London Bar
Commodities
Leading silk1Richard Southern KC – 7 King’s Bench Walk 'A great strategist and a brilliant lawyer who has an instinctive feel for the commercial.’
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Richard Southern KC
7 King's Bench Walk, London
- Phone020 7910 8300
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Position
Barrister specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration, including shipping, international trade, energy, professional negligence, insurance and reinsurance. He has represented several FTSE 100 companies in oil related and other disputes. Recent cases include: OMV Petrom v Glencore International ([2015] EWHC 666 (Flaux J.) – measure of damages for deceit and [2014] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 308 (Blair J.) – abuse of process; Synergy Health UK Ltd v CGU Insurance plc [2011] Lloyd’s Rep IR 500 – professional negligence (insurance broker); Dolphin Tanker v Westport Petroleum [2011] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 550 – oil majors approvals clause; Glencore Energy UK Ltd v Transworld Oil Ltd [2010] 1 CLC 284 – oil trading dispute. Much of his practice is in arbitration, including commercial fraud, contracts of affreightment, and commodities.
Career
Qualified 1987; silk 2006.
Education
Cambridge University (MA).
Mentions
London Bar
Insurance and reinsurance
Leading silk3Richard Southern KC – 7 King’s Bench Walk ‘Richard is a very authoritative advocate. He is always well-prepared and has the ability to gain the judge’s confidence based on his restrained and meticulous oral submissions. Very good strategic judgement as well.’
London Bar
Shipping
Leading silk3Richard Southern KC – 7 King’s Bench Walk