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7 October, 2024 Tariq Baloch KC

Tariq Baloch KC was appointed silk in 2025. His practice encompasses international arbitration (international investment treaty claims and international commercial arbitration), public international law and commercial litigation. He is highly sought after for international arbitration and arbitration related court cases, and on three occasions has been recognised by his peers and the major directories as […]

29 October, 2021 Ben Juratowitch KC

Ben Juratowitch KC serves as counsel before international courts and tribunals in disputes between states, disputes between foreign investors and states, and disputes between commercial parties. He appears before domestic courts in cases involving international law or international arbitration. He has been counsel for states, corporations, international organisations and individuals in disputes before: The International […]

10 January, 2020 Angeline Welsh KC

Recognised as a leader in the field of international arbitration, Angeline also has extensive experience in handling commercial, public, constitutional and human rights law cases. She regularly conducts substantial advocacy before both commercial and investment treaty arbitral tribunals, the English Courts, BVI and the Belize courts. She has appeared before final appellate courts; the UK Supreme […]

10 January, 2020 Alison Macdonald KC

Alison has an extensive practice in public international law, arbitration, human rights and criminal law,  in both domestic and international courts and tribunals. She is described in the legal directories as “one of the smartest, most charming advocates at the Bar”, with “killer litigation instincts”, and as “an intellectual giant” who “works incredibly hard [and] […]

16 August, 2019 Professor Chester Brown SC

Professor Chester Brown is Professor of International Law and International Arbitration at the University of Sydney Law School, Australia, and he is also a Barrister at 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers, Sydney. He practices, teaches and researches in the fields of public international law, international arbitration, international investment law, international trade law, and general commercial matters. […]

1 July, 2019 Tim Akkouh KC

Tim Akkouh KC is a commercial litigator with a strong reputation for civil fraud and asset recovery. Chambers & Partners describes him as having “a brilliant strategic mind which homes in on the key levers in a case like a hawk”, and as being “a seriously impressive barrister” whose “energy is boundless and who is […]

30 July, 2018 Ruth den Besten KC

Ruth den Besten was appointed KC in 2023 and has substantial expertise in heavy commercial and chancery litigation. She specializes in civil fraud, insolvency and asset recovery and has led teams and appeared in a number of very sizeable fraud trials before the Commercial Court: Suppipat v Narongdej & Ors, Vale v Steinmetz and Tatneft […]

17 May, 2018 Louise Hutton KC

Louise’s practice covers commercial and commercial/chancery litigation and arbitration, including banking and finance litigation, fraud, insolvency and company law. She is recommended in Chambers and Partners for Chancery: Commercial, for Fraud: Civil, for Banking & Finance and for Restructuring & Insolvency. She is described as a “phenomenal silk”, “excellent”, “on top of the detail”, “good […]

14 May, 2018 David Walsh KC

David Walsh KC is an experienced advocate with a practice that spans all core areas of commercial law. The 2024 edition of the Legal 500 says of him that: “He has it all: fiercely bright, hard-working, approachable, accessible and a very nice guy to work with. An effective and attractive advocacy style, with gravitas beyond […]

21 October, 2016 Lucas Bastin KC

Lucas is a leading barrister, and has extensive multi-jurisdictional experience, in all forms of international disputes. In commercial litigation with an international element, Lucas has led large and complex disputes before all levels of English courts, often with related proceedings in other jurisdictions.  He has particular experience in arbitration-related court proceedings, and has led some […]

21 October, 2016 James Sheehan KC

James is an experienced commercial advocate who has consistently been recognised as a leader in his field. His practice spans a broad range of commercial disputes, both in litigation and arbitration. In addition to mainstream commercial work he is particularly well known in the areas of civil fraud and asset recovery, commercial chancery, and banking […]

21 October, 2016 Ciaran Keller KC

Ciaran is an experienced commercial advocate, who is ranked in the latest editions of the Legal Directories in seven practice areas, including top-rankings in: Commercial Dispute Resolution/Commercial Litigation; Chancery: Commercial; Civil Fraud; and Partnership. Commercial Dispute Resolution (Chambers UK 2025; Chambers Global 2025; Legal 500 2025); Chancery Commercial (Chambers UK 2025; Chambers Global 2025); Banking […]

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