On 10 December 2018, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands (Kawaley J) handed down judgment in Gao v China Biologic Products Holdings Inc, striking out a claim brought by…
News: 2018
The Legal 500 UK Awards 2019 – Fountain Court short-listed in eight categories
Fountain Court, its members and staff have been short-listed for the 2019 Legal 500 UK Awards in eight categories: International Arbitration set of the year Clerking team of the year…
Fountain Court announces new joint deputy senior clerks – Katie Szewczyk and Sian Huckett
Fountain Court Chambers are pleased to announce the appointment of Team Leaders Katie Szewczyk and Sian Huckett to the position of joint deputy Senior Clerks. Sian has been a clerk…
Fountain Court Chambers hosts Seminar on ‘Artificial Intelligence and Insurance Law: Responsibility for Robots’
Leigh-Ann Mulcahy QC and Jacob Turner will explain why AI is unique as a legal phenomenon and the difficulties that this can cause in terms of assessing risk and writing…
Chloe Carpenter appears for SRA on successful appeal to Divisional Court against findings of exceptional circumstances in dishonesty cases
The Divisional Court (Flaux LJ and Jeremy Baker J) has today handed down judgment in three appeals (SRA v James, SRA v MacGregor and SRA v Naylor) overturning decisions of…
Adam Zellick QC and David Murray defeat attempt to force litigation over PPI mis-selling losses
The Commercial Court has rejected an attempt by Genworth, the American insurer, to force subsidiaries of AXA and Santander to litigate between them the issue of who is ultimately liable…
Chambers UK Bar rankings — leaders in eleven practice areas confirm Fountain Court as ‘a premier’ set
According to the latest edition (2019) Chambers and Partners UK Bar directory Fountain Court chambers has built upon its position as ‘a premier’ set for banking, commercial, financial services and…
Recognition by The Legal 500 as leaders in fourteen practice areas confirm Fountain Court as ‘a premier set of the highest quality’
According to the latest edition (2018) of the Legal 500 UK Bar directory Fountain Court chambers has built upon its position as ‘a premier set of the highest quality’ with…
SFO application for voluntary bill of indictment against Barclays dismissed
On Friday 26th October 2018, following a three-day hearing, Lord Justice Davis stated that he had reached the firm conclusion that the SFO application for a voluntary bill of indictment…
Chambers UK Bar Awards 2018 – Fountain Court named Banking Set of the year, alongside individual awards for three members
Fountain Court Chambers and its members achieved success in a number of categories at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2018 announced last night. Banking Set of the Year Banking Junior…