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About
Provided by Anthony de Garr Robinson KC
Practice Areas
An experienced commercial practitioner with a chancery background, his practice encompasses a wide range of fields. Has a particular familiarity with investment disputes of all kinds (including regulatory cases), banking litigation, shareholder disputes, conspiracy and unlawful interference claims, trust disputes, and group litigation.
Has considerable experience of international litigation, jurisdictional disputes and cross border asset tracing. Has appeared before the courts of Gibraltar, the BVI and the Bahamas, and frequently acts in international arbitrations. Has acted as an English law expert in proceedings in several jurisdictions. Sits as an arbitrator.
Several of his cases have been singled out as ‘cases of the year’ by major guides.
Recent work includes the following notable cases:
Tesco Stores Ltd v Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers and others [2024] UKSC 28 (implied terms and injunctions);
Hotel Portfolio II UK Ltd (In Liquidation) v Ruhan [2023] EWCA Civ 1120 (dishonest assistance);
Re Prudential Assurance Company Ltd [2020] EWCA Civ 1626 (insurance business transfers);
Re Edwardian Group Ltd [2019] 1 BCLC 171 (unfair prejudice).
Career
Educated at University College, Oxford (Open Scholar and Gibbs Prize winner) and Harvard University (Kennedy Scholar).
Called to the English Bar in 1987 (Denning Scholar and Hardwicke Scholar). Took Silk in 2006.
Professional Memberships
Chancery Bar Association, Commercial Bar Association and Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association.
Publications
'Over to you?' (New Law Journal, 2nd and 9th April 2021); 'The Legal Labyrinths of Leverage' (Legal Week, 16th July 2009); ‘Wrotham Park damages’ (Commercial Litigation Journal, January 2008).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Anthony de Garr Robinson KC frequently represents sophisticated domestic and international clients in a range of disputes, including those relating to company law and civil fraud, as well as banking and finance. He is regularly instructed in international arbitrations, in addition to appellate and High Court proceedings. De Garr Robinson is also registered to practise in the British Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, Singapore and DIFC. He is frequently instructed in significant commercial disputes and is familiar with cases centring around capital markets transactions, often when they involve asset-backed securities and structured products. He has undertaken a number of cases concerning LIBOR and bribery disputes.
Anthony de Garr Robinson KC of One Essex Court is a highly regarded silk with a broad commercial chancery practice, which encompasses shareholder disputes and fraud claims. He appears in High Court, Appellate Court and international commercial arbitration proceedings. His extensive cross-border expertise extends across the BVI, the Bahamas, Dubai and Singapore.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Very few people at the Bar rival Tony for thoroughness. He will investigate everything, consider all the angles and find the best route to victory."
"He's brilliant with clients and excellent in court."
"Anthony is brilliant with clients and brilliant in court."
"Anthony is extremely thorough and has a deep understanding of company law. He is also a very good communicator and a pleasure to work with."
"He's one of those barristers who gets into the weeds of the case – he really gets properly stuck in."
"Anthony is the best prepared leading counsel I have worked with. He is very much a details guy and has a very forensic mind."
"Anthony is brilliant with clients and brilliant in court."
"Anthony is who you want when you need some oomph in the COA or Supreme Court. He's also brilliant with clients and brilliant in court."
"He is incredibly hard-working and incisive, with superb instincts."
"Very few people at the Bar rival Tony for thoroughness. He will investigate everything, consider all the angles and find the best route to victory."
"He's brilliant with clients and excellent in court."
"Anthony is brilliant with clients and brilliant in court."
"Anthony is extremely thorough and has a deep understanding of company law. He is also a very good communicator and a pleasure to work with."
"He's one of those barristers who gets into the weeds of the case – he really gets properly stuck in."
"Anthony is the best prepared leading counsel I have worked with. He is very much a details guy and has a very forensic mind."
"Anthony is brilliant with clients and brilliant in court."
"Anthony is who you want when you need some oomph in the COA or Supreme Court. He's also brilliant with clients and brilliant in court."
"He is incredibly hard-working and incisive, with superb instincts."
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