Barrister specialising in commercial litigation/arbitration particularly all aspects of insurance, reinsurance, professional negligence work, and actions for and against financial institutions. Now increasingly sitting as an arbitrator in international and domestic arbitrations frequently involving insurance and reinsurance claims but also other commercial disputes. Insurance/reinsurance work includes actions by and against insurance/reinsurance companies, Lloyds etc and for insureds on behalf of their insurers. Professional negligence work includes actions for and against solicitors, barristers, accountants, insurance brokers, surveyors/valuers etc and disciplinary proceedings. Also practises in a wide range of other financial and other commercial disputes. Court work includes acting for company directors in major litigation.

Called 1972; QC 1989; deputy High Court judge; bencher Middle Temple; member of Irish, Northern Ireland, Gibraltar and Brunei Bars; formerly junior counsel to the Crown (common law).

Clifton College; University of Kent (BA law).