Commercial Dispute Resolution
UK Bar Guide 2025 : London (Bar)
Band 3
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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
Provided by Chambers
"The clerks are very amenable and highly practical. They will always do what they can to accommodate you, even at short notice."
"The 4 Stone Chambers clerking is superb. The clerks really get to know us and are very empathetic and understanding of the pressures on us."
"You can trust in each of the clerking team, irrespective of who picks up the phone. First Junior Clerk Ben Lashmar is terrific. Available and very accommodating, he removes hurdles from your path."
"Senior Clerk David Goddard is the benchmark by which you judge all clerks. He's looked up to by all and is an absolute gentleman with it."
"The clerks are very amenable and highly practical. They will always do what they can to accommodate you, even at short notice."
"The 4 Stone Chambers clerking is superb. The clerks really get to know us and are very empathetic and understanding of the pressures on us."
"You can trust in each of the clerking team, irrespective of who picks up the phone. First Junior Clerk Ben Lashmar is terrific. Available and very accommodating, he removes hurdles from your path."
"Senior Clerk David Goddard is the benchmark by which you judge all clerks. He's looked up to by all and is an absolute gentleman with it."
Notable Practitioners
"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 a very clear advocate, who's respected by the bench. He's among the top appellate advocates at the Bar."
"Jonathan is especially good with geopolitically sensitive cases. He is a super silk."
"Jonathan is absolutely brilliant. His advocacy is just superb – he can turn a sow's ear into a silk purse."
"He really is in a league of his own."
"Richard is remarkably bright, to the point and succinct in his advice."
"Richard is very good on his feet, extremely sensible and trusted by judges. His advocacy is very strong."
"John is fantastic at cross-examining."
"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."
"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."
"Sharif is very impressive on his feet and in his writing."
"He is a brilliant cross-examiner, who is fierce in court and very sharp."
"Sharif's advocacy is fantastic. A very skilful and incisive cross-examiner, he builds great rapport with judges and tribunals."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"He's bright, very hard-working and someone with very good judgement."
"He is just a very smart barrister, who punches well above his weight."
"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."
"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."
Ranked Barristers at
4 Stone Buildings
Silks (KC)
London (Bar)
Juniors
London (Bar)