Email address
[email protected]Contact number
020 7813 8000Share profile
Band 4
Band 4
Band 6
About
Provided by Ruth den Besten KC
Practice Areas
Ruth den Besten KC has substantial expertise in heavy commercial and chancery litigation. She specializes in civil fraud and asset recovery, insolvency, contractual and company disputes, and the obtaining and discharge of injunctive relief (worldwide freezing, anti-suit, search and Norwich Pharmacal orders). She has recently appeared in Suppipat v Narongdej, a 20 week Commercial Court trial, in which she represented the CEO of Siam Commercial Bank and a prominent Thai lawyer; Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank PJSC v Shetty & Ors [2022] EWHC 529 (Comm), a successful jurisdictional challenge in which Ruth acted for Dr Shetty; Tatneft PJSC v (1) Bogolyubov, (2) Kolomoisky & Ors [2021] EWHC 411 (Comm); and ArcelorMittal USA LLC v Ruia [2020] EWHC 740. Ruth also acts in HNW divorce and probate cases giving rise to multi-jurisdictional corporate, tax and trust issues.
Ruth won Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year (Legal 500, 2022) and was appointed silk in March 2023. She is recommended in Chancery: Commercial, Commercial Dispute Resolution, Fraud: Civil and Restructuring / Insolvency (Chambers & Partners 2022); and UK, Dispute Resolution: Commercial Chancery (Chambers Global). She has been described variously as “Ferocious, but in a good way” “Superwoman” and “A real master of her brief who does brilliant cross-examination and can own the witness“. It is also said that she “writes beautifully and with brevity”.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Ruth den Besten KC is an accomplished barrister who focuses on sizeable commercial fraud litigation. Her cases pertain to the full swathe of allegations including breach of trust, misrepresentation and misappropriation of assets.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is very user-friendly and also very strong on cross-border matters."
"Ruth is a fantastic lawyer, with an easy and reassuring manner. She tells it how it is and is at ease making big judgement calls. Her advice is exceptionally commercial."
"Ruth is very bright and really on top of matters. She is a very safe pair of hands."
"She has excellent drafting skills, is a skillful cross-examiner and is the epitome of calmness and confidence."
"She's good at the paperwork and gives good advice; she has the confidence of the clients."
"Ruth is a fantastic lawyer with an easy and reassuring manner. She tells it how it is and is at ease making big judgement calls. Her advice is exceptionally commercial."
"She is very user-friendly and also very strong on cross-border matters."
"Ruth is a fantastic lawyer, with an easy and reassuring manner. She tells it how it is and is at ease making big judgement calls. Her advice is exceptionally commercial."
"Ruth is very bright and really on top of matters. She is a very safe pair of hands."
"She has excellent drafting skills, is a skillful cross-examiner and is the epitome of calmness and confidence."
"She's good at the paperwork and gives good advice; she has the confidence of the clients."
"Ruth is a fantastic lawyer with an easy and reassuring manner. She tells it how it is and is at ease making big judgement calls. Her advice is exceptionally commercial."
Discover other Barristers at
Essex Court Chambers
Silks (KC)
All Circuits
London (Bar)
