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New door tenants Fountain Court Chambers

25 November 2010
Issue: 7443 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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Fountain Court Chambers announce that three new door tenants have been appointed.

Fountain Court Chambers announce that three new door tenants have been appointed. David R Wingfield, a Canadian commercial litigator, Lawrence Boo, a Singaporean arbitrator, and Peter Watts, a New Zealand academic and barrister, have all accepted invitations to join chambers.

Timothy Dutton QC, head of Fountain Court and a fomer chairman of the Bar Council, says: “Each one brings expertise and experience in their fields of work and adds to our strength in the international market

Issue: 7443 / Categories: Movers & Shakers
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