Region Area

Barristers

William Hooper

William Hooper

Work Department

Member of Chambers

Position

Will is recognised as a leading junior in commercial dispute resolution. He has a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice and acts both led and unled in a wide range of commercial matters, including banking and finance, sale of goods, private equity, shipping and international trade, energy, civil and commercial fraud, media and advertising, telecoms, and competition.

Will regularly appears in the High Court (Commercial Court and Chancery Division) and in arbitration, as well as off-shore. He was named The Lawyer’s Barrister of the Week in June 2021 after successfully representing the claimants unled in the Court  of Appeal in  Fisken v Carl  [2021]  EWCA Civ 792 (the Ferrari 250 GTO case which attracted global media attention and which was marked as one of The Lawyer’s top 15 appeals of 2021). Will was also recognised as one of The Lawyer’s Hot 100 legal professionals for 2022, one of only 19 barristers to feature.

Will read History and English Literature at Jesus College, Oxford, finishing with the second highest First in the university. After spending some time in the charity sector, he took the GDL at City Law School and the Bar Course at BPP Law School, ranking second in his year at BPP. He was awarded the top scholarship from the Middle Temple for both years of his legal training.

Education

BA (Hons), Oxford, GDL (City), BPTC (BPP)

Mentions

London Bar

Banking and finance (including consumer credit)

Leading junior3
William Hooper – Brick Court Chambers ‘Will is very bright, and delivers his advice confidently. He is a strong advocate – particularly for someone of his call. He is also a pleasure to deal with.’
London Bar

Commercial litigation

Leading junior5
William Hooper – Brick Court Chambers 'Hard-working lawyer, with an outstanding legal brain. Will easily make silk.'
London Bar

Crypto and blockchain assets

Leading junior2
William Hooper – Brick Court Chambers 'Will is very bright, and delivers his advice confidently.  He is a strong advocate - particularly for someone of his call.  He is also a pleasure to deal with.'
London Bar

Fraud: civil

Leading junior4
William Hooper – Brick Court Chambers 'He has an outstanding legal brain.'