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30 October, 2014 Emily Wood KC

Emily is a leading barrister practising in Commercial Dispute Resolution, International Commercial Arbitration, Banking & Finance, Civil Fraud and Art & Cultural Property. She is recognised as such by the legal directories in each of those practice areas. She was awarded “International Arbitration Junior of the Year” in 2017, nominated for “Banking and Finance Junior […]

30 October, 2014 Anton Dudnikov KC

Anton is an experienced advocate, recognised in the legal directories for his expertise in commercial litigation, civil fraud, international arbitration, energy, and banking & finance. He has been described as a “superb advocate and draftsman, absolutely top-notch”; “technically excellent, fiercely bright and commercially shrewd, he is a real star who zeroes in on the killer […]

30 October, 2014 Philippa Hopkins KC

Philippa has a broad and varied commercial dispute resolution practice. She acts and advises both in court proceedings and in arbitration, and has appeared before a wide variety of courts (including the Court of Appeal) and arbitration tribunals. Philippa has extensive experience of heavy and complex cases in the Commercial Court and in arbitration, and […]

30 October, 2014 Paul McGrath KC

Paul McGrath KC, who has been described as “phenomenally clever man”[1] and “an expert courtroom bruiser” “a titan” and “doyen” of the civil fraud market who “wins hopeless cases”, practises primarily in the field of international commercial fraud/chancery litigation, having an “enviable reputation in the fields of tracing claims and asset recovery” and being credited […]

30 October, 2014 James Collins KC

The “clever and commercial” James Collins KC is “a great advocate and a great tactician”. He is instructed by UK and international clients to handle a wide range of commercial disputes, with a particular emphasis on commercial contracts, financial services, fraud, insurance, international trade, joint-ventures and shareholder and share purchase disputes. Most of these disputes […]

30 October, 2014 Stephen Houseman KC

Stephen has a broad international practice across the spectrum of business and financial sectors. His focus as a seasoned silk is upon banking, finance and investment matters, shareholder and corporate disputes, as well as specialist arbitration-related injunction (especially anti-suit) work. Many of his cases are substantial and complex in nature, often involving multi-jurisdictional contexts or […]

30 October, 2014 Samuel Wordsworth KC

Sam Wordsworth specialises in public international law and international arbitration. He is regularly instructed by Governments in international cases and has appeared before numerous international tribunals including the International Court of Justice and Tribunals constituted with respect to the Law of the Sea. He is a Visiting Professor teaching investment arbitration at Kings College, London […]

30 October, 2014 Nathan Pillow KC

Nathan Pillow KC is a “much-praised” and “highly respected” commercial practitioner “in high demand”. He specialises in advocacy in commercial/chancery disputes both in court and in arbitration, usually involving domestic and offshore (or other international) elements, with a particular focus on civil fraud, asset-tracing and  international banking and finance. Nathan usually acts as the leader […]

30 October, 2014 David Scorey KC

David Scorey KC, described as ‘ferociously intelligent’ and ‘a real fighter,’ is a commercial litigator who is a ‘ruthless opponent’ and a ‘polished advocate.’ Instructed by both UK and international clients, David specialises in complex disputes and is ‘commercially focused’ and ‘savvy’. He is ‘a deft advocate on his feet’ and ‘a stylish lawyer’ who […]

30 October, 2014 Ricky Diwan KC

Ricky Diwan KC has a global practice in the fields of international commercial litigation, international commercial arbitration, international investment arbitration, and public international law. His practice frequently involves multi-jurisdictional disputes that give rise to both court and arbitration related claims as well as interlocutory applications under the Arbitration Act 1996 and the CPR that require […]

30 October, 2014 Neil Hart KC

Neil Hart has a wide-ranging practice in the field of commercial litigation and arbitration.  In the maritime sector, his practice encompasses dry charter work, unsafe ports/berths, general average, shipbuilding (including superyacht construction, sale and charter), bareboat charter disputes, and the insurance of vessels and other equipment, including offshore/RWIS and related systems.  He is frequently instructed […]

30 October, 2014 Charles Ciumei KC

Charles is widely recognised as a leading silk in technology disputes, data protection, and employment law. He was recently shortlisted for Legal 500 Technology and Data Silk of the Year. Charles has a particular expertise in data protection, notably group actions, as well as confidential information, cyber security and cybercrime, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine […]

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