Fountain Court

"A top commercial set with very bright individuals"

‘Barristers who display "excellent attention to detail" and are meticulous in their approach’

"A very slick operation" that fields "highly intelligent" barristers who are "normal, personable and a pleasure to deal with."

“It is the set that any competitor involved in the financial services sector needs to have as its benchmark.”

“A superb reputation in the market,” both for its “attentive, friendly and practical” clerking, and for the “marketing, training and talks it provides.”

‘Everyone at Fountain Court Chambers is “exceedingly helpful; there is no attitude, they are all team players, and are just what we look for when putting together a litigation team.”’

Fountain Court Chambers has ‘helpful and constructive clerks’ and ‘an impressive concentration of high-quality lawyers’.

Fountain Court are particularly good on big-ticket work, tending towards quality rather than volume work.

Fountain Court Chambers fields a "hard-working, personable bunch” of barristers who cover the full range of work.

Sources are full of praise for Fountain Court's "impressive range of bright, user-friendly and commercially sound barristers."

The members themselves are a formidable collection of top-flight barristers who are "conscientious, careful" and respected for their ability to handle heavyweight matters of any kind.

Fountain Court "sets itself apart from many other outfits due to the helpfulness of all concerned and particularly the clerks, who are good on fee negotiations."

Fountain Court is a "very classy set of chambers that represents a safe haven if you're looking to get top-quality advice."

Its versatility means that it is regularly involved in a sweep of market-leading matters.

This magic circle set attracts great praise for the quality and depth of its commercial disputes team.

This is a chambers that is well structured, well clerked by Alex Taylor and so committed that you always get 100% from it.

As a set it offers "a reassuring depth of counsel" and "able people who are easy to get on with."

"super-smart, switched-on barristers" at the set

Fountain Court, "a very well-run set with an established aviation focus," continues to offer an array of talented silks and juniors who advise on commercial, regulatory and liability disputes.

The clerks, led by Alex Taylor, are “attentive, well-organised and don’t over-commit people. They have structured the business so that you always get 100% from them”

"Fountain Court is a 'trailblazing set,' involved in the most significant cases' and 'the go-to chambers for big ticket financial cases."

"Its barristers are engaged in high-end work but are 'still willing to roll up their sleeves and work hard through the nitty-gritty of regulatory cases."

"Fountain Court gains accolades as a major commercial set that demonstrates ongoing commitment to international arbitration."

Fountain Court's "impressive head count of expert members is complemented by 'a strong contingent of new barristers coming through."'

"Fountain Court Chambers is extremely well known as one of the top commercial chambers in the UK and 'as one of the sets you would always look to for expert handling of a complex insurance and reinsurance dispute."

"This set, an invaluable asset in any fraud case, builds on the strength and copes with the weaknesses of any matter."

"This set is well known for handling employment litigation with a commercial flavour."

"Commercial litigation is the lifeblood of Fountain Court Chambers."

"An integral name when it comes to aviation law and truly a chambers of choice in this field."

Fountain Court has great expertise in niche areas, aviation being one that springs most readily to mind."

"The set's expertise is called upon in a majority of the largest and most high-profile commercial trials across the board."

Strong from silk to junior, the individuals here perform well across a raft of commercial disciplines.  Banking is clearly the set's strong suit, as evidenced by the sheer numbers of practitioners it contributed to the recent bank charges litigation."

"'Gifted advisors' on complicated technical points, they adopt an 'easy-going but highly professional' approach to their work, and prove 'great team players who are good fun to work with."'

"These barristers are in a different league in terms of ability and intellect to much of the rest of the Bar, and yet display neither pomposity nor arrogance."

"Fountain Court is stuffed to the gunnels with incredibly conscientious, hard-working and approachable individuals" who are "proactive, responsive and quite superb in all they do."

"Fountain Court Chambers combines legal excellence with a practical approach to problems."

"Fountain Court has a thriving insolvency practice."

Fountain Court Chambers "offers expertise in most aspects of product liability with a notable strength in complex technical matters in industrial, aviation and marine contexts."

"Few chambers can match the aviation experience at Fountain Court Chambers, with the set possessing depth of expertise at silk and junior level."

"Fountain Court Chambers is one of the most effective advocates in the public law arena."

The “helpful and flexible” clerks also come in for plaudits with regards to fee negotiations and their cheerful demeanour.