Twenty Essex

Commercial litigation and arbitration; Energy, natural resources and environment; EU and competition law; Maritime, rail and aviation; Public international law, investment treaties and human rights; Regulation, public law and parliamentary

Gordon specialises in international litigation and arbitration. He has a particular focus on claims by and against state bodies, combining commercial expertise with a sound understanding of administrative, EU and public international law. Gordon is known for his work in complex cases involving energy transition, infrastructure and utilities. He also acts in commercial regulation, judicial review and contract disputes in other sectors including transport, public/private partnerships and financial services.

Gordon works at the cutting edge of contemporary legal issues, covering cases such as intra-EU investment claims, the relationship between business and human rights law, effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on contracts, regulation of Hydrogen and other emerging energy technologies, and post-Brexit UK-EU relations.

Gordon is a barrister in England & Wales and Ireland and a foreign member of the Dutch Brussels Bar. He is also a Registered Foreign Lawyer with the Singapore International Commercial Court. Gordon accepts arbitral appointments ad hoc and under the rules of the main institutions. He is a Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) accredited mediator.

Gordon has extensive experience in Parliamentary and public affairs work in the UK and internationally. Since the UK’s 2016 EU referendum he has advised extensively on Brexit issues affecting business and government, serving on professional and government bodies.

He began his professional career as a commercial litigation solicitor, qualifying in 1987. He practised public international law at the Council of Europe and served as UK Parliamentary Counsel before moving to the Bar.

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French (fluent); German (conversational); Italian (conversational)