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Duncan Matthews KC

Duncan Matthews KC

Twenty Essex, London

Work Department

Banking and financial services; Civil fraud and asset recovery; Commercial dispute resolution; Energy and natural resources; Insurance and reinsurance; International arbitration and related court applications; Mediation; Private international law; Shipping and commodities

Position

Duncan is a leading trial advocate with a broad practice in international and domestic commercial dispute resolution.

He helps clients in English higher court proceedings and overseas. He also has a large international arbitration practice, with experience of a wide range of arbitral institutions including the HKIAC, ICC, JCAA, LCIA, LMAA, UNCITRAL and SIAC (ad hoc).

Duncan accepts arbitral appointments and has been appointed sole arbitrator and as chairman of three-member tribunals.

He is a registered foreign lawyer with the Singapore International Commercial Court. He is also admitted to the Bars of the Turks and Caicos Islands (ad hoc), British Virgin Islands, St Kitts and Nevis (ad hoc), and East Caribbean Supreme Court.

Duncan is ranked in the leading legal directories for civil fraud, commercial dispute resolution, energy and natural resources, international arbitration, shipping and commodities, and as an arbitrator.

https://www.twentyessex.com/people/duncan-matthews/

Languages

French (proficient); Italian (proficient); German (conversational)

Mentions

London Bar

Commodities

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Duncan Matthews KC  –Twenty Essex ‘He is very flexible and quick to understand the commercial circumstances of the client’s business.’
London Bar

Energy

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Duncan Matthews KC –Twenty Essex ‘Truly a pleasure to work with, he is incredibly bright, practical, and able to quickly synthesize difficult issues and get to the point.’
London Bar

Fraud: civil

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Duncan Matthews KC –Twenty Essex ‘A leader in the field. He is a commanding presence in the courtroom and a master strategist.’
London Bar

International arbitration: arbitrators

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Duncan Matthews KC –Twenty Essex ‘Duncan is truly a pleasure to work with. He is incredibly bright, practical, able to quickly synthesize difficult issues and get to the point, is a skillful questioner, and very thoughtful. He is well-prepared and solution oriented.’
London Bar

Shipping

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Duncan Matthews KC –Twenty Essex ‘Enormous capacity to absorb things quickly. Outstanding and brilliant legal mind.’
Asia Pacific: The English Bar

Shipping and commodities

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Duncan Matthews KC–Twenty Essex ‘The equivalent of unleashing a hungry wolf onto your opponents.’