Barry Isaacs KC

KC 2011, Called to the Bar 1994

Barry specialises in insolvency and restructuring, banking and finance, commercial litigation, and company law. He is an Associate of the Society of Actuaries and has particular expertise in cases of financial complexity and company valuation. He often appears as an advocate or expert in overseas jurisdictions.

Barry has appeared in numerous substantial and high-profile cases in the Supreme Court/House of Lords (eg Lehman Brothers (Waterfall), Nortel (Expenses), Rubin/New Cap Reinsurance, Sigma Finance, Mainstream Properties, Three Rivers v Bank of England), in the Court of Appeal (eg Prudential/Rothesay (Pt VII transfer), Rosesilver v Paton, Woolworths, Davenham Trust, FKI v Stribog, Golden Key, Whistlejacket Capital, OT Computers), and at first instance, including several major trials and arbitrations.

Barry has acted in relation to numerous schemes of arrangement/restructuring plans, including Cimolai, Atento, Smile Telecom, Amigo Loans, Provident Financial, Premier Oil, Noble Group, Castle Trust, HSBC (ring-fencing scheme), Stronghold Insurance, APCOA Parking, Rodenstock, Equitable Life, Lehman Re (Bermuda), Ansvar (New Zealand), Orion Insurance, Stemcor, Borsodchem, British American Insurance (Bermuda), Phoenix and London Assurance, Energis, WFUM Pools, Highlands Insurance.

Other recent cases of note include Greensill, Debenhams, Intu, VB Football Assets v Blackpool Football Club, Carillion, International Bank of Azerbaijan, Ve Interactive, MF Global, Punch Taverns, Travelodge, BTA Bank v Ablyazov.

Cases in overseas jurisdictions include (in the Cayman Islands) iKang, Sky Solar, Qunar, Abraaj CapitalNord Anglia, Medimpact, Platinum Partners, China Branding, Weavering, Eurasia Drilling, Homeinns, Pacific Harbor Asia Fund, CHC Group, Primeo Fund, FFC Fund, China Fishery, Sterling Macro Fund, Caledonian Bank; (in Bermuda) PDVIC, Caroline Bay, VL Insurance, Lehman Re, Saab FinancialMillennium Asset Management, KIC; (in the British Virgin Islands) Chagala, Kaupthing, Monarch Pointe Fund, Thema Fund; (in the Bahamas) British American Insurance; (in Hong Kong) Noble Group, Mongolian Mining Corporation; (in the DIFC) Abraaj Capital; and (as an expert witness in New York) Lehman BrothersHellas Telecommunications, Mill Financial v Hicks, and Deutsche Bank v Serengeti.

Barry is a past winner of Chambers and Partners Insolvency/Restructuring Silk of the Year. He is recommended in the Bar Guides as a leading silk in insolvency and restructuring; banking and finance; company and partnership; and offshore. Barry is described as “highly rated for his tremendous work rate, his exhaustive knowledge of insolvency law and his excellent client-facing skills”, and “incredibly knowledgeable, insightful and commercial, practical and very user-friendly”.

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