Band 2
Band 3
About
Provided by Christopher Lloyd
Practice Areas
Christopher specialises in commercial and chancery litigation with an emphasis on civil fraud and asset recovery claims. He frequently appears in the High Court (led and unled) in freezing injunction and other interim remedy applications and trials involving allegations of dishonesty or fraud.
Most of his cases have an international element which start in the English courts with applications for injunctive relief and permission to serve foreign defendants. He has acted in some of the largest civil fraud claims in the English courts in recent years, including PrivatBank v Kolomoisky, Vale v Steinmetz, Mezphrom Bank v Pugachev and BTA Bank v Ablyazov.
He is frequently instructed in litigation involving breaches of fiduciary duty and breaches of trust; unfair prejudice and other Companies Act remedies; and corporate and personal insolvency.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Christopher Lloyd is a well-regarded junior with a noted expertise in high-value fraud disputes. He has experience representing both claimants and defendants, and assists his clients with asset recovery as well as obtaining and resisting freezing orders.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He appears in some top, top cases and is a class operator."
"Christopher is very good at working with the team to get the best arguments out of the material in front of him."
"He is quick to respond, technically excellent and very collaborative in his working style. A future silk."
"Christopher is intelligent and a practical thinker. He gives good, clear advice and is a real asset."
"Christopher is so quick, very experienced and very incisive."
"Christopher has grown into a very good all-rounder. His knowledge of the case is encyclopedic - he knows all the documents and has been all over the issues."
"He appears in some top, top cases and is a class operator."
"Christopher is very good at working with the team to get the best arguments out of the material in front of him."
"He is quick to respond, technically excellent and very collaborative in his working style. A future silk."
"Christopher is intelligent and a practical thinker. He gives good, clear advice and is a real asset."
"Christopher is so quick, very experienced and very incisive."
"Christopher has grown into a very good all-rounder. His knowledge of the case is encyclopedic - he knows all the documents and has been all over the issues."
Discover other Barristers at
Essex Court Chambers
Silks (KC)
All Circuits
London (Bar)
