Temple Chambers

Matthew Gearing KC is widely regarded as a leading arbitration practitioner of his generation; in particular, he was appointed Queen's Counsel (England & Wales) in February 2014. He has substantial experience of arbitrations, particularly in Hong Kong and the wider Asian region.

Matthew has been in practice in the field of international arbitration and dispute resolution for over 25 years. He was a partner of Allen & Overy for 16 years, head or co-head of the firm’s arbitration group for ten years of those years (and at the firm for 24 years) before moving to the Bar, from May 2021.

He was Chairperson of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) from 2017 to 2020 (Council of the HKIAC, 2008-2020). In addition, he is a past Co-Chair of the LCIA Young International Arbitration Group. He is currently a Vice-President of the LCIA Court. He is also on the HKIAC, SIAC and KLRCA panel of arbitrators, and Prime Finance’s panel of Dispute Resolution experts.