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Leading silk2Neil Hext KC – 4 New Square Chambers ‘Bright, hard-working, well-prepared, persuasive, and an excellent cross-examiner.’
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Neil Hext KC
4 New Square Chambers, London
- Phone020 7822 2000
- Email[email protected]
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).
Mentions
London Bar
Construction
Leading silk2Neil Hext KC – 4 New Square Chambers ‘Bright, hard-working, well-prepared, persuasive, and an excellent cross-examiner.’
London Bar
Insurance and reinsurance
Leading silk3Neil Hext KC –4 New Square ‘Excellent on his feet in court, very clear advice and well drafted pleadings. A great all-rounder.’
London Bar
Professional negligence
Leading silk2Neil Hext KC –4 New Square