S4E7: The Fountain Court Podcast - "International Women’s Day 2025: Accelerate Action" out now.

This episode marks International Women’s Day focusing on the theme, “Accelerate Action”. Hosted by Wee-An Tan, a barrister at Fountain Court.

Listen here: fountaincourt.co.uk/2025/03/intern…

S4E6 of The Fountain Court Podcast is out now.

Speakers include John Mehrzad KC and Daniel Carall-Green from Fountain Court.

This is the recording of a live streamed discussion which took place in November 2024, co-hosted with @Sport_Res.

Listen here: fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/11/compet…

Fountain Court is holding a 'Life at the Commercial Bar' event for aspiring barristers on Wednesday 27 November.

Further details on the image below.

If you would like to attend, please email pupillage@fountaincourt.co.uk by 15 November.

Stephen Moriarty KC will be speaking at Singapore International Arbitration Centre's Debate 2024 taking place on Wednesday 6 November from 5pm - 7.30pm (SGT). Fountain Court is delighted to be sponsoring this event.

For more information, including how to register, please see:

S4E5 of The Fountain Court Podcast is out now.

Joining Nick Daly in the discussion are Leigh-Ann Mulcahy KC and Alex Barden of Fountain Court, Heather Gagen of @traverssmith, and Adam Erusalimsky of Litigation Capital Management (LCM).

Listen here: fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/10/group-…

Jacob Turner and Leah Gardner have contributed the chapter titled “International Regulation of Artificial Intelligence” to the second edition of 'The Law of Artificial Intelligence', a leading practitioner text published by Sweet & Maxwell.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/09/the-la…

Fountain Court is pleased to have been nominated for 11 awards at the @ChambersGuides 2024 UK Bar Awards.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/08/founta…

@LawInSport has published an article by Christopher Monaghan regarding guidance provided by the Premier League’s Independent Commission for clubs when faced with charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League Profit and Sustainability Rules (‘PSR’).

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/08/guidan…

Robin Barclay KC provides commentary on the UK Listings reform

The new UK Listing Rules (‘UKLR’) set out by the Financial Conduct Authority (‘FCA’) came into force on 29 July 2024.

For more information, including a link to the piece, visit - fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/08/robin-…

Jacob Turner has featured in two episodes of @UK_Legal500's podcast on the topic of Artificial Intelligence, hosted by Will Tolcher.

Links to the episodes can be found here: fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/08/jacob-…

Commercial Court hands down judgment in FW Aviation v VietJet, concerning four Airbus A320 aircraft leased under a Japanese Operating Lease with Call Option structure.

Eight Fountain Court members are instructed in the case.

Read more here: fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/08/commer…

Takeover Panel rules Takeover Code breached in relation to the acquisition of shares in MWB Group Holdings Plc.

Mark Simpson KC and Christopher Langley acted for the Takeover Panel. Richard Coleman KC and Joseph Farmer represented a respondent.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/07/takeov…

Judgment has been handed down following a three-month trial in the so-called ‘Tuna Bonds’ litigation.

Timothy Howe KC, Rupert Allen, Daniel Edmonds, Nick Daly and Orestis Sherman represented VTB Capital Plc.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/07/commer…

Fountain Court is pleased to announce that Paul Gott KC has been appointed to the Premier League Independent Oversight Panel, with affect from July 2024.

For more information, please visit the following link - fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/07/paul-g…

S4E4 of The Fountain Court Podcast is out now.

It is a recording of a live streamed discussion which took place in June 2024, hosted by Fountain Court and @AGinsight, during LIDW.

We were delighted to be joined by Richard Clayton and Sivan Daniels.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/07/financ…

The Court of Appeal has today upheld Freedman J’s decision to dismiss summarily deceit claims for nearly £100 million brought against National Westminster Bank by its ex-customers.

Natwest was represented by Paul Sinclair KC and Laurie Brock.

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Fountain Court is pleased to have been ranked as a set in the 2024 edition of Chambers & Partners’ High Net Worth Guide, and to have received rankings for five members.

@ChambersGuides

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Due to recent promotions, we are recruiting for a Junior Clerk.

For more information, including the job description and details on how to apply, please see here: fountaincourt.co.uk/join-us/clerks…

Fountain Court appointed to the Sport Resolutions Pro Bono Service

The appointment became effective on 10 July 2024.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/07/founta…

@Sport_Res

Supreme Court rules Collateral Warranty is not a Construction Contract. Anneliese Day KC of Fountain Court Chambers and Michele De Gregorio of Crown Office Chambers were instructed by DAC Beachcroft on behalf of the successful Appellant.

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Commercial Court hands down judgment in expedited valuation dispute: fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/07/commer…

The Court of Appeal has considered the proceeds of crime in supply chains. Katherine Hardcastle acted for the National Crime Agency.

Read more here: fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/06/court-…

S4E3 of The Fountain Court Podcast is out now, looking at the importance of an effective relationship between counsel and solicitors. We were delighted to be joined by Chiraag Shah and Julius Handler of @MoFoLLP for the discussion.

Listen here: fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/06/the-co…

Fountain Court is pleased to announce that Katherine Hardcastle has joined Chambers.

Katherine practices in commercial crime, with expertise across fraud, bribery, proceeds of crime and sanctions work.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/06/kather…

@LawInSport has today published an article by Nick Daly and Samuel Rabinowitz on challenges recently faced by Leicester City Football Club and wider implications for the sector:

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/06/leices…

Court of Appeal delivers significant judgment on the UK’s Russian sanctions regime.

Akhil Shah KC and Leonora Sagan acted for the Respondents, Constitution Aircraft Leasing.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/06/court-…

The countdown is on to this year's London #LegalWalk which is returning for it’s 20th Anniversary.

If you would like to sponsor our team, please click the link below: londonlegalsupporttrust.enthuse.com/pf/fountain-co…

Fountain Court congratulates Matthew Gearing KC on being called to the Singapore Bar, as of 8 May 2024, one of only a few non-Singaporeans to be accorded this honour.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/05/matthe…

S4:E2 of The FC Podcast is out now!

This episode features an internationally focused discussion on the topic of arbitrability. Joining Darius Chan is Nik Yeo, Gaurav Pachnanda SA, Luca G. Radicati di Brozolo and Yuet Min Foo of Drew & Napier LLC.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/05/arbitr…

We recently hosted our inaugural sports law event, an evening of networking with peers from the industry. Some highlights are below.

A longer video, featuring short interviews with clients and names from the industry, can be found here: fountaincourt.co.uk/expertise/spor…

#sportslaw

Former Head of Chambers Bankim Thanki KC has been interviewed in @LegalBusinessUK's Disputes Yearbook 2024, released yesterday.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/04/bankim…

IWD 2024 special: Inspire Inclusion – a systemic perspective of female litigators podcast is out now!

With Claire Rason, Anneliese Day KC, Mrs Justice Cockerill, Nina Best, Nikki Edwards and Avneet Baryan.

Click the link below to listen now! fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/04/iwd-20…

John Mehrzad KC will be speaking at @Sport_Res' Annual Conference on Thursday 2 May in London.

For more information, including how to book, please visit - sportresolutions.com/news/view/one-…

#SportRes2024

Fountain Court’s Nik Yeo is speaking at day one of C5 Communications and American Conference Institute’s Crypto and Digital Asset Fraud & Recovery Conference, on Thursday 25 April in London.

For more information, including how to register, please visit c5-online.com/fraud-crypto/

Fountain Court is pleased to have been shortlisted for five awards at the @legalcheek Awards 2024:

• Best chambers for training
• Best chambers for quality of work
• Best chambers for colleague supportiveness
⁠• Best chambers for facilities
• Best chambers for ⁠legal tech

Fountain Court has announced the details for its annual Christopher Bathurst Prize. It is the 15th year that Chambers will be sponsoring the Prize, and it is kindly supported again this year by the Singapore Academy of Law.

For more information, visit: fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/04/entrie…

S4:E1 of The FC Podcast is out now!

This episode covers competition and consumer enforcement. Joining Niamh is David Wingfield, Daniel Carall-Green, David Gallagher of Geradin and Helen Ralston-Smith of @OxeraConsulting.

Click the link below to listen!
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Four Fountain Court barristers appointed to Sports Resolutions panels.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/03/four-f…

A five-judge Bench of the Delhi High Court has appointed Fountain Court's Gaurav Pachnanda SA as amicus curiae to the assist the Court regarding its jurisdiction to deal with rectification/cancellation petitions filed under the Trade Marks Act, 1999.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/03/delhi-…

Congratulations to James Duffy who was appointed as King’s Counsel today at the Silk ceremony in Westminster Hall.

#SilksDay2024 #KingsCounsel #KC

Fountain Court is proud to support #InternationalWomensDay including by way of our upcoming webinar, co-hosted with Client Talk and the @LSB_EngandWal, entitled "Inspire Inclusion - a system perspective of female litigators", on Monday 18 March at 9.30am.

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Fountain Court congratulates Stuart Ritchie KC on his appointment as a Deputy High Court Judge, effective from 21 February 2024.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/02/stuart…

Fountain Court congratulates Leigh-Ann Mulcahy KC on her nomination for the ‘Women in Law: Bar Champion of the Year’ category, at @thelegal500 ESG UK Awards 2024.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/02/leigh-…

58 Fountain Court barristers have been recognised in @ChambersGuides Global Legal Guide 2024, with 85 individual rankings across numerous practice area categories and jurisdictions.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/02/85-ran…

Permanent Court of Arbitration tribunal delivers US$15 million final award against the Czech Republic.

The claimants were represented by Professor Luca G. Radicati di Brozolo di Brozolo and Nico Leslie as co-counsel at the final hearing in Vienna.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/02/perman…

Singapore International Commercial Court hands down judgment in high-profile challenge to US$147 million arbitration award.

Nico Leslie acted as co-counsel in relation to English law for the respondent.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/02/singap…

Happy Lunar New Year! We wish our clients health and prosperity in 2024.

#ChineseNewYear2024 #LunarNewYear

Fountain Court's Akhil Shah KC and Leonora Sagan feature in @TheLawyermag 's Top 10 Appeals of 2024.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/02/akhil-…

An article written by Fountain Court’s Aaron Taylor, entitled ‘Resale Restrictions in the Contemporary Art Market’, has been published by the specialist journal Art Antiquity and Law.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/01/resale…

Fountain Court congratulates Patrick Goodall KC and Tetyana Nesterchuk for their inclusion in @TheLawyermag Hot 100 2024.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/01/two-fo…

Clare Sibson KC, Chloe Carpenter KC and Samuel Rabinowitz have authored a piece for @LawInSport on balancing parallel governing body and police investigations in the sports sector.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/01/balanc…

The Court of Appeal has clarified the law on the iniquity exception to privilege and litigation privilege in relation to non-parties, in Al Sadeq v Dechert LLP & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 28.

Tamara Oppenheimer KC and Simon Paul acted for Mr Al Sadeq.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/01/court-…

15 Fountain Court barristers have been ranked in the 2024 Asia Pacific guide published by @thelegal500

Chambers has also been ranked in three practice areas, including in Tier 1 for commercial work.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/01/15-fou…

We are recruiting for a Junior Clerk to join our clerking team.

Deadline for applications: Noon, 31 January 2024. Successful applicants will be invited to interview during the following week.

For more information: lnkd.in/e_ffNtvB

Court of Appeal hands down landmark judgment on representative actions.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/01/court-…

Fountain Court warmly congratulates James Duffy on his appointment to King’s Counsel, announced by the Lord Chancellor today.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/01/james-…

Aggregation and Covid-19: Court of Appeal finds business interruption losses do not aggregate to Wuhan.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/01/aggreg…

20 Fountain Court members are instructed in five of @TheLawyermag's 'Top 20 Cases of 2024':

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/01/the-la…

Edition 8 of the Practitioner's Guide to Global Investigations has been published by @GIRalerts, featuring contributions from six Fountain Court members.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/01/founta…

The High Court has granted a worldwide freezing order against the former President of Angola’s daughter, Isabel Dos Santos.

Paul Sinclair KC and Christopher Knowles acted for the successful applicant, Unitel S.A.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2024/01/high-c…

On 20 December 2023, the Commercial Court gave judgment in the first of several disputes to be tried between companies in the Al-Roumi group. Jeff Chapman KC and Sam Ritchie acted for Aston Martin MENA Limited.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2023/12/aston-…

As 2023 draws to a close, we thank our clients for their support this year. Take a look at our 2023 Review which details some of our ground-breaking cases, news stories and insights over the past year: fountaincourt.co.uk/2023/12/2023-r…
Have a happy and healthy festive period.

@JohnMehrzadKC has featured on the latest episode of The @LawInSport Podcast. Hosted by Sean Cottrell, the pair discuss John’s recent move to Fountain Court and the increased competition and ongoing developments in the sports law market.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2023/12/john-m…

S3:E10 of The FC Podcast is out now!

This episode is hosted by Stephen Moriarty and discusses the Indian legal market. Joining Stephen in the discussion is Arvind Datar SA, Gaurav Pachnanda SA and Zal Andhyarujina SA.

Click the link below to listen now!

fountaincourt.co.uk/2023/12/provid…

Fountain Court congratulates Ben Lynch KC on being awarded Insurance Silk of the Year at last night’s Chambers Bar Awards.

Fountain Court was delighted to be “highly commended” for “Diversity & Inclusion – Outstanding Set”.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2023/12/chambe…

Fountain Court congratulates Richard Lissack KC, Bankim Thanki KC and Anneliese Day KC on being included in @ChambersGuides' 2024 'Stars at the Bar'.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2023/11/three-…

S03 E09 of The Fountain Court Podcast is out now, featuring a discussion about topical issues within aviation litigation. Joining Laurentia in the discussion is Akhil Shah KC, Charlotte Winter of @NLawGlobal and Helen Biggin of @AllenOvery.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2023/11/aviati…

Credit Suisse was represented in its successful defence by Patrick Goodall KC, Adam Sher, Laurie Brock and Marcus Field in relation to a $160 million CDO fraud claim.

Please see below for the full news piece.

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Fountain Court is pleased to announce that John Mehrzad KC has joined Chambers.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2023/10/john-m…

We are recruiting for a Marketing & BD Executive, a fast-paced role supporting various projects across Chambers.

The job description can be found here: fountaincourt.co.uk/wp-content/upl…

The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 3 November 2023.

#recruitment

We are pleased to have achieved 208 individual rankings between 73 individuals, across 31 categories, within @ChambersGuides 2024 UK Bar Guide, and to have been ranked as a set in 12 practice areas. We are grateful to those who provided feedback.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2023/10/founta…

The FRC has imposed the highest-ever fine for audit failings in its investigations into failures by KPMG in its audits of Carillion's financial statements. Nick Medcroft KC, Dan Carall-Green and Gillian Hughes acted for the Executive Counsel to the FRC.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2023/10/frc-im…

S03 E08 of The Fountain Court Podcast is out now, featuring a discussion about on ESG risks and disputes.

Joining Jacob in the discussion is Richard Lissack KC , Peter Wickham of @slaughterandmay and Suzanne Spears of @PaxusLLP.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2023/10/esg-ri…

CLOSING DATE EXTENDED TO 17 OCTOBER:

We are recruiting for a Team Leader's Assistant to join our clerking team.

View the job description here: fountaincourt.co.uk/wp-content/upl…

#recruitment #clerking

Fountain Court congratulates Adam Tolley KC on his shortlisting as Senior Counsel of the Year at the @IEL_reports Awards 2023.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2023/10/adam-t…

Fountain Court is delighted to have received 12 practice area and 255 individual level rankings in the 2024 edition of @thelegal500's UK Bar guide.

Many thanks to our colleagues and clients who provided feedback.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2023/10/founta…

We are pleased to announce that individuals from Fountain Court won four awards at @thelegal500's 2023 Bar Awards yesterday evening.

Our congratulations to them and to all other winners and nominees.

Read more here:
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Natwest succeeds in summary dismissal of c.100m claim for fraudulent misrepresentation.

Paul Sinclair KC and Laurie Brock represented Natwest.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2023/10/natwes…

Fountain Court is delighted to announce that Sam Hussaini, Charles Redmond, Tiffany Tang, Leah Gardner and Victoria Green have become members of Chambers with effect from 2 October 2023, following successful completion of their pupillages.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2023/10/founta…

Fountain Court is pleased to announce that Richard Handyside KC has been elected Head of Chambers with effect from 1 October 2023, following the completion of the five-year term as Head of Chambers of Bankim Thanki KC.

fountaincourt.co.uk/2023/10/founta…

We hosted our annual client party yesterday evening as a way of thanking our clients for their valued support. Thank you to everyone who joined us, it was great to see so many of you.