Jeremy is a leading barrister specialising in complex commercial litigation, including all aspects of international arbitration, banking and funds, insurance and commercial fraud. He is a powerful and experienced advocate and he is recognised by all the leading legal directories, as follows:
“a first-rate brain… other barristers should be very scared when they come up against him because they will be outfoxed”. “an excellent advocate, calm and unflappable” “a powerful advocate with a dogged determination in arguing his case” “a real arbitration specialist” “an ability to deliver results that has won him many fans”. “brilliant”, “excellent” and “coming up with the most creative and commercial solutions to really knotty problems, and delivers outstanding pieces of work… He is also incredibly nice, friendly and funny.”
In 2023/2024, Jeremy has acted in numerous high-profile commercial disputes, including for the Republic of Mozambique in Commercial Court proceedings against Credit Suisse, VTB Privinvest (and others) concerning $2bn-worth of sovereign guarantees; for a major US-based timberland company in a $300m insurance dispute with the London market; and for a well-known international investor in a multi-million pound dispute over family assets.
In recent years, Jeremy acted for Arch in the Supreme Court for the leading case of Financial Conduct Authority v Arch test case (2020) on losses resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2022, he appeared as sole counsel in numerous cases including WSB v FOL (2022) concerning sections 67-69 Arbitration Act 1996 and a complex international arbitration concerning a tower of excess liability insurance. In 2021, Jeremy also appeared as sole counsel in a lengthy commercial fraud case, SFO v Litigation Capital and Others (2021), as well as in numerous heavy Freezing Injunctions in respect of complex international frauds.
Jeremy has been sitting as a Recorder since 2018 (Crime / Chancery). He is also a frequent broadcaster on radio and TV about key issues in the law and was formerly an adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University, California.
Jeremy sits as an arbitrator and takes appointments through Arbitrators at 24 Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Should you wish to make an enquiry, please visit their website by clicking here.
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Called 2004, Middle Temple.
Italian.
Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR); LCIA Young International Arbitrators Group; London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association; The European Circuit of the Bar.
University of Cambridge (MA Cantab).
Debating, politics, sports.