Band 3
Band 4
About
Provided by Joseph Sullivan
Practice Areas
Barrister specialising in commercial law, banking and finance, commercial fraud and professional negligence.
Career
Recently he has appeared for a group of investors in bribery, conspiracy and unfair prejudice proceedings arising out of an investment in a security company in the High Court and Court of Appeal, King v Kings Solutions Group Ltd [2022] EWHC 1099 (Ch), [2022] BCC 529, King v Stiefel [2022] 1 All ER (Comm) 990, King Security Systems v King [2021] EWHC 325 (Ch) (instructed by Macfarlanes and Teacher Stern), for the Respondent in a Court of Appeal case concerning the scope of the rule against reflective loss Broadcasting Investment Group v Smith [2022] 1 WLR 1 (instructed by Gowling WLG), for the Claimant in a claim under the Financial Collateral Regulations, ABT Auto Investments v AAPICO Investment [2023] 2 All ER (Comm) 42 (instructed by Clyde & Co), for the Claimant in an art fraud case, Fap Art Management v Philbrick [2022] EWHC 603 (QB) (instructed by Clyde & Co), for the Respondents in the Supreme Court in the leading case concerning the test for setting aside a judgment on the ground that it was procured by fraud, Takhar v Gracefield Developments [2020] AC 450 (instructed by Gowling WLG), and for the Malaysian government in a claim against the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund arising out of the 1MDB scandal, Minister of Finance Inc v International Petroleum Investment Co [2020] 2 All ER (Comm) 269 (instructed by Eversheds Sutherland).
Professional Memberships
COMBAR; ChBA
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Joseph Sullivan of Quadrant Chambers is a well-regarded junior noted for his ability to act unled in complex cross-border fraud disputes. He has particular expertise in claims involving personal and proprietary remedies.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Joseph is absolutely excellent. He thinks deeply, is very diligent and is very mature in his thinking."
"Joseph is bright, very good on his feet and is able to hold his own against silks."
"Joseph thinks deeply, is very diligent and is very mature in his thinking."
"Joseph is a fluent advocate, incredibly bright and easy to work with too."
"He is very good to work with but also extremely bright and gives very clear and cogent advice. He is pretty unflappable as well; he gets on with things and works very hard."
"His intelligence and team ethos stand out, and he's always a pleasure to work with."
"Joseph is absolutely excellent. He thinks deeply, is very diligent and is very mature in his thinking."
"Joseph is bright, very good on his feet and is able to hold his own against silks."
"Joseph thinks deeply, is very diligent and is very mature in his thinking."
"Joseph is a fluent advocate, incredibly bright and easy to work with too."
"He is very good to work with but also extremely bright and gives very clear and cogent advice. He is pretty unflappable as well; he gets on with things and works very hard."
"His intelligence and team ethos stand out, and he's always a pleasure to work with."
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