Ed has a broad commercial practice in line with Chambers’ profile with a particular focus on commercial litigation & arbitration, civil fraud, insurance, financial services, and professional negligence. He has experience of both substantial commercial litigation and arbitration.
Ed joined chambers in 2023 with 8 years of experience as a leading commercial junior in Australia. In 2020, 2021 and 2022 Ed was recognised in Doyle’s Guide as a leading commercial litigation and dispute resolution junior barrister in Victoria, Australia. Ed has substantial experience in Australia acting as sole counsel and as part of larger counsel teams in matters involving civil fraud, professional negligence, insurance & financial services, and class actions.
After completing his post-graduate studies at the University of Oxford, and prior to his call to the Bar in Australia, Ed was an associate in dispute resolution at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in London.
2023: Tenant, Essex Court Chambers
2023: Called to the Bar England and Wales (Lincoln’s Inn)
2017: Sessional Teaching Fellow, University of Melbourne Law School
2015: Called to the Bar Victoria, Australia
2012 – 2014: Associate in Dispute Resolution, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
2010: admitted as a solicitor, Victoria, Australia
2010 – 2011: BCL, Lady Margaret Hall, University of Oxford (Distinction)
2004 – 2008: LLB (Hons) / BA (Political Science), University of Melbourne.