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24 LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS
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WC2A 3EG
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Bibek Mukherjee
Position
Bibek undertakes a broad range of commercial work, as both sole and junior counsel, with particular interest in the following fields: arbitration, banking and finance, commercial fraud, commercial litigation, conflicts of laws, economic torts, employment, professional negligence and shipping.
Career
Tenancy: 2016 (Essex Court Chambers)
Pupillage: 2015-2016 (Essex Court Chambers)
Called to the Bar: 2015 (Gray’s Inn)
Languages
French (good)
Memberships
COMBAR (also a member of the Junior COMBAR Committee)
LCIA
LSLC Young Maritime Professionals
Education
BPTC, University of Law (Outstanding)
Charles and Julia Henry Fellow, Harvard University (2014)
MA (Jurisprudence), First Class, University of Oxford (2013, Jesus College)
MA (Economics), First Class, University of Cambridge (2011, Pembroke College)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Shipping
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Bibek Mukherjee – Essex Court Chambers ‘Very bright, responsive and a pleasure to work with. Excellent with clients – firm but polite.’
At Essex Court Chambers, shipping remains a core area of expertise, reflected in the set’s ongoing involvement in complex and high-profile cases along the full range of maritime disputes. Steven Berry KC continuous to be tied up in a number of major shipping cases including MT Phoenix Vanguard about the collapsed purchase of a crude oil tanker; he leads Bibek Mukherjee in this case, a junior experienced in both wet and dry shipping. The interpretation of contractual force majeure clauses in relation to sanctions lies at the core of MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd, handled by Nigel Eaton KC on behalf of the shipowners, where he led Adam Woolnough. Elsewhere, Philippa Hopkins KC represents insurers in The Win Win, a ship that was seized by the Indonesian Navy on allegations that she illegallty entered the country’s waters. David Walsh and Freddie Onslow are juniors with active shipping practices and are both frequently instructed by leading law firms in LMAA arbitrations and before various courts.
London Bar > Employment
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 5Bibek Mukherjee – Essex Court Chambers ‘Bibek has a keen eye for the important details of a case.’