London Bar
Commercial litigation
Leading silk3Harry Matovu KC –Brick Court Chambers ‘A smooth and astute advocate who is effective at unpacking complex points for the court to understand.
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Harry Matovu KC
Brick Court Chambers, London
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Position
Harry Matovu is a noted advocate, “a consummate cross-examiner, who's great on his feet" and “tremendously tenacious and committed, he's an absolute team player" (Chambers & Partners). He has a wide-ranging and high-profile commercial practice, both domestically and abroad, including energy and natural resources, civil fraud, finance, insurance/reinsurance and international arbitration. Historic cases of note have included Excalibur Ventures LLC v Texas Keystone Inc (a US$1.7 billion dispute over oil exploration rights in Iraqi Kurdistan); Mbasogo v Logo Ltd (major conspiracy claim arising out of an attempted coup against the Government of Equatorial Guinea); and R (Luton BC and others) v Secretary of State for Education (judicial review of the decision to cut the Government’s Building Schools for the Future programme).
Mentions
London Bar
Energy
Leading silk3Harry Matovu KC –Brick Court Chambers ‘He is strong on all accounts, and a pleasure to work with.’
London Bar
Fraud: civil
Leading silk4Harry Matovu KC – Brick Court Chambers 'A silk with intellectual rigour who can get the court eating out of his hands.'
London Bar
Insurance and reinsurance
Leading silk2Harry Matovu KC – Brick Court Chambers 'Harry has the gift of making complex matters seem simple. He definitely can see the wood through the trees. His drafting is a pleasure to read.'
London Bar
International arbitration: arbitrators
Leading silk2Harry Matovu KC –Brick Court Chambers 'A masterclass in how to run an arbitration: studiously fair, masterfully efficiently and carried out with superlative grace.'
London Bar
International arbitration: counsel
Leading silk2Harry Matovu KC –Brick Court Chambers ‘Harry is simply put, the best. He is strong on all accounts, and a pleasure to work with.’