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Joshua Folkard

Joshua Folkard

Twenty Essex, London

Work Department

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

Position

Josh is described by the directories as “everything you would want in a commercial junior”, “extremely bright and inventive” and “impressive on his feet”. He has extensive oral advocacy experience, including in the Commercial Court, Chancery Division and Court of Appeal, often against opponents in silk.

Josh is ranked in seven areas: commercial litigation (Asia Pacific), commodities (tier 3), civil fraud, insurance and reinsurance, international arbitration: counsel (tier 3), professional negligence, and offshore.

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 and Conflict of Laws at University College London. He has published widely on issues of jurisdiction and enforcement, most recently in Hart Publishing’s Landmark Cases in Private International Law.

https://www.twentyessex.com/people/joshua-folkard/

Mentions

Asia Pacific: The English Bar

Commercial

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Joshua Folkard - Twenty Essex
The English Bar Offshore

Commercial disputes

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Joshua Folkard – Twenty Essex ‘Joshua is excellent. He has a friendly and pleasant manner in court which goes down well with judges and makes points forcefully but without coming across aggressively.’
London Bar

Commodities

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Joshua Folkard – Twenty Essex ‘An extremely bright and inventive lawyer who really engages with a case.’
London Bar

Fraud: civil

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Joshua Folkard – Twenty Essex 'He is very thorough and detailed, and very quick on his feet.'
London Bar

Insurance and reinsurance

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Joshua Folkard – Twenty Essex ‘Josh is an extremely bright and inventive lawyer, who really engages with a case and can be relied on to come up with new and effective lines of argument.'
London Bar

International arbitration: counsel

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Joshua Folkard – Twenty Essex ‘Josh is exceptionally knowledgeable in the area of arbitration and enforcement before English courts. His attention to detail and ability to spot the key and game changing issues is remarkable.’
London Bar

Professional negligence

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Joshua Folkard – Twenty Essex ‘Josh is very responsive, hardworking, thoughtful, and a pleasure to work with. He is excellent with clients. He is a very safe pair of hands who does everything one could possibly want of a junior.’