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Maurice  Holmes

Maurice Holmes

Position

Maurice has a broad practice encompassing the majority of Chambers’ core specialisms, principally with a commercial focus. He has substantial advocacy experience as sole counsel before a variety of courts, arbitral tribunals and sports disciplinary panels whether at interlocutory, trial or appellate level. He is equally comfortable acting as junior to leading counsel.

Current or recent instructions in the Commercial Court include: acting in numerous claims over interest rate swaps concerning issues of capacity, private international law and restitution; a claim for indemnity under a policy of commercial combined insurance with a concurrent claim against the broker involving a consideration of various issues under the Insurance Act 2015.

Maurice is recognised as an established junior in sports law. He is regularly instructed on behalf of sports governing bodies, players/athletes, clubs, coaches and agents. Maurice was shortlisted for Sport Junior of the Year for the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023.

Career

Called 2015.

Memberships

COMBAR British Association for Sport and Law LawInSport

Education

Levitt Scholarship Hardwicke Scholarship Droop Scholarship BPTC LLB (Hons), First-Class

Mentions

London Bar

Sport

Leading junior3
Maurice Holmes – Crown Office Chambers ‘Maurice has a forensic mind, indefatigable work ethic, and leaves no stone unturned. He is one of the go-to juniors at the sports law Bar. He is one of the few barristers in the country who has real, on the ground knowledge of the sports sector having been a professional cricketer.’