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Provided by William Day
Practice Areas
William is a versatile barrister with extensive interlocutory, trial, and appellate experience. His practice spans all aspects of commercial litigation and arbitration. He has particular experience in banking and financial services disputes, commercial fraud cases, insurance litigation, and company law and insolvency matters. A number of his cases are cross-border in nature and raise complex jurisdiction and choice of law issues. Alongside practice, William is an Associate Professor and Fellow in Law at Downing College, Cambridge.
William’s current and recent instructions include acting for Deutsche Bank in a €500m foreign exchange and interest rate derivatives dispute; Liberty Steel in a $400m credit insurance coverage dispute arising out of the collapse of Greensill Bank; Dubai Islamic Bank in a $400m Islamic financing dispute following the administration of NMC Healthcare; the liquidators of Arena TV in a £265m claim in connection with a major asset based lending fraud; and Bernie Ecclestone, defending a claim by Felipe Massa over the circumstances of Lewis Hamilton’s 2008 F1 title win.
Career
Called 2016, Inner Temple. Fellow in Law at Downing College, Cambridge. Formerly Solicitor, Allen & Overy.
Professional Memberships
COMBAR, ChBA, LCIA, Society of Legal Scholars.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
William Day is a much sought-after junior who has significant experience in banking litigation. He has knowledge of investment-related disputes and asset recovery actions, among other areas.
William Day is fast becoming a go-to junior for high-value multi-jurisdictional fraud cases. He brings his previous experience as a solicitor to advise on banking and finance aspects of civil fraud matters.
William Day is an exceptionally well-regarded junior adept at advising on a range of insolvency proceedings. He has been instructed on liquidations, administrations and bankruptcies which often involve unusual and novel issues. Recent instructions have also seen Day appear at all levels up to the Supreme Court.
William Day is a rising star who is often junior of choice for the FCA, both led and unled, in contentious financial services matters. His financial services practice is complemented by vast expertise across banking litigation and insolvency.
William Day is recognised for his involvement in several high-profile business interruption insurance litigations. He regularly acts for policyholders within these disputes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Will is one of the best juniors I've worked with. He has the most broad shoulders of any junior I've come across and he is well liked and trusted by the silk teams he works with."
"William Day is an outstanding barrister with an exceptional talent for framing complex commercial issues and developing legal arguments in a brilliant way."
"William Day is exceptionally bright and intellectually brilliant, and really impresses with his ability to master very difficult points of law in a short time. He is a star of the future."
"William is intellectually phenomenal. Also, because he worked in private practice, he understands the solicitors' and barristers' roles perfectly."
"William is extraordinarily talented for his year of call; he is intellectually phenomenal."
"An all-round excellent junior who is always at the top of the list when considering a new instruction."
"The thing that sets William apart is that he has a commercial mind and he really gets in the trenches for his clients."
"William is a very talented lawyer. He has a great commercial practice in both banking and insolvency. He's really effective and applies his mind effectively, working out implications."
"William is an excellent junior. He is confident, hard-working and on top of the detail."
"William has superb legal skill and ability. He is great to work with and works so hard, being utterly committed to the client and getting the best outcomes."
"Will's written and oral advocacy is truly exceptional. His capacity for work is extraordinary, and he is completely unflappable under pressure."
"On his feet, Will is perfectly calm, yet robust and incisive, which impresses his instructing solicitors and clients in equal measure."
"William has a brilliant mind for technical and strategic issues, with outstanding client-handling skills."
"William is intellectually brilliant and I was really impressed with his ability to master very difficult points of law in a short period. A star of the future."
"Will is well liked and trusted by the silk teams he works with and is very commercial and knowledgeable. The breadth of his legal knowledge is phenomenal and his advocacy is very fluent."
"Will is a superstar. He couples a brilliant mind for technical and strategic issues with outstanding client-handling skills. I would instruct him on anything."
"Will is one of the best juniors I've worked with. He has the most broad shoulders of any junior I've come across and he is well liked and trusted by the silk teams he works with."
"William Day is an outstanding barrister with an exceptional talent for framing complex commercial issues and developing legal arguments in a brilliant way."
"William Day is exceptionally bright and intellectually brilliant, and really impresses with his ability to master very difficult points of law in a short time. He is a star of the future."
"William is intellectually phenomenal. Also, because he worked in private practice, he understands the solicitors' and barristers' roles perfectly."
"William is extraordinarily talented for his year of call; he is intellectually phenomenal."
"An all-round excellent junior who is always at the top of the list when considering a new instruction."
"The thing that sets William apart is that he has a commercial mind and he really gets in the trenches for his clients."
"William is a very talented lawyer. He has a great commercial practice in both banking and insolvency. He's really effective and applies his mind effectively, working out implications."
"William is an excellent junior. He is confident, hard-working and on top of the detail."
"William has superb legal skill and ability. He is great to work with and works so hard, being utterly committed to the client and getting the best outcomes."
"Will's written and oral advocacy is truly exceptional. His capacity for work is extraordinary, and he is completely unflappable under pressure."
"On his feet, Will is perfectly calm, yet robust and incisive, which impresses his instructing solicitors and clients in equal measure."
"William has a brilliant mind for technical and strategic issues, with outstanding client-handling skills."
"William is intellectually brilliant and I was really impressed with his ability to master very difficult points of law in a short period. A star of the future."
"Will is well liked and trusted by the silk teams he works with and is very commercial and knowledgeable. The breadth of his legal knowledge is phenomenal and his advocacy is very fluent."
"Will is a superstar. He couples a brilliant mind for technical and strategic issues with outstanding client-handling skills. I would instruct him on anything."
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