(Re)insurance; Arbitration; Civil fraud and asset tracing; Commodities and international trade; Jurisdiction, conflicts and enforcement

Josh has a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice including civil fraud and asset tracing, commodities, insurance and professional negligence. He has acted for clients in the automotive, energy, finance, private equity, IT, M&A, mining, property development and joint venture/shareholder spheres.

Josh has a particular specialism in private international law/the conflict of laws and is regularly instructed in international and cross-border disputes. Alongside full-time practice, Josh teaches International Commercial Litigation, Conflict of Laws and International Arbitration at University College London and has published widely on issues of jurisdiction and enforcement, most recently in festschrifts for Lord Sumption and Professor Bermann.

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