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About
Provided by Robin Barclay KC
Practice Areas
Robin Barclay KC specializes in advocacy and advice in commercial, regulatory and public law disputes in court, in arbitration, and in regulatory tribunals, in cases with domestic and international elements.
Robin’s expertise covers a range of practice areas which often intersect: UK banking, company and financial services law, including directors’ duties; UK listing, market abuse and financial services regulation; international fraud, financial crime and sanctions; administrative and public law; and professional misconduct.
Robin usually acts as the leader of a team of barristers in complex and high-value cases. He is an expert in all kinds of heavy commercial / chancery, civil, arbitral and criminal interlocutory applications, as well as trials and appeals.
He is well-known for his skillful cross-examination of witnesses, for dealing with high-profile cases, and for working closely with solicitors, foreign lawyers, in-house counsel, UHNWIs, HNWIs and international private wealth advisors, family offices, trustees, directors and senior managers.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Robin Barclay KC is known for his expedient strategic advice, practical approach, and provision of great client service. His practice sees him advising on corporate regulatory compliance matters as well as white-collar crime cases concerning bribery, corruption, money laundering and market manipulation. He is well versed in the defence of financial services clients before the Financial Conduct Authority, and also wins instructions from corporate clients in a wide variety of industries and cases.
Robin Barclay KC is a leading practitioner in many areas of financial services, whose widely acknowledged expertise in financial crime, fraud and other regulatory matters makes him an increasingly popular choice for both individuals and companies. He regularly drafts independent board reports, and his experience in civil and criminal matters means that he is often called upon to advise on a range of cross-border issues.
Robin Barclay KC of Fountain Court Chambers operates across the broad gamut of financial services and crime, public law, commercial law and regulatory matters. He enjoys a burgeoning sanctions practice, with particular expertise in advising HNW individuals from the CIS region on challenges and commercial disputes.
Robin Barclay KC is known for his expedient strategic advice, practical approach, and provision of great client service. His practice sees him advising on corporate regulatory compliance matters as well as white-collar crime cases concerning bribery, corruption, money laundering and market manipulation. He is well versed in the defence of financial services clients before the Financial Conduct Authority, and also wins instructions from corporate clients in a wide variety of industries and cases.
Robin Barlcay KC has extensive experience handling professional discipline cases in the financial services industry. He represents high-ranking professionals in investigations conducted by the FRC and other regulators.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Robin is extremely experienced and able to work to short, intense deadlines. He has strong institutional knowledge of the FCA and brings a lot of gravitas."
"Robin is excellent and a go-to silk for complex financial service contentious work."
"Robin is an expert and very steeped in the detail. He adds enormous value, in terms of his advocacy and his ability to sift through large amounts of detail."
"He is an extremely commercial KC who has an affable bedside manner and inspires confidence in his clients."
"Robin is brilliant. He's a strong and persuasive advocate with a lot of gravitas in the courtroom."
"Robin is incredible with clients. He's very reassuring and flags risks and how to deal with them. He's a very smooth operator."
"An exceptional advocate."
"Robin is highly intelligent, industrious, and great with clients.In addition to his acute understanding of the law, he also gives practical and commercial advice."
"Robin Barclay is very user-friendly and his advice is straightforward and cogent. He offers first-class strategic thinking and is a nice advocate."
"He's phenomenally bright and he understands the interplay between criminal and civil."
"Robin is extremely experienced and able to work to short, intense deadlines. He has strong institutional knowledge of the FCA and brings a lot of gravitas."
"Robin is excellent and a go-to silk for complex financial service contentious work."
"Robin is an expert and very steeped in the detail. He adds enormous value, in terms of his advocacy and his ability to sift through large amounts of detail."
"He is an extremely commercial KC who has an affable bedside manner and inspires confidence in his clients."
"Robin is brilliant. He's a strong and persuasive advocate with a lot of gravitas in the courtroom."
"Robin is incredible with clients. He's very reassuring and flags risks and how to deal with them. He's a very smooth operator."
"An exceptional advocate."
"Robin is highly intelligent, industrious, and great with clients.In addition to his acute understanding of the law, he also gives practical and commercial advice."
"Robin Barclay is very user-friendly and his advice is straightforward and cogent. He offers first-class strategic thinking and is a nice advocate."
"He's phenomenally bright and he understands the interplay between criminal and civil."
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