Fountain Court Chambers has elected Stephen Moriarty QC as head of chambers, succeeding Tim Dutton QC who has completed his five-year term.

Dutton (pictured) will continue in full time practice at Fountain Court. 

Moriarty was called to the Bar and joined Fountain Court in 1986. His practice covers commercial, banking and financial services, professional negligence and insurance and reinsurance disputes. He is chairman of the Commercial Bar Association.

He has appointed Bankim Thanki QC as deputy head of chambers with immediate effect.

Moriarty said: "There are strong challenges ahead in the changing legal services market, and to take over from Tim Dutton is a hard act to follow. I am confident, however, that with Bankim Thanki as my Deputy, with our clerking and administrative teams being at the top of their game, and with the enviable reputation of our members, Fountain Court will go from strength to strength."

Thanki added: "Fountain Court is fortunate indeed that Stephen Moriarty is taking over as head of Chambers following on from his successful and popular chairmanship of the Commercial Bar Association. It will be a great privilege (as well as enormous fun) to work with Stephen in continuing Tim Dutton's great work in guiding this fine set of Chambers. "