Darragh is a much sought-after commercial barrister combining approachability with sensible, pragmatic advice and effective advocacy.
He has a busy commercial litigation practice with specific emphasis upon insolvency and asset recovery, civil fraud, contractual disputes and company law.
Darragh is at the forefront of developing the law in respect of cryptoassets. In this area, he has been consistently ranked in Band 1 of Chambers UK Bar directory and Tier 1 of the Legal 500 Bar directory. He has appeared in many significant cases in this area, including AA v Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 3556 (Comm), [2020] 4 W.L.R. 35, [2020] 2 All E.R. (Comm) 704 and D’Aloia v Persons Unknown [2024] EWHC 2342 (Ch) where the High Court held that Bitcoin and USD Tether respectively constitute property for the purposes of English law.
In both 2023 and 2024, Darragh was shortlisted for Tech, Data and Crypto Junior of the Year at the Legal 500 Bar Awards.
He is frequently instructed in the Business and Property Courts in respect of complex claims concerning transactions at undervalue, breaches of directors’ duties and shareholder disputes.
Prior to joining the Bar, Darragh worked for Goldman Sachs in London where he was involved in benchmark debt and equity capital markets transactions. His background brings particular understanding of financial businesses and products.