London Bar
Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
Leading silk4Stephen Midwinter KC – Brick Court Chambers ‘Stephen's advocacy is superb: concise, direct and always focused laser-like on the issue that matters.’
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Stephen Midwinter KC
Brick Court Chambers, London
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Position
Stephen Midwinter KC advises on and appears in a broad range of commercial disputes, in litigation and arbitration. He has appeared in commercial cases in the Supreme Court, the House of Lords, the Privy Council, the Court of Appeal, the Commercial Court, the Chancery Division and the European Court of Human Rights. He has been recommended as a leading silk by the directories in eight fields: commercial dispute resolution, insurance and reinsurance, banking, international arbitration, energy and natural resources, civil fraud, offshore and professional negligence.
A significant proportion of Stephen's work takes place in arbitration and he has appeared in and advised on arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA, ARIAS, UNCITRAL, ICSID and Stockholm Chamber of Commerce rules, as well as ad hoc arbitrations pursuant to the Arbitration Act 1996 and under the Bermuda Form. Recent instructions include a $150million dispute in the oil sector and a US$25 million LCIA arbitration concerning offshore drilling rigs. Stephen is also experienced in proceedings dealing with the enforcement of arbitral awards in the domestic courts.
Stephen also sits as an arbitrator in arbitrations for the LCIA and ICC.
Stephen is a member of the bar of the British Virgin Islands where he regularly appears in the Commercial Court and Court of Appeal. Recent instructions include jurisdiction disputes, freezing order applications, international fraud claims and insolvency disputes.
Career
Qualified 2002, Middle Temple.
Languages
French (good), Italian (conversational), German (basic).
Education
Verulam School, St Albans; Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (2000 BA; 2001 LLM; 2004 MA).
Mentions
The English Bar Offshore
Commercial disputes
Leading silk3Stephen Midwinter KC – Brick Court Chambers ‘Stephen is a superb commercial silk. He is an extremely able barrister, and while he can think laterally when appropriate, he is excellent and distilling and arguing his main points in an attractive, concise and persuasive style.’
London Bar
Commercial litigation
Leading silk6Stephen Midwinter KC – Brick Court Chambers ‘A ferocious and tenacious cross-examiner, as well as a first-rate advocate, Stephen is the leading KC of his generation. He is excellent for any commercial or fraud dispute.'
London Bar
Energy
Leading silk4Stephen Midwinter KC –Brick Court Chambers ‘An incredibly bright silk with an understated advocacy style.’
London Bar
Fraud: civil
Leading silk3Stephen Midwinter KC –Brick Court Chambers 'A ferocious cross-examiner and a go-to silk for complex civil fraud cases.'
London Bar
Insurance and reinsurance
Leading silk3Stephen Midwinter KC –Brick Court Chambers ‘Stephen has always been excellent on his feet. All his written work is punchy. His greatest asset is a very quick brain. Plus, he is very down-to-earth and responsive.’
London Bar
International arbitration: counsel
Leading silk4Stephen Midwinter KC – Brick Court Chambers ‘Stephen combines exceptionally forensic attention to detail with powerful advocacy.’