Lawyers

Neil Hext KC

Neil Hext KC

Work Department

Litigation

Position

Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, insurance and professional negligence.  He appears regularly in the High Court, particularly in the Commercial Court, TCC and Chancery Division, and in arbitration proceedings.  He has substantial appellate experience in the Court of Appeal.  He has expertise in all aspects of insurance/reinsurance, acting for both insurers and insureds.  In the commercial field he focuses particularly on commercial fraud, including claims for misappropriation of corporate assets, and is regularly instructed in relation to matters requiring urgent interlocutory relief.  In professional negligence his work covers lawyers, insurance brokers, construction professionals, surveyors and accountants.  He edits the chapter on surveyors in Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability.

Career

Called 1995, Gray’s Inn.  Queen’s Counsel 2015.

Languages

French (working knowledge).

Memberships

Commercial Bar Association; Professional Negligence Bar Association.

Education

Lawrence Sheriff School, Rugby; Bristol University/Leuven University, Belgium (1992 LLB European Legal Studies).

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