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About
Provided by Andrew Onslow KC
Practice Areas
Andrew Onslow KC specialises in Art & Cultural Property, Commercial litigation, Banking and Financial Services, Civil Fraud, Professional Negligence and International Arbitration.
Acted as leading counsel for Claimants in the multibillion pound claim against RBS, Fred Goodwin and others arising from RBS’s 2008 £12bn Rights Issue; acted for the Defendants in ENRC v Gerrard & Dechert LLP; SKAT v Solo Capital Partners (acting for lead defendants in US$2bn claim by Danish tax authorities); and £multi-million claim against Clydesdale Bank and its parent company, National Australia Bank; FSMA s.90A claims; successful at trial and on appeal in Byers v Saudi National Bank (formerly Samba Financial Group), and in two appeals to the Court of Appeal (Libyan Investment Authority v King (acting for LIA) in claim for fraud in relation to Maple Cross hotel development, and Strategic Technology Pts Ltd v Procurement Bureau of the Republic of China (acting for the appellant Taiwan), now the leading case on enforcement of a foreign judgment under Administration of Justice Act 1920).
Renowned for art disputes, appearing for the auction house in two of the leading cases this century (Thomson v Christie’s (trial and appeal 2004 and 2005); Thwaytes v Sotheby’s (trial 2014, judgment 2015).
Regularly sits as LCIA and ICC arbitrator; an Arbitrator to the Court of Arbitration for Art (CAfA). CAfA, a joint initiative of the Netherlands Arbitration Institute and Authentication in Art, has been founded to resolve art and cultural property disputes through mediation and arbitration. For further details, see www.cafa.world/cafa/.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Andrew Onslow KC of 3 Verulam Buildings advises clients on title disputes and negligence claims.
Andrew Onslow KC is a well-renowned banking litigator who is an expert in fraud and professional negligence, and a well-known face on the arbitration scene. In recent years he has been consistently involved in some of the most consequential banking and finance cases, and has acted in a range of multi-claimant and group action matters, appearing for both national and multinational finance entities.
Andrew Onslow KC is a formidable advocate with a wide commercial practice who is sought out for his ability to prosecute and defend multibillion-pound claims. He has acted in a number of cross-border cases. He bolsters his fraud offering with complementary expertise in banking, financial services and professional negligence law.
Andrew Onslow KC is an excellent choice for shareholder claimant groups, thanks to his involvement in major financial services cases using Section 90A FSMA.
Andrew Onslow KC has a strong financial services and fraud practice which sits alongside his professional negligence work. As well as financial professionals, he handles cases involving solicitors' negligence and has niche expertise in representing auction houses in high-profile disputes concerning valuable works of art.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is a formidable advocate, smooth with the client and practical with the instructing solicitors."
"He is particularly good in writing and in oral advocacy."
"Andrew is someone judges listen to as his views are always balanced and he has great experience. He's good both in writing and in terms of his oral advocacy."
"Andrew does a broad range of group claims and has the gravitas in these cases."
"Andrew is someone judges listen to, with a balanced and experienced view. He's particularly good in writing and in oral advocacy."
"Andrew has a lovely manner with the court. He is a very measured and straight-talking opponent."
"Andrew has a real depth of experience in the field."
"He is frankly brilliant - easy to deal with, technically excellent, and his advocacy is excellent."
"One of the very good advocates, he is someone judges listen to, with a balanced and experienced view. He's particularly good in writing and in oral advocacy."
"Andrew is fantastic - so knowledgeable in this area, super respected and a skilful advocate."
"He is a very experienced commercial silk. Andrew is very smooth, has a very commercial outlook on litigation and is impressive on his feet."
"Andrew Onslow is well regarded for the largest of disputes. As an advocate he is confident, has the ear of the judge, and is able to deploy his huge experience in an effective and thoughtful way."
"Andrew is a very good advocate with a balanced and experienced view. He's particularly good in writing and in oral advocacy."
"Andrew is a very heavyweight silk when it comes to finance and finance regulation trials."
"He is a formidable advocate, smooth with the client and practical with the instructing solicitors."
"He is particularly good in writing and in oral advocacy."
"Andrew is someone judges listen to as his views are always balanced and he has great experience. He's good both in writing and in terms of his oral advocacy."
"Andrew does a broad range of group claims and has the gravitas in these cases."
"Andrew is someone judges listen to, with a balanced and experienced view. He's particularly good in writing and in oral advocacy."
"Andrew has a lovely manner with the court. He is a very measured and straight-talking opponent."
"Andrew has a real depth of experience in the field."
"He is frankly brilliant - easy to deal with, technically excellent, and his advocacy is excellent."
"One of the very good advocates, he is someone judges listen to, with a balanced and experienced view. He's particularly good in writing and in oral advocacy."
"Andrew is fantastic - so knowledgeable in this area, super respected and a skilful advocate."
"He is a very experienced commercial silk. Andrew is very smooth, has a very commercial outlook on litigation and is impressive on his feet."
"Andrew Onslow is well regarded for the largest of disputes. As an advocate he is confident, has the ear of the judge, and is able to deploy his huge experience in an effective and thoughtful way."
"Andrew is a very good advocate with a balanced and experienced view. He's particularly good in writing and in oral advocacy."
"Andrew is a very heavyweight silk when it comes to finance and finance regulation trials."
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