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Christopher has a general commercial practice, much of it with an international dimension. He has experience of a broad range of work, including banking and financial services, civil fraud and asset recovery, professional negligence, international arbitration, takeovers and private equity deals, telecoms, insurance, aviation, infrastructure, insolvency and restructuring, company law and private international law.

Christopher works both as part of a team with silks and junior juniors, and as a sole advocate. He appears un-led (sometimes against QCs) on multi-day trials and appeals in the Court of Appeal and High Court, as well as interim applications (including freezing injunctions and anti-suit injunctions) and arbitrations (under LCIA, ICC and UNCITRAL Rules). Christopher also has experience of mediation advocacy and has given expert evidence on English law in foreign proceedings.

Notable recent cases include: successfully acting for BNP Paribas in a dispute with an Italian municipality over the alleged mis-selling of an interest rate swap; defending fraudulent misrepresentation claims relating to the issue of a cryptocurrency; and acting for a major drinks manufacturer in a dispute arising out of the termination of a cost-sharing agreement and a guarantee.

Called 2008; Inner Temple. Teaching Fellow in English and Classics, Yale (2003-05). Teaching Fellow in Law (Equity and Trusts), City (2007-08).

Reasonable French, basic German and Italian

COMBAR (Executive Committee).

Magdalen College School, Oxford; Jesus College, University of Oxford (BA (Classics and English); Open Scholar); Yale University (MPhil, PhD (Renaissance Studies and English Literature); Graduate Research Fellowship; Teaching Fellow (English Literature)); City University, London (GDL (Distinction); Teaching Fellow (Equity and Trusts))

Literature, music, walking, racquet sports.