JUNIOR PROFILE

Christopher Langley

UK Bar 2026

Fountain Court Chambers

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Banking & Finance

London (Bar)

2 years ranked

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

4 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Christopher Langley is an “excellent senior junior” known for producing “excellent written submissions and solid commercial advice”. He has a broad commercial practice which covers commercial dispute resolution, banking and finance, crypto and blockchain, civil fraud, insurance, aviation, and sport.

Christopher has extensive experience of complex and high-value commercial disputes, both as sole counsel and working as part of a larger team. Notable examples include the claims made by Stanford International Bank Ltd against HSBC in the fallout of a multi-billion dollar ‘Ponzi’ scheme orchestrated by Sir Allen Stanford (one of The Lawyer’s Top 20 Cases of 2021 and Top 10 Appeals of 2022); fraud and conspiracy claims in connection with Wirecard’s purchase of an Indian payment services business; and acting in the most substantial proceedings ever brought before the Takeover Panel in relation to the dishonest cover up of breaches of the Takeover Code.

Christopher has particular expertise in matters involving bribery and corruption, having written the ‘Bribery in Commercial Litigation and Arbitration’ chapter in Lissack and Horlick on Bribery and Corruption (3rd edition).

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Banking & Finance - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Christopher Langley has an impressive banking practice, which has seen him appear in Supreme Court cases. He is frequently instructed by high-profile banking institutions in complex finance disputes, often involving multiple jurisdictions. Langley has additional knowledge of growing finance areas, such as cryptocurrency.

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Strengths

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Chris is very user-friendly, excellent to work with and always provides useful and commercially-minded advice.
Banking & FinanceUK Bar
He has the ability to cut to the heart of what is important and delivers advice in a clear and concise manner.
Banking & FinanceUK Bar
He is really good - quick on the uptake, sees the whole picture and is good with clients.
Banking & FinanceUK Bar
Chris is incredibly responsive and provides clear, pragmatic, commercially sensitive and accurate legal advice. His client-handling skills and drafting are excellent.
Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar
Chris is superb. His ability to plead difficult cases and to distil complicated factual narratives into understandable language is second to none.
Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar
Christopher Langley was hugely collaborative and a joy to work with. He is a brilliant person to have on any team, and his written advocacy is great.
Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar