Essex Court Chambers

Wide-ranging practice in international and domestic commercial law, litigating in both domestic courts and tribunals in addition to international arbitrations. Has acted in a wide variety of commercial disputes including insurance and reinsurance (particularly in respect of high-level excess liability insurance on the Bermuda form), Lloyd’s litigation, shipping and the carriage of goods, banking and civil fraud. Also has considerable experience in VAT, insurance premium tax and other duties instructed by solicitors, accountants and other professionals. Practice includes both advisory work and litigation and he has appeared in cases in the Commercial Court, Queen’s Bench Division, Chancery Division, Court of Appeal and the House of Lords. His litigation experience extends beyond domestic cases and he is accustomed to working with foreign lawyers and particularly US attorneys, both instructed directly and also in conjunction with English solicitors.

Called 1997, Lincoln’s Inn.

French (working knowledge).

St John’s College, Oxford (BA); Leiden University, The Netherlands (LLM).