Four South Square Barristers Shortlisted for GRR’s Barrister of the Year

See shortlisted barristers and their highlights below:

Tom Smith KC 

• Counsel to opposing noteholders in successful Adler Part 26A restructuring plan appeal
• Counsel to Avanti Communications in first leading case on the characterisation of fixed and floating charges
• Counsel to German real estate group Aggregate in Part 26A restructuring plan proceedings
• Counsel to German telecoms group Tele Columbus, securing sanction of an English scheme for debt that had its governing law changed to England two days before the scheme was launched

Felicity Toube KC

• Counsel to Italian construction group Cimolai in UK recognition proceedings
• Counsel to fund services provide Link Fund Solutions in its heavily-contested English scheme proceedings
• Counsel to Colombian oil refinery Reficar in McDermott’s landmark Part 26A proceedings
• Counsel to the administrators of NMC Healthcare in multiple Abu Dhabi proceedings

Daniel Bayfield KC 

• Counsel to senior creditors of Aggregate in Part 26A restructuring plan proceedings
• Counsel to British energy supplier People’s Energy’s English scheme dealing with up to 300,000 data breach claims
• Counsel to shipping group Vroon in English leg of its landmark UK-Dutch restructuring
• Counsel to Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust in its successful bid for the first security-for-costs order in English Part 26A proceedings.

Adam Al-Attar KC

• Counsel to Italian construction company Cimolai in successful sanction of two Part 26A restructuring plans
• Counsel to the special administrators of investment bank Blankstone Sington that secured court approval of a distribution plan under the UK’s Investment Bank Special Administration Regulation
• Counsel to the UK’s largest door-to-door pay day lender, which secured sanction of an English scheme to deal with redress claims from 636,000 potential claimants
• Counsel to opposing creditor in Aggregate Part 26A proceedings

The GRR Awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 21 November at the Royal Horseguards in London.

A huge congratulations to our members and all those shortlisted.