Helen Davies KC

Ranked in 8 Practice Areas

Star Individuals

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

24 Years Ranked

Band 1

Banking & Finance

London (Bar)

9 Years Ranked

Band 1

Competition Law

London (Bar)

20 Years Ranked

Band 1

Energy & Natural Resources

London (Bar)

22 Years Ranked

Band 1

Group Litigation

All Circuits

2 Years Ranked

Band 2

International Arbitration: Arbitrators

London (Bar)

2 Years Ranked

Band 4

Fraud: Civil

London (Bar)

1 Years Ranked

Band 4

International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance

London (Bar)

8 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2024

About

Provided by Helen Davies KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Helen Davies is the joint Head of Brick Court Chambers. She has extensive experience in all aspects of Commercial Litigation, EU and Competition Law and regulatory/public law, having appeared as an advocate in numerous cases in the Commercial Court and Chancery Division of the High Court, as well the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court and the CJEU. She has also acted in many international and domestic arbitrations, and sits as an arbitrator.

Helen Davies has been identified as one of the leading practitioners in the Commercial Litigation, Competition/European, Arbitration, Energy and Insurance/Reinsurance fields by the Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners for many years, and was featured in The Lawyer's Hot 100 2014. Helen was nominated by Chambers & Partners for Competition Silk of the Year 2018 and Commercial Silk of the Year 2020. In 2019 she won Commercial Litigation Silk of the Year in the Legal 500 UK Bar Awards. Helen was nominated by The Legal 500 for Silk of the Year in 2022.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK-Bar

Commercial Dispute Resolution - London (Bar)

Star Individuals

Learn more about this team❖View ranking table

Competition Law - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Helen Davies KC acts on the defendant side of cartel follow-on damages claims, including both collective and standalone actions. She also has experience of competition law issues in the sports sector.

Learn more about this team❖View ranking table

Group Litigation - All Circuits

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Helen Davies KC has been instructed in a number of the leading group actions. She is highly experienced in claims concerning vehicle emissions, consumer finance and a range of other matters.

Learn more about this team❖View ranking table

Banking & Finance - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Helen Davies KC is joint head of chambers and an advocate of some renown when it comes to commercial, energy and competition law disputes. She has appeared in a number of leading banking cases, including those addressing issues of investigation procedure, fraud, mis-selling and the interpretation of the ISDA Master Agreement. Davies has acted as an advocate at all levels of the English courts, and also regularly appears as an arbitrator in domestic and international arbitrations.

Learn more about this team❖View ranking table

Energy & Natural Resources - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Helen Davies KC has a strong focus on the energy sector and is very highly reputed for her advocacy skills. Her practice takes in various issues ranging from resource exploitation to utility supply, and she does a lot of work relating to the oil and gas industry. Her broad experience covers disputes involving oil and gas fields in the North Sea, Azerbaijan and Africa.

Learn more about this team❖View ranking table

International Arbitration: Arbitrators - London (Bar)

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Helen Davies KC of Brick Court Chambers is a very well-respected arbitrator often appointed in high-stakes commercial arbitrations. She has experience sitting in matters under LCIA and DIFC-LCIA rules, among many others.

View ranking table

Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Joint head of chambers Helen Davies KC is a very experienced commercial silk with experience before the Commercial Court and up to the Supreme Court. She brings this experience to bear in fraud cases, acting for a broad range of clients in claims involving deceit and misrepresentation.

Learn more about this team❖View ranking table

International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance - London (Bar)

Band 4

Individual Editorial

Helen Davies KC is widely distinguished as a market-leading commercial silk. In addition to her litigation and competition practices, Davies takes on high-value international arbitration instructions for a broad host of clients, including private UHNW individuals and multinational corporations. She is a popular choice of arbitrator, also. Davies is the joint head of Brick Court Chambers.

Learn more about this team❖View ranking table

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Helen can do anything she turns her hands to.

Commercial Dispute Resolution respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is undoubtedly excellent, easy to work with and highly user-friendly.

Commercial Dispute Resolution respondent
UK-Bar

She is a superb and very authoritative advocate.

Commercial Dispute Resolution respondent
UK-Bar

Helen gets into the detail very quickly, is authoritative and has a real read for how judges will react to something in court. She will always give a firm view that you can rely on.

Commercial Dispute Resolution respondent
UK-Bar

She is a standout and an exceptional team leader.

Competition Law respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is a superb advocate and knows how to read a courtroom and pivot if necessary. She is also a delight to work with and truly engages with her solicitor teams and with clients.

Competition Law respondent
UK-Bar

She is a superb and very authoritative advocate.

Competition Law respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is a fearsome advocate and very impressive on her feet.

Group Litigation respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is extremely authoritative and has extreme court gravitas. She is also great to work with and user-friendly.

Group Litigation respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is an exceptional team leader.

Group Litigation respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is formidable and one of the top KCs at the Bar. She is extremely sharp, quick and very able to see the wood from the trees.

Group Litigation respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is an outstanding trial lawyer with excellent judgement; she gets to the heart of complex issues quickly.

Banking & Finance respondent
UK-Bar

She gets into the detail very quickly, is authoritative and has a real read for how judges will react to something in court. She will always give a firm view that you can take away and rely on.

Banking & Finance respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is a superb advocate, one of the best I have ever worked with.

Energy & Natural Resources respondent
UK-Bar

Helen Davies is very to-the-point in her writing and she is brave as an advocate.

Energy & Natural Resources respondent
UK-Bar

Helen Davies is very collegiate. She is a great advocate and a great team player.

Energy & Natural Resources respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is unparalleled as a barrister. She's really good with juniors and gets the best out of everybody.

International Arbitration: Arbitrators respondent
UK-Bar

Helen's an excellent choice of arbitrator. She's a brilliant lawyer and a very efficient and prepared chair.

International Arbitration: Arbitrators respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is really clever and has the ear of the court, bringing an incredible amount of gravitas.

Fraud: Civil respondent
UK-Bar

Helen Davies is well prepared, forensic and generally terrific.

International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is very well regarded in the field as a really safe pair of hands. She's very measured and unexcitable, but also approachable and personable, so judges and arbitrators trust her.

International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is a big name in the field and a real class act. She's very bright, authoritative and strategic.

International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance respondent
UK-Bar

Helen can do anything she turns her hands to.

Commercial Dispute Resolution respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is undoubtedly excellent, easy to work with and highly user-friendly.

Commercial Dispute Resolution respondent
UK-Bar

She is a superb and very authoritative advocate.

Commercial Dispute Resolution respondent
UK-Bar

Helen gets into the detail very quickly, is authoritative and has a real read for how judges will react to something in court. She will always give a firm view that you can rely on.

Commercial Dispute Resolution respondent
UK-Bar

She is a standout and an exceptional team leader.

Competition Law respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is a superb advocate and knows how to read a courtroom and pivot if necessary. She is also a delight to work with and truly engages with her solicitor teams and with clients.

Competition Law respondent
UK-Bar

She is a superb and very authoritative advocate.

Competition Law respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is a fearsome advocate and very impressive on her feet.

Group Litigation respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is extremely authoritative and has extreme court gravitas. She is also great to work with and user-friendly.

Group Litigation respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is an exceptional team leader.

Group Litigation respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is formidable and one of the top KCs at the Bar. She is extremely sharp, quick and very able to see the wood from the trees.

Group Litigation respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is an outstanding trial lawyer with excellent judgement; she gets to the heart of complex issues quickly.

Banking & Finance respondent
UK-Bar

She gets into the detail very quickly, is authoritative and has a real read for how judges will react to something in court. She will always give a firm view that you can take away and rely on.

Banking & Finance respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is a superb advocate, one of the best I have ever worked with.

Energy & Natural Resources respondent
UK-Bar

Helen Davies is very to-the-point in her writing and she is brave as an advocate.

Energy & Natural Resources respondent
UK-Bar

Helen Davies is very collegiate. She is a great advocate and a great team player.

Energy & Natural Resources respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is unparalleled as a barrister. She's really good with juniors and gets the best out of everybody.

International Arbitration: Arbitrators respondent
UK-Bar

Helen's an excellent choice of arbitrator. She's a brilliant lawyer and a very efficient and prepared chair.

International Arbitration: Arbitrators respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is really clever and has the ear of the court, bringing an incredible amount of gravitas.

Fraud: Civil respondent
UK-Bar

Helen Davies is well prepared, forensic and generally terrific.

International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is very well regarded in the field as a really safe pair of hands. She's very measured and unexcitable, but also approachable and personable, so judges and arbitrators trust her.

International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance respondent
UK-Bar

Helen is a big name in the field and a real class act. She's very bright, authoritative and strategic.

International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance respondent
UK-Bar

Filter by