This is the seventh episode in the fourth series of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode marks International Women’s Day focusing on the theme, “Accelerate Action”. Hosted by Wee-An Tan, a barrister at Fountain Court. Joining Wee-An in the discussion is fellow Fountain Court member Tamara Oppenheimer KC, a commercial barrister renowned for her expertise in complex litigation, and Neeta Chityal, Partner at Addleshaw Goddard’s Global Investigations team based in London. Tamara is a strong advoc...
Mar 10, 2025•28 min
This is the sixth episode in the fourth series of The Fountain Court Podcast. It is hosted by Daniel Carall-Green, a barrister at Fountain Court with a broad practice and a particular specialism in competition work where he is currently instructed in various class actions. The episode features a recording of a live streamed discussion which took place in November 2024, hosted by Fountain Court and Sport Resolutions. Joining Daniel in the discussion is fellow Fountain Court member John Mehrzad KC...
Nov 27, 2024•57 min
This is the fifth episode in the fourth series of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Nick Daly, a barrister at Fountain Court Chambers. In this episode, a diverse panel bring various perspectives to a discussion on the subject of group litigation. Joining Nick in the discussion are: • Leigh-Ann Mulcahy KC, a leading silk at Fountain Court, who specialises in consumer law and group litigation. Leigh-Ann has been advising and acting in group litigation for nearly 30 years and is ...
Oct 09, 2024•1 hr 5 min
This is the fourth episode in the fourth series of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Giles Wheeler KC, a silk at Fountain Court. It is a recording of a live streamed discussion which took place in June 2024, hosted by Fountain Court and Addleshaw Goddard, during London International Disputes Week. Joining Giles in the discussion are: • Laura John KC: A silk at Fountain Court who specialises in financial litigation and arbitration, and is instructed by major banks, their custom...
Jul 25, 2024•55 min
This is the third episode in the fourth series of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Daniel Carall-Green, a barrister at Fountain Court. In this episode, we look at the importance of an effective relationship between solicitors and counsel. Joining Daniel in the discussion are: Tamara Oppenheimer KC: A silk at Fountain Court with a broad commercial and civil practice. Described in the directories as “faultless as a barrister” and “a true role model for the commercial Bar”, Tama...
Jun 27, 2024•54 min
This is the third episode of the fourth series of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is moderated by Darius Chan, a door tenant at Fountain Court and is a recording of a virtual panel discussion hosted in September 2023, marking the annual Christopher Bathurst Prizegiving. The episode features an internationally focused discussion on the topic of ‘Arbitrability: Can Jurisdictions Police the Public Policy of Other Jurisdictions?’. This was the topic that this year’s applicants for the Christ...
May 02, 2024•1 hr 9 min
This episode of the Fountain Court Podcast is the recording of an International Women’s Day webinar co-hosted with Client Talk and the London Solicitors Litigation Association (‘LSLA’) in March 2024. The webinar was facilitated by Claire Rason, Founder and Director of Client Talk and author of the diversity report, “The Class of 2002”. The panel involved representatives from across the litigation ecosystem, discussing what needs to be done to ensure gender parity at all levels of the profession....
Apr 25, 2024•59 min
This is the first episode in the fourth series of the Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Niamh Cleary, a barrister at Fountain Court. It is a recording of a live streamed discussion which took place in September 2023 hosted by Fountain Court, in collaboration with Thought Leaders 4. The panellists address the intersection of consumer protection and competition law. Joining Niamh in the discussion are: • David Wingfield: David has a deep understanding of antitrust economics which he...
Apr 04, 2024•58 min
This is the tenth episode of season three of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Stephen Moriarty KC, a barrister at Fountain Court. Joining Stephen in the discussion are senior Indian advocates: Arvind Datar SA: A Senior Advocate in India whose practice is focused particularly on constitutional, commercial, taxation and regulatory laws, mainly before the Supreme Court of India. Located in Chennai, Arvind practices as a Door Tenant at Fountain Court. Gaurav Pachnanda SA: A Senio...
Dec 07, 2023•52 min
Introduction: This is the ninth episode of season three of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Laurentia de Bruyn, a barrister at Fountain Court. Laurentia has a broad commercial practice with a particular interest in the intersection of commercial and public law. Joining Laurentia in the discussion are: Akhil Shah KC: An experienced trial and appellate advocate at Fountain Court Chambers, preeminent in aviation disputes. He has acted in and advised on a broad spectrum of aviati...
Nov 23, 2023•42 min
This is the eighth episode of season three of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Jacob Turner, a barrister at Fountain Court. Jacob has advised individuals, corporates and sovereigns in a variety of commercial matters involving both litigation and arbitration. Described as “an extremely hard-working junior and a great team player” Jacob accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ practice and has a particular interest in cases relating to technology, data and artificial inte...
Oct 12, 2023•53 min
This is the seventh episode in the third series of the Fountain Court Podcast. This episode is a recording of a webinar event that we hosted in September 2023. The panel discussion was on the implications of the recent landmark decision of the Supreme Court in Philipp v Barclays Bank UK on the so-called Quincecare duty, in which the all-Fountain Court counsel team represented Barclays, the successful appellant. Panellists on the webinar included: • Patrick Goodall KC, a highly sought after advoc...
Sep 28, 2023•53 min
This is the sixth episode in the third series of the Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Jacob Turner, a barrister at Fountain Court, and is a recording of an in-person event hosted by Fountain Court in June 2023. The event was the first in the Fountain Court Academy series, a programme of events conceived, hosted and managed by juniors at Fountain Court Chambers. This first event focused on the use of artificial intelligence in dispute resolution, both now and in the future, and fe...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 7 min
This is the fifth episode of season three of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Joseph Farmer, a barrister at Fountain Court. Joseph’s work includes cases involving banking and finance, construction, professional negligence, company law, and civil fraud. He also undertakes regulatory and administrative law work and has experience of a range of heavy and complex disputes, including in matters requiring challenging court advocacy. Joining Joseph in the discussion are: Derrick Dal...
Jul 06, 2023•53 min
This is the fourth episode of season three of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Marianne Butler, a barrister at Fountain Court. Marianne has a core specialism in professional regulation and discipline, with considerable expertise in undertaking highly discreet investigations and defence work for city law firms and individuals in respect of complaints made against them. She is ranked in both Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 for Professional Discipline and was awarded t...
May 25, 2023•54 min
This is the third episode of season three of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Marianne Butler, a barrister at Fountain Court. Marianne has a core specialism in professional regulation and discipline, with considerable expertise in undertaking highly discreet investigations and defence work for city law firms and individuals in respect of complaints made against them. She is ranked in both Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 for Professional Discipline and was awarded th...
May 18, 2023•52 min
This is a special episode of The Fountain Court Podcast, recorded to mark International Women’s Day 2023. The episode is hosted by Stuart Ritchie KC, a silk and Head of the Wellbeing Committee at Fountain Court. The episode features a discussion with The Right Honourable Lady Justice Carr DBE, a Court of Appeal Judge and trailblazer at the Bar and on the Bench. Current or previous roles have included a silk, a Head of Chambers, a Chair of a specialist Bar Association and a member of the senior J...
Mar 08, 2023•40 min
This is the first episode in the third series of The Fountain Court Podcast, featuring a discussion between Neil Stuke and our senior clerk, Alex Taylor. Neil is a twice BAFTA nominated actor who, among many others, portrayed the role of senior clerk Billy Lamb in BBC’s Silk, a TV series about the members and staff of the fictitious Shoe Lane Chambers. Alex Taylor has led the clerking team at Fountain Court for 15 years and has been instrumental in its significant success. He has been a clerk si...
Feb 02, 2023•39 min
This is the final episode in the second series of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is moderated by Stephen Moriarty KC, a senior Fountain Court silk and former Head of Chambers. The episode is a recording of a virtual panel discussion hosted in September 2022 to mark the annual Christopher Bathurst Prizegiving and therefore we apologise for any noise interruptions. The episode features an internationally focused discussion on the topic of ‘Duty of Care and Professional Liability’. This wa...
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 14 min
This is the ninth episode in the second series of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Aaron Taylor, a barrister at Fountain Court. Aaron has a broad commercial practice with a particular interest in cases involving civil fraud, financial crime, and corruption and in disputes involving art and cultural property. He is on the Serious Fraud Office’s “C” Panel for Proceeds of Crime International Assistance and an Associate Lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he lectu...
Oct 06, 2022•55 min
This is the eighth episode in the second series of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Francesca Ruddy, a barrister at Fountain Court. Francesca has a broad practice, with a particular focus on general commercial litigation, arbitration, civil fraud, financial and offshore disputes. She has also acted in a number of complex and high-value energy and infrastructure disputes. Francesca was previously the Judicial Assistant to Lord Hodge at the UK Supreme Court. Before coming to th...
Sep 08, 2022•49 min
This is the seventh episode in the second series of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Christopher Langley, a barrister at Fountain Court. Christopher has a broad commercial practice which covers the full range of commercial, banking, finance, civil fraud, insurance, aviation, art, media and entertainment and professional negligence disputes. Many of Christopher’s cases involve civil fraud across a wide range of industry sectors. He regularly acts on behalf of major banks and f...
Jul 07, 2022•43 min
This is the sixth episode in the second series of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Robin Lööf, a barrister at Fountain Court, specialising in commercial crime. Robin started his career at the criminal bar before joining Debevoise & Plimpton’s White Collar & Regulatory Defence Group. He then joined Fountain Court in 2021. Robin primarily acts for companies and individuals facing criminal or regulatory investigations, particularly in relation to corruption, sanctions vi...
Apr 07, 2022•59 min
This episode is hosted by Fountain Court barrister Damien Bruneau and features a discussion with three of our newest tenants. Damien spoke to his peers about their experiences in their first few months of tenancy and how it differs from their expectations and their experiences during their year of pupillage. They also discussed their case load, how the profession differs from other careers, personal recent highlights and what it is like being a barrister, particularly at Fountain Court. Joining ...
Mar 03, 2022•38 min
This is the fourth episode in the second series of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Andrew Pullen, a barrister at Fountain Court Chambers, and is a recording of a virtual panel discussion hosted in November 2021. Andrew specialises in international arbitration, appearing as counsel and sitting as arbitrator. He is an English-qualified barrister, based in Singapore since 2011.The episode features an internationally focused discussion on a very common feature of commercial cont...
Jan 06, 2022•1 hr 9 min
This is the third episode in the second series of The Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Richard Lissack QC, a silk at Fountain Court Chambers, and is a recording of a virtual panel discussion hosted by Fountain Court’s commercial crim group in October 2021, on the topic of UK Corporate Criminal Liability. Richard Lissack QC is a nationally and internationally recognised leader in the field of banking and financial services, anticorruption legislation including the Bribery Act, com...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 14 min
This is the second episode in the second series of the Fountain Court Podcast. The episode is hosted by Leigh-Ann Mulcahy QC, a silk at Fountain Court, and is a recording of a virtual panel discussion hosted by Fountain Court in July 2021, on the topical issue of insurance aggregation. Leigh-Ann Mulcahy QC was named ‘Insurance Silk of the Year’ by Chambers & Partners in 2016 and has expertise across many business lines, in both litigation and arbitration. She has considerable experience in r...
Nov 04, 2021•55 min
This is the first episode in the new series of the Fountain Court Podcast. This episode looks at the implications of a post-Brexit world for civil litigation, particularly when it comes to issues such as jurisdiction and enforcement. Taking part in the conversation are: • Alexandra Whelan – a barrister who has been with Fountain Court since 2016, having previously practiced as a solicitor in Australia. Alexandra has a general commercial practice also covering financial and professional regulator...
Oct 07, 2021•27 min
This episode is hosted by Fountain Court senior junior Nik Yeo. It looks at algorithms and, in particular, the distinction between deterministic and non-deterministic algorithms. Nik is joined by three other specialists in this area, who all bring a different perspective to the discussion. They are: • Julia Smithers Excell who is a partner in the financial services regulatory team of White & Case. She has extensive experience across a number of areas including fintech and artificial intellig...
Jul 01, 2021•42 min
This is the second part of Fountain Court’s 360-degree analysis of the Singapore disputes regime, hosted by Singapore-based Fountain Court barrister Andrew Pullen. Part 1 featured two conversations – one with Smitha Menon of Wong Partnership about current trends and developments in the jurisdiction, and another about arbitration in Asia with Delphine Ho of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and arbitrator and Fountain Court door tenant Professor Benjamin Hughes. This part feat...
Jun 03, 2021•1 hr 4 min
