Charles Samek KC is a commercial lawyer with a substantial court and advisory practice. In practice for 33 years, 14 years as a Silk, he has been involved in many leading cases and high-profile commercial disputes. Specialising in commercial litigation, civil fraud, banking & finance and shareholder disputes, he is highly experienced both as a first-instance and appellate advocate. He has been admitted to the Bars of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (BVI) and ad hoc in the Cayman Islands. He also acts as counsel in international arbitrations, and has sat as an arbitrator in the LCIA. He was educated at St Paul’s School and Oriel College, Oxford University. He speak excellent Italian, very good French and intermediate Russian.
Called 1989; QC 2009. Also called to the Bar of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (BVI) and he has unlimited rights of audience for the Astana International Financial Centre Court. He has also been admitted to the Cayman Bar to argue specific matters.
Italian (excellent); French (good); Russian (basic conversational and written).
COMBAR, Commercial Fraud Lawyers Association, LCIA European Users Council, International Bar Association, Chancery Bar Association, London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association, British Russian Law Association, British Italian Law Association.