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Commercial Dispute Resolution - London (Bar)

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

4 Stone Buildings marshals considerable litigation experience and has long experience of appearing in landmark disputes. Recent examples include Dargamo Holdings Limited v Avonwick Holdings Limited, an appeal arising from a dispute involving allegations of deceit and issues of causation, as well as the high-profile Carillion director disqualification proceedings. Its members also continued to appear in Autonomy Corporation v Michael Lynch, a very large-scale fraud case. A commentator notes: “4 Stone Buildings has brilliant barristers at every level of call and can field an excellent team for even the most complex matters.”

David Goddard is the senior clerk.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Jonathan Crow KC
Jonathan Crow KC
Star Individuals

Jonathan is a very clear advocate, who's respected by the bench. He's among the top appellate advocates at the Bar.

He really is in a league of his own.

Jonathan is absolutely brilliant. His advocacy is just superb – he can turn a sow's ear into a silk purse.

Jonathan is an extraordinary advocate, who is one of the stars of the Commercial Chancery Bar. He is supreme in his advocacy skills and a wonderful appellate barrister.

Jonathan is especially good with geopolitically sensitive cases. He is a super silk.

Richard Hill
1
Richard Hill
1
Band 1

Richard is very good on his feet, extremely sensible and trusted by judges. His advocacy is very strong.

Richard is remarkably bright, to the point and succinct in his advice.

John Brisby
2
John Brisby
2
Band 2

Clients have huge amounts of respect for John's strategic insight and wisdom. He delivers advice in a practical way with regard for their needs.

John is fantastic at cross-examining.

Sharif A. Shivji
2
Sharif A. Shivji
2
Band 2

Sharif is very impressive on his feet and in his writing.

Sharif's advocacy is fantastic. A very skilful and incisive cross-examiner, he builds great rapport with judges and tribunals.

Sharif has a background in business and banking, which really comes across in what he brings to the table. He is very in tune with the client's requirements and brings a commercial mindset to bear.

He is a brilliant cross-examiner, who is fierce in court and very sharp.

Alastair Tomson
3
Alastair Tomson
3
Band 3

He strikes the balance brilliantly between putting forward the case on a sound legal footing, whilst also understanding the commercial factors at play for the client.

Andrew de Mestre KC
3
Andrew de Mestre KC
3
Band 3

He is a very clever and measured practitioner.

George Bompas KC
3
George Bompas KC
3
Band 3

He has a very strategic and analytical mindset.

Gregory Denton-Cox
3
Gregory Denton-Cox
3
Band 3

Sensible, pragmatic and hard-working.

Tom Gentleman
3
Tom Gentleman
3
Band 3

Tom is a very effective practitioner, with great commercial insight and both technical and practical capability. His warm demeanour also makes him very pleasant to work with.

Christopher Harrison
4
Christopher Harrison
4
Band 4

He is a super-impressive technical lawyer.

He is very bright and has a great feeling for what is going to change a judge’s mind.

Alexander Cook
6
Alexander Cook
6
Band 6

He is just a very smart barrister, who punches well above his weight.

He's bright, very hard-working and someone with very good judgement.

Nicola Timmins
6
Nicola Timmins
6
Band 6

She's technically excellent and incredibly bright as well. She has an ability to focus not only on the larger picture but also on the finer details in a matter.

Nicola is exceptionally user-friendly and approachable. Her advice consistently strikes the right balance, considering as it does both the commercial realities of the case and the client’s objectives.

Very clear and very practical.

Ranked Barristers at
4 Stone Buildings

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Band

Silks (KC)

London (Bar)

Commercial Dispute Resolution

Jonathan Crow KC
Jonathan Crow KC
Star Individuals
Richard Hill KC
1
Richard Hill KC
1
Band 1
John Brisby KC
2
John Brisby KC
2
Band 2
Sharif A. Shivji KC
2
Sharif A. Shivji KC
2
Band 2
Andrew de Mestre KC
3
Andrew de Mestre KC
3
Band 3
George Bompas KC
3
George Bompas KC
3
Band 3
Alexander Cook KC
6
Alexander Cook KC
6
Band 6

Juniors

London (Bar)

Commercial Dispute Resolution

Alastair Tomson
3
Alastair Tomson
3
Band 3
Gregory Denton-Cox
3
Gregory Denton-Cox
3
Band 3
Tom Gentleman
3
Tom Gentleman
3
Band 3
Christopher Harrison
4
Christopher Harrison
4
Band 4
Nicola Timmins
6
Nicola Timmins
6
Band 6