Christopher Bond has a strong practice covering the full range of commercial litigation. He has noted expertise in banking and finance, civil fraud, professional negligence, and insolvency and restructuring. Bond regularly represents national and international banking and financial institutions.
Provided by Chambers
He is a good strategist and can see how things will go down with the court.
Christopher is a highly effective and personable advocate.
He is a great senior junior who can think commercially and has a good personable touch.
Chris is impressive. He displays very good oral advocacy and has the ear of the judge.
Bond is going places. He is very well respected in the profession.
Chris is very charming – a classic English gentleman and barrister. He is good at dealing with clients and has a very efficient way of explaining complex issues in simple terms quickly.
He is a good strategist and can see how things will go down with the court.
Christopher is a highly effective and personable advocate.
He is a great senior junior who can think commercially and has a good personable touch.
Chris is impressive. He displays very good oral advocacy and has the ear of the judge.
Bond is going places. He is very well respected in the profession.
Chris is very charming – a classic English gentleman and barrister. He is good at dealing with clients and has a very efficient way of explaining complex issues in simple terms quickly.