Aron Goldin
Barrister
Call 2024
Aron has a broad commercial practice spanning all areas of Chambers’ work, with an emphasis on commercial litigation, civil fraud, banking and finance, group actions, and disputes with an international element. In his led practice, he takes instruction on factually and legally complex, high-value commercial disputes, and is regularly instructed as sole counsel across a wide range of proceedings.
Aron also advises (including as sole counsel) on issues arising in Chambers’ core practice areas, particularly in cases involving breach of contract and allegations of fraud, for both claimants and defendants.
Aron is a published author and has performed widely as a professional pianist. He has a highly proficient working knowledge of French and is proficient in Russian.
Examples of Aron's recent matters include:
- Stenn Direct Funding DAC v Jardine Norton Capital A Ltd & Ors: instructed for the defendant (with James MacDonald KC) in a £30 million claim involving alleged misrepresentations and breaches of contract, arising out of the alleged fabrication of purported receivables.
- Veranova Bidco LP v Johnson Matthey PLC [2026] EWHC 1021 (Comm): five-week trial in the Commercial Court concerning a $136 million claim for fraudulent breach of warranty and fraudulent misrepresentation following an M&A transaction between a US private equity firm and a UK multinational chemicals company (assisting David Caplan KC during pupillage, for the successful defendant).
- Various Claimants v Glencore Plc & Ors: market-leading shareholder class action against Glencore Plc under section 90 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, with claims centring on allegations of unlawful conduct by Glencore’s subsidiaries in multiple countries around the globe and alleged false statements and dishonest non-disclosures to the market by Glencore (assisting Richard Mott KC during pupillage, for the claimants).
- Crane Bank and others v dfcu Bank and others: carried out legal research and drafting work in relation to a high-value conspiracy claim in which it is alleged that several defendants conspired with the Bank of Uganda in order to procure the resolution and sale at an undervalue of the assets and liabilities of one of Uganda’s leading financial institutions (assisting Ben Zelenka Martin, for the claimants).
- Bourlakova v Bourlakov: carried out legal research for a $3 billion claim against a deceased oligarch and his associates, involving allegations of conspiracy, deceit, forgery, offshore asset misappropriation and the deliberate destruction of evidence (assisting Neil Kitchener KC and Patrick Harty, for the claimants).
- California State Teachers’ Retirement System & Ors v Boohoo Group PLC: £200+ million claim under section 90 of the Financial Services and Markets Act against Boohoo Plc, alleging misleading statements and dishonest non-disclosures to the market in relation to unlawful practices and working conditions in its supply chain (assisting Richard Mott KC during pupillage, for the claimants).
- Limbu v Dyson: carried out legal research and drafted a Permission to Appeal to the Court of Appeal for a multi-million pound claim relating to working conditions in Dyson’s third-party Malaysian supply chain (assisting Nicholas Sloboda KC and Veena Srirangam, for the defendant).
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Examples of Recent Cases
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Banking & Finance
- Stenn Direct Funding DAC v Jardine Norton Capital A Ltd & Ors: instructed for the defendant (with James MacDonald KC) in a £30 million claim involving alleged misrepresentations and breaches of contract, arising out of the alleged fabrication of purported receivables.
Carried out legal research into issues arising in disciplinary proceedings brought by a regulatory authority against three individuals accused of misconduct in relation to the provision of pension transfer advice (assisting Eleanor Campbell during pupillage, for the regulator).
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Commercial Litigation
Stenn Direct Funding DAC v Jardine Norton Capital A Ltd & Ors: instructed for the defendant (with James MacDonald KC) in a £30 million claim involving alleged misrepresentations and breaches of contract, arising out of the alleged fabrication of purported receivables.
Veranova Bidco LP v Johnson Matthey PLC [2026] EWHC 1021 (Comm): five-week trial in the Commercial Court concerning a $136 million claim for fraudulent breach of warranty and fraudulent misrepresentation following an M&A transaction between a US private equity firm and a UK multinational chemicals company (assisting David Caplan KC during pupillage, for the successful defendant).
Bourlakova v Bourlakov: carried out legal research for a $3 billion claim against a deceased oligarch and his associates, involving allegations of conspiracy, deceit, forgery, offshore asset misappropriation and the deliberate destruction of evidence (assisting Neil Kitchener KC and Patrick Harty, for the claimants).
Crane Bank and others v dfcu Bank and others: carried out legal research and drafting work in relation to a high-value conspiracy claim in which it is alleged that several defendants conspired with the Bank of Uganda in order to procure the resolution and sale at an undervalue of the assets and liabilities of one of Uganda’s leading financial institutions (assisting Ben Zelenka Martin, for the claimants).
Thickett v Azzurro Associates: a claim against a UK debt purchaser and servicer, arising out of a loan agreement and personal guarantee provided by the claimant (assisting Richard Mott KC during pupillage, for the defendant).
AirX Charter Ltd v Mr Jack May and VistaJet International Ltd: a claim against a former employee for an alleged breach of confidence and conspiracy (assisting Richard Mott KC during pupillage).
Seadrill v Eldorado Drilling: carried out legal research in relation to advice on the enforceability of an exclusive jurisdiction clause against affiliates of the parties, in a dispute before US courts and governed by English law (assisting Joshua Crow, for the defendant).
Assisted with the drafting of a defence and carried out legal research in relation to a claim to enforce the terms of a pre-emption agreement in respect of a property and business in Wales (assisting Eleanor Campbell during pupillage, for the defendant).
Carried out legal research in relation to a claim brought against a wealth management company for alleged wrongful termination of contract (assisting Ben Zelenka Martin).
Confidential drafting work concerning the application of the available market rule when calculating loss caused by breach of contract in sales of goods cases (assisting Sonia Tolaney KC, Adam Rushworth and Thomas Pausey).
Carried out legal research and provided advice on various points of tort law and conflict of laws, in relation to a dispute involving allegations of wrongful disclosure and misuse of confidential information, which arose out of an attempted acquisition by the client of a foreign-registered business (assisting Orlando Gledhill KC and Mehdi Baiou).
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Civil Fraud
Stenn Direct Funding DAC v Jardine Norton Capital A Ltd & Ors: instructed for the defendant (with James MacDonald KC) in a £30 million claim involving alleged misrepresentations and breaches of contract, arising out of the alleged fabrication of purported receivables.
Veranova Bidco LP v Johnson Matthey PLC [2026] EWHC 1021 (Comm): five-week trial in the Commercial Court concerning a $136 million claim for fraudulent breach of warranty and fraudulent misrepresentation following an M&A transaction between a US private equity firm and a UK multinational chemicals company (assisting David Caplan KC during pupillage, for the successful defendant).
Crane Bank and others v dfcu Bank and others: carried out legal research and drafting work in relation to a high-value conspiracy claim in which it is alleged that several defendants conspired with the Bank of Uganda in order to procure the resolution and sale at an undervalue of the assets and liabilities of one of Uganda’s leading financial institutions (assisting Ben Zelenka Martin, for the claimants).
Bourlakova v Bourlakov: carried out legal research for a $3 billion claim against a deceased oligarch and his associates, involving allegations of conspiracy, deceit, forgery, offshore asset misappropriation and the deliberate destruction of evidence (assisting Neil Kitchener KC and Patrick Harty, for the claimants).
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Conflict of Laws and Jurisdiction
Seadrill v Eldorado Drilling: carried out legal research in relation to advice on the enforceability of an exclusive jurisdiction clause against affiliates of the parties, in a dispute before US courts and governed by English law (assisting Joshua Crow, for the defendant).
Carried out legal research and provided advice on various points of tort law and conflict of laws, in relation to a dispute involving allegations of wrongful disclosure and misuse of confidential information, which arose out of an attempted acquisition by the client of a foreign-registered business (assisting Orlando Gledhill KC and Mehdi Baiou).
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Contract Disputes
Veranova Bidco LP v Johnson Matthey PLC [2026] EWHC 1021 (Comm): five-week trial in the Commercial Court concerning a $136 million claim for fraudulent breach of warranty and fraudulent misrepresentation following an M&A transaction between a US private equity firm and a UK multinational chemicals company (assisting David Caplan KC during pupillage, for the defendant).
Assisted with the drafting of a defence and carried out legal research in relation to a claim to enforce the terms of a pre-emption agreement in respect of a property and business in Wales (assisting Eleanor Campbell during pupillage, for the defendant).
Carried out legal research and provided advice on various points of tort law and conflict of laws, in relation to a dispute involving allegations of wrongful disclosure and misuse of confidential information, which arose out of an attempted acquisition by the client of a foreign-registered business (assisting Orlando Gledhill KC and Mehdi Baiou).
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Group Litigation
Various Claimants v Glencore Plc & Ors: market-leading shareholder class action against Glencore Plc under section 90 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, with claims centring on allegations of unlawful conduct by Glencore’s subsidiaries in multiple countries around the globe and alleged false statements and dishonest non-disclosures to the market by Glencore (assisting Richard Mott KC during pupillage, for the claimants).
California State Teachers’ Retirement System & Ors v Boohoo Group PLC: £200+ million claim under section 90 of the Financial Services and Markets Act against Boohoo Plc, alleging misleading statements and dishonest non-disclosures to the market in relation to unlawful practices and working conditions in its supply chain (assisting Richard Mott KC during pupillage, for the claimants).
Limbu v Dyson: carried out legal research and drafted a Permission to Appeal to the Court of Appeal for a multi-million pound claim relating to working conditions in Dyson’s third-party Malaysian supply chain (assisting Nicholas Sloboda KC and Veena Srirangam, for the defendant).
Umbrella Interchange Fee Proceedings: carried out legal research on numerous issues of procedure, arising out of collective proceedings brought by hundreds of merchants in relation to the interchange fees paid in respect of debit and credit card transactions (assisting Owain Draper).
Confidential advice for the defendants regarding a potential large-scale group leasehold commission claim against a major UK insurance brokerage company (assisting Richard Mott KC during pupillage).
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Injunctions and Interim Relief
Bourlakova v Bourlakov: carried out legal research for a $3 billion claim against a deceased oligarch and his associates, involving allegations of conspiracy, deceit, forgery, offshore asset misappropriation and the deliberate destruction of evidence (assisting Neil Kitchener KC and Patrick Harty, for the claimants).
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Unled Work / Advocacy
Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd v PSFC Ltd & Ors: instructed by the claimant to draft multiple Replies and Defences to Counterclaim, in relation to the enforcement of a guarantee pursuant to a credit agreement.
Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd v Chopra: instructed to represent the claimant at trial in a claim to enforce a guarantee under a credit agreement, involving widespread allegations against the defendant of fraud and forgery.
Travis Perkins Trading Company Ltd v Farrelly: instructed by the claimant to draft a Particulars of Claim, in relation to the enforcement of a guarantee pursuant to a credit agreement.
Azzuro Associates v Shirzad: instructed by the claimant, a UK debt purchaser and servicer, to obtain a charging order against a defendant in relation to a London property.
Abdul Hye v Saudi Arabian Airlines Corporation: instructed to represent the defendant, the first flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, in a claim for damages caused by an alleged breach of contract.
Patel v Miller: instructed by the defendant in strike-out proceedings, arising out of the alleged unlawful termination of option agreements.
Europa Road Ltd v Cardedge Ltd: instructed to represent the claimant, a freight transport company, in a claim for debts in relation to the supply of goods.
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Education
Bachelor of Civil Law, University of Oxford (Distinction) (2024-2025)
Postgraduate Diploma in Bar Practice, Inns of Court College of Advocacy (2023-2024)
Postgraduate Diploma in Law, University of Law (Distinction) (2022-2023)
Advanced Diploma, Professional Diploma and M.A. in Performance (Classical Piano) (Distinction) (2019-23), Royal Academy of Music
B.A. Hons. in English Language & Literature, University of Cambridge (Double First Class, ranked 2nd in year) (2016-2019)
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Scholarships & Awards
Fountain Court Scholarship (BCL), University of Oxford (2024)
Queen Mother Scholarship (Middle Temple), Inns of Court College of Advocacy (2023)
Principal Scholarship, Royal Academy of Music (2019-2023)
Lord Sainsbury Award for outstanding performance, Royal Academy of Music (2022)
Honorary Diploma (DipRAM) for outstanding achievement, Royal Academy of Music (2021)
Examinations Prize, Trinity College, University of Cambridge (2019)
Senior Scholarship, Trinity College, University of Cambridge (2018)
Keasbey Award for academic excellence, Trinity College, University of Cambridge (2018)
Perry Award for academic excellence, Trinity College, University of Cambridge (2018)
Junior Scholarship, Trinity College, University of Cambridge (2017)
Powell Poetry Prize, Trinity College, University of Cambridge (2017)
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Previous Work
As an author, Aron has published two critically acclaimed novels with Pushkin Press: Murder in Constantinople and Death on the Pearl River. His work has been featured in publications including The New York Times, The Financial Times, The Sunday Times, and The Daily Mail.
As a concert pianist, Aron has performed at major venues including Wigmore Hall, the Elgar Concert Hall, and live on BBC Radio 3. His two albums for the Rubicon Classics label, Homelands and Masabane Cecilia, both reached the Top Ten of the UK Classical Charts in their first week.
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Languages
French (highly proficient working knowledge)
Russian (proficient)