Brad has a broad-ranging commercial litigation and arbitration practice, covering diverse areas including contract, unjust enrichment, insolvency, company and partnership, sale of goods, insurance, professional negligence and privacy.
The majority of Brad’s work is in the Business and Property Courts of the High Court and he has appeared with success in the Court of Appeal a number of times, including most recently in the important contract/unjust enrichment case of Barton v Gwyn-Jones (2019) EWCA Civ 199 and, prior to that, in Gahan v Emirates [2018] 1 W.L.R. 2287, a test case concerning the interpretation of EC Regulation 261/2004, the Montreal Convention and questions of extraterritoriality in international law. He also drafted the submissions to the Supreme Court in response to Emirates’ unsuccessful application for permission to appeal.
Brad has recently completed an LLM in International Corporate and Commercial Law at King's College London, graduating in 2019. He was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in October 2019.
In addition to the above areas, Brad practises in sports law where, in addition to acting as advocate and adviser, he sits as arbitrator and disciplinary panel member for organisations including the Football Association and Sport Resolutions.
Bramhall High School, Stockport; University of London King’s College (2003 LLB) (2019 LLM).
Northern Circuit • Regional Bar
Brad Pomfret KC – 23 Essex Street 'Brad is a quality barrister and he is a go-to for all matters of commercial litigation. He works hard and collaborates effectively with his instructing solicitors, he balances robust legal advice with commercial reality, and his style of advocacy is confident and direct.'
Northern Circuit • Regional Bar
Brad Pomfret KC – 23 Essex Street ‘Brad is extremely user friendly and very commercial. He always takes time to understand what the client’s key objectives are.'