Described as “a superb lawyer” and “an incredibly effective advocate”, Huw is recognised as one of the leading silks at the Commercial Bar and is a former Joint Head of Essex Court Chambers. He is acknowledged as being a “super clever black letter lawyer” and a “very effective cross examiner”. Huw is consistently praised as […]

Hugh Mercer KC is a very experienced advocate with extensive experience at appellate level in England and Wales (more than ten Supreme Court/House of Lords cases), in the CJEU and before the courts of other countries  (including Switzerland, Guyana and Cyprus) working as part of a team with local counsel.  His practice has two broad […]

Chris Smith’s practice covers all aspects of domestic and international commercial work, with particular emphasis on wet and dry shipping, professional negligence and related areas such as marine and non marine insurance and reinsurance. Chris’ practice involves advisory work, mediation, arbitration in England and Wales and other jurisdictions including Singapore, Hong Kong and South Africa, […]

Jeffrey Gruder, graduated from Trinity Hall Cambridge with a First Class with Distinction in law and  has consistently developed a high-profile commercial and arbitration practice. He is widely recognised as a leading silk at the Commercial Bar and an experienced commercial arbitrator. He has “A brilliant mind, commercial as well as legal,” as well as […]

Andrew Hochhauser KC is a barrister at Essex Court Chambers, a Harmsworth scholar and Bencher of Middle Temple, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and a Deputy High Court Judge, ticketed in both the Chancery and Queen’s Bench Divisions. He specialises in commercial and employment litigation, with a substantial court and advisory practice. […]

Mark Templeman appears regularly as an advocate in international arbitration, the Commercial Court and the Court of Appeal, and has also appeared in the Privy Council. His areas of practice include insurance and reinsurance (marine and non-marine), shipping, arbitration, banking, commercial fraud, commodities, sale of goods and letter of credit disputes. He is a CEDR […]