Barrister with an impressive academic and practical background with a successful and heavyweight commercial practice which includes commercial dispute resolution; banking and financial services; fraud and corruption; professional disciplinary, energy, insurance/reinsurance and procurement. He is particularly known for cases with an international element. Hodge travels widely on cases, including Europe, Caribbean, the Far East and the Middle East.
He is the general editor of the leading book on the law of evidence, Phipson on Evidence (19th ed. 2018) and the joint author of Disclosure (5th ed. 2017, with Paul Matthews), both of which are often cited in judgments in common law jurisdictions. He is also a contributor to Mithani, Directors Disqualification (Human Rights chapters with James Potts) and various volumes of Atkins Court Forms (Human Rights, Disclosure and Information Requests, Financial Services, and Administrative Court). He was a member of the Commercial Court working party chaired by Lord Justice Cresswell on Electronic Disclosure.
Hodge is Chairman of the Competition Appeal Tribunal. He sits as a Recorder in both civil and criminal cases. He regularly sits as chairman of disciplinary panels of the Bar. He is a member of the Inn’s Conduct Committee and a Bencher of Gray’s Inn.
Undergraduate and postgraduate law degrees from Oxford University.
Bedford School Keble College, Oxford – BA (Jurisprudence) 1981; BCL 1982 Sorbonne, University of Paris 1978.
London Bar
Hodge Malek KC – 3 Verulam Buildings ‘Hodge is always well-prepared and ready and willing to get into the details in preparing for a case or in advising the client. He is very pragmatic and honest in his assessment, which is truly appreciated by the lay client. He is simply excellent and top-notch. Excellent as well in dealing with cultural differences given legal practice in Asia which is a rare skill.’
London Bar
Hodge Malek KC –3 Verulam Buildings ‘Hodge is a superb advocate and one of the best the Bar has to offer. His submissions are clear and precise. He is absolutely devastating at cross-examination and has the ear of the court. He is a difference maker on any case.’
London Bar
Hodge Malek KC –3 Verulam Buildings ‘Great advocate, excellent strategist, and very good with clients.’
London Bar
Hodge Malek KC – 3 Verulam Buildings ‘He is a master tactician and sees new angles to cases that no-one else does. As an advocate, he is assured and breaks everything down to make it simple and compelling for the judge.’
London Bar
Hodge Malek KC –3 Verulam Buildings ‘Hodge’s strengths are his honesty and dedicated to his profession.’
London Bar
Hodge Malek KC –3 Verulam Buildings ‘Hodge is the go-to financial services barrister. He is an intellectual powerhouse who is clearly at the top of his game, commanding the respect of his clients, opponents and the courts.’
London Bar
Hodge Malek KC –3 Verulam Buildings ‘Extraordinarily knowledgeable and highly experienced, fine-tuned by his sitting as deputy judge. Always calm and an advocate whom the court can trust.’
The English Bar Offshore
Hodge Malek KC –3 Verulam Buildings ‘Utterly unflappable with an incredible capacity to take in complicated facts quickly and work out the route to achieve the best result for client. A perfect mix of academic ability with vast experience and first-rate common sense.’