4 Pump Court

Barrister specialising in construction and engineering, commercial dispute resolution, international arbitration and professional negligence, in the Middle East, the UK and elsewhere. Jonathan is often instructed in cases involving highly technical issues and regularly deals with sophisticated expert evidence. Jonathan is also a qualified arbitrator and mediator.

Aidan Christie KC

Barrister specialising in general commercial law including insurance and reinsurance, professional negligence (particularly with reference to accountants, brokers, solicitors) and financial services.

Alex Potts KC

Alex is a leading Silk with expertise covering all areas of commercial litigation, international arbitration, and regulatory disputes, including in the fields of banking, financial services, investment funds, insurance and reinsurance (including the ‘Bermuda Form’), company law, trusts, fraud, professional negligence, asset recovery and insolvency.

Alex Charlton KC

Barrister specialising in all commercial and technical disputes with particular experience in the following sectors: software and IT, telecommunications, licensing, infrastructure and outsourcing.

Alexander Wright KC

Barrister specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration with particular expertise in shipping and commodities disputes, energy, insurance/reinsurance, construction and professional negligence.

Alexander Hickey KC

Barrister specialising in litigation, domestic and international arbitration and adjudication of disputes in construction, engineering, energy oil and gas, petrochemicals, waste management, transport, utilities and shipbuilding industries. His cases involve disputes in the UK and abroad especially Turkey, Middle East and Africa. He undertakes trials in the TCC, Queen’s Bench Division and Chancery Division and has appeared in the Court of Appeal and House of Lords. He is admitted as an advocate in Dubai International Financial Centre Courts. He acts as advocate in LCIA, ICC, DIAC, VIAC, LMAA and UNCITRAL international arbitration. He is an ICC arbitrator and accredited CEDR adjudicator.

Alice Carse

Alice Carse is a highly regarded commercial barrister. She is instructed by businesses to advise on commercial employment issues including protection of confidential information, team moves, bonus disputes, large scale changes to workforces and has a particular specialism in handling industrial relations. Alice’s practice has led to a complementary profile in professional negligence matters involving a wide range of professionals, including solicitors, surveyors and architects, often drawing on coverage issues.

Alison Potter

Experienced barrister and mediator with experience in commercial, financial services, professional negligence, insurance and reinsurance, costs, construction, planning and environmental law, banking and employment; wide range of advocacy experience both in litigation and arbitration; has also worked as a team member in large commercial and construction disputes.

Allen Dyer

Barrister specialising in professional indemnity, construction, contract and other commercial cases; has specialist knowledge of urgent interim remedies (including freezing injunctions and search orders); clients include accountants, solicitors, architects, civil and structural engineers, surveyors, insurers and construction companies.

Andrew Neish KC

Barrister specialising in general commercial law including insurance and reinsurance, professional negligence relating to brokers, lawyers, accountants and other financial advisers.

Andrew Stevens

Commercial barrister specialising in complex and high-value international disputes in arbitration and litigation. Particular specialism in energy (oil, gas, nuclear and renewables), infrastructure, construction (onshore and offshore), shipbuilding, shipping and finance disputes. Has acted in English commercial cases in the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. Acts in arbitrations seated globally, including in London, Singapore, Stockholm, Hong Kong, Geneva, China and the Netherlands under e.g. LCIA, ICC, CIETAC, HKIAC, UNCITRAL, SIAC and SMAC rules as well as ad hoc. Regularly acts for Far Eastern parties especially Chinese SOEs including in Belt & Road / PCEC disputes. Experience of acting as English law expert in Chinese court litigation and in support of Singapore litigation and as co-counsel. Fluent French speaker and has acted in arbitration in English and French.

Anna Hoffmann

Anna is regularly instructed in a broad range of commercial and regulatory matters with a particular focus on shipping, class actions, financial services & insurance and international arbitration. She accepts instructions in all areas of Chambers’ work as well as in the area of public law and judicial review. She was instructed together with Lord Garnier QC on the prorogation case: R (on the application of Miller) v The Prime Minister [2019] UKSC 41.

Benjamin Pilling KC

Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, banking and finance, professional negligence, construction and IT.

Christopher Moger

Called 1972; silk 1992.

Claire Packman KC

Clementine Makower

Daniel Goodkin

Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, insurance, construction, professional negligence and shipping.

Daniel Churcher

Daniel has a commercial practise with particular emphasis on construction, banking and professional negligence. He acts for employers and contractors in a wide range of construction disputes, including arbitrations and adjudications. He has been instructed by major banks in commercial and retail banking disputes, and his professional negligence work includes claims against construction industry professionals as well as solicitors, barristers and valuers.

Daniel Khoo

Commercial practice including litigation and arbitration with particular experience in civil fraud; banking; energy; jurisdiction challenges and freezing injunctions.

Ed Jones

Barrister specialising in commercial litigation and international arbitration with particular expertise in shipping and commodities disputes, construction, energy, insurance and professional negligence. Recommended in Legal 500 as having “sound technical ability and excellent strategic instincts. Hard-working, intelligent and quick-thinking.”

Edward Garnier KC

Edward’s principle areas of practice are Defamation & Media Law; Financial Crime: Corporates; International & Human Rights Law; Public Law and Judicial Review. Edward is a highly experienced silk in England & Wales and in Northern Ireland whose practice includes corporate advisory and financial services work, corporate crime, public law and international human rights as well as defamation, privacy, confidence, malicious falsehood, contempt and related media law cases. His extensive experience in practice is underpinned by a parallel career in politics and as one of the Government’s two Law Officers: he served as an MP from 1992 until 2017 and was HM Solicitor General from 2010 to 2012. He is now in the House of Lords. Edward advises and acts for companies and individuals whose rights have been adversely affected by foreign governments and agencies, including, for example, by asset seizures, imprisonment, extradition applications and Interpol Red Notices, as well as for overseas governments and agencies who are seeking to comply with international standards and the rule of law. He is regularly consulted by NGOs and charitable organisations. In the media law sphere, Edward acts for individual and corporate claimants, both within England & Wales and Northern Ireland and abroad, and for individual defendants and corporate defendants from the publishing, internet and broadcasting world.

Elliott Cook

Elliott has a broad and varied commercial practice with experience in shipping and shipbuilding, commercial disputes, banking and financial services, technology, professional negligence, and construction. Prior to joining 4 Pump Court, Elliott worked as a commercial solicitor both in London and in Australia with experience in mining, energy, insolvency and corporate law.

Fiona Sinclair KC

Specialises in construction, energy, transport, construction professionals’ liability and insurance. First class advocacy and team-management skills honed in complex, high-value disputes on major construction and engineering, energy or transport projects, property damage disputes and all related insurance issues. Fiona’s success in the UK Supreme Court’s first ever construction adjudication case (Aspect Contracts v Higgins Construction, 2015) sealed her reputation as a first choice silk for heavyweight litigation, as well as big-ticket domestic and international arbitration. Enjoys leading multi-disciplinary teams of experts and lawyers to success for the client.

George Woods

Barrister specialising in IT, commercial, insurance and construction work.

Gideon Shirazi

Barrister with a broad commercial practice with expertise in banking and finance; commodities; construction; energy; civil fraud; insurance and reinsurance; international arbitration; professional negligence and shipping. Gideon has a rapidly developing reputation for his work in tech & IT with experience in disputes concerning data protection, fraud, hacking and intellectual property.

Helen Dennis

General commercial practice in line with chambers’ expertise, specialising in construction, energy, engineering, technology, shipping, shipbuilding and general commercial litigation and arbitration, often involving a cross-border element. Recently instructed as sole counsel on a multi-million pound dispute relating to a high profile energy project, as junior counsel in relation to a high value construction arbitration concerning a significant infrastructure project and to advise on a shipbuilding dispute in relation to termination and operation of refund guarantees. A keen linguist who has been instructed in a number of international disputes involving French and German documents.

Iain Munro

Professional negligence; commercial; information technology; construction; general common law, shipping, international arbitration.

James Leabeater KC

Barrister specialising in general commercial law; especially insurance, shipping, professional negligence and construction.

James Cross KC

Barrister specialising in construction and engineering (including adjudication), professional negligence (especially construction industry professionals), product liability, property damage (fire, flood etc) and insurance disputes.

James Hatt

Barrister specialising in commercial law and international arbitration. Substantial experience as an advocate in both trials and interim applications: he has appeared as advocate before many Courts and Tribunals including arbitral Tribunals, the Commercial Court, the Technology and Construction Court and the Court of Appeal, and is experienced in cross-examining both lay and expert witnesses.

James Bowling

Commercial practice focusing principally on energy and construction (including adjudication). He also specialises in banking, securities and asset-based lending (including commercial fraud). All remedies associated with the above areas, including all forms of pre-emptive relief, in particular freezing and search orders, as well as mediation and alternative dispute resolution. James was awarded Construction Junior of the Year at the Chambers Bar Awards 2017.

James Purchas

Barrister specialising in commercial law, including financial services, insurance and reinsurance, and related professional negligence.

James Watthey

An experienced commercial barrister handling heavyweight international arbitration and litigation. In addition to LMAA, LCIA, SIAC, ICC and other institutional and ad hoc arbitrations all around the world, he also frequently handles disputes in the Mercantile Court, the Commercial Court and the Admiralty Court, as well as other divisions of the High Court. He also has experience in mediation and as an arbitrator and expert in English law in foreign proceedings. His arbitration practice includes both substantive proceedings and challenges under the Arbitration Act 1996, on grounds such as want of jurisdiction, apparent bias, serious irregularity and errors of law. Particular specialist expertise in shipping and commodities; shipbuilding, offshore construction and energy; insurance and reinsurance; professional negligence; general commercial dispute resolution. Reported cases include: QUEEN B SPEED” LTL 2/10/2020; [2020] 9 WLUK 353; “STORM EMMA” limitation claim [2020] EWHC 1750 (Admlty); Crowther v Crowther [2020] EWHC 1037 (Fam) and [2020] EWCA Civ 762; AIG Europe Ltd v Royal & Sun Alliance Plc & ors [2020] EWHC 943 (TCC); “REJOICE” [2020] Lloyd's Rep. Plus 21; “OCEAN WIND 8” [2019] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 510; “ALHANI” [2018] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 563; A v B (arbitration claim - contractual terms - foreign language) [2018] EWHC 1370 (Comm); “MARCO POLO” [2017] 1 Lloyd's Rep. 575; Vitol v Beta [2017] 2 Lloyd's Rep. 338; Bank of Baroda v Nawany Marine Shipping FZE [2016] EWHC 3089 (Comm); Austen v Pearl Motor Yachts Ltd [2014] EWHC 3544 (Comm); “IMME” [2014] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 386; “CONTI CARTAGENA” [2014] EWHC 1064 (Comm) and [2015] EWHC 3922 (QB); “BERIL 1” [2014] EWHC 398 (Comm); “SNOW BUNTING” [2012] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 647; F&M Bunkering Services Ltd v Bulgarian River Shipping [2012] EWHC B26 (Comm); “TE HSING” [2012] EWHC B16 (Comm); Lombard Marine Finance v Hussein LTL 7/3/2011; “BON AMI” [2009] 2 Lloyd’s Rep 356.

Jennie Gillies

Jennie Gillies is a commercial barrister specialising in construction, engineering and adjudication, professional negligence and commercial and insurance dispute resolution.

Jeremy Nicholson KC

Barrister and arbitrator specialising in commercial disputes including construction & engineering, energy, insurance and professional negligence; also acts as adjudicator, DB member, and mediator; clients include employers, contractors, insurers, engineers, architects, surveyors, valuers and other professionals; major cases include international arbitrations about construction in Middle East, Far East, and Europe, and many actions before the TCC and elsewhere in the High Court.

Jessica Stephens KC

Barrister specialising in construction and related professional negligence disputes. Acts for employers, contractors, professional advisers, local authorities and government departments in domestic and international disputes relating to the design and construction of buildings, infrastructure and installations. She has appeared in arbitrations (international and domestic) and the courts, both the TCC and the Commercial Court (in relation to offshore energy disputes). She has experience of all standard form construction and engineering contracts (including JCT, NEC, FIDIC) and PFI/PPP disputes and has significant experience in international arbitrations (LCIA, ICC and LMAA) concerning a variety of subject matters including shipbuilding, offshore energy and infrastructure projects. She has considerable experience of all aspects of adjudication, including advising on and drafting documents within the adjudication process, and has regularly appeared at enforcement hearings, injunctions to restrain the continuation of adjudications and declarations as to the adjudicator’s jurisdiction. Jessica also has experience of disputes concerning fire, floods, asbestos, subsidence and party wall matters as well as related insurance matters. Recent reported cases: Alstom Transport v Eurostar International [2010] EWHC 2747 (Ch), [2011] EWHC 1828 (Ch), [2012] EWHC 28 (Ch); CN Associates v Holbeton [2011] EWHC 43 (TCC); Vertase FLI v Squibb Group [2012] EWHC 3194 (TCC); Roe Brickwork v Wates Construction [2013] EWHC 3417 (TCC); Devon County Council v Celtic BioEnergy [2014] EWHC 309 (TCC); Herboshe-Kiere Marine Contractors v Dover Harbour Board [2012] EWHC 84 (TCC); Lazari v London & Newcastle (Camden) [2013] EWHC 97 (TCC); Birmingham City Council v Paddison Construction [2008] EWHC 2254.

John Rowland KC

Insurance and Reinsurance/Construction/Energy and resources/Finance and banking/Arbitration. Admitted to practice in England and Australia, member of the bar in England and Australia (Victoria).

Jonathan Schaffer-Goddard

Jonathan has a broad commercial practice. He is presently instructed in a wide range of disputes, and has particular experience in banking and financial services, shipping, arbitration, professional negligence and commercial disputes.

Jonathan Lewis KC

Commercial barrsiter principally specialising in construction and engineering disputes in litigation, arbitration and adjudication as well as considerable experience in professional negligence work involving construction professionals. Perhaps uniquely, Jonathan also has a wealth of experience of the law of insolvency.

Kajetan Wandowicz

Barrister with a broad commercial practice, both as a junior and as sole counsel. He specialises in civil fraud, economic torts, general commercial disputes, injunctions, construction and infrastructure, shipping, insurance, and banking and finance. Practice split about evenly between litigation (in English courts and offshore) and arbitration (LCIA, ICC, LMAA, and others).

Kate Livesey

General common law and commercial law, including insurance, professional negligence, energy and construction.

Kate Vaughan-Neil

Barrister dealing in general commercial and common law work with an emphasis on professional negligence and employment.

Laura Crowley

General commercial law, including construction, insurance and professional negligence.

Laura Wright

Barrister with a broad commercial practice and particular experience of IT, IP, construction, banking, and professional negligence disputes. Laura is developing a specialism in technology and intellectual property disputes across a variety of industries. She is frequently instructed as both sole and junior counsel in cases involving computer systems, internet services and software. Laura sits on the Bar Council’s IT Panel, is a committee member of the Society for Computers and Law Junior Lawyers’ Group and is a contributing author to The Law of Artificial Intelligence, Sweet & Maxwell, 2020.

Laurence Page

Laurence Page is a leading commercial and infrastructure advocate who is regularly instructed in some of the highest value and most complex disputes both in the UK and in the Middle East. He is ranked in four different categories by both Legal 500 and Chambers and is one of only three barristers recognised as “tier 1” in Middle East disputes. His current experience includes acting for the principal defendants in c£2 billion banking and tax fraud claim; acting for the company at the centre of a multi-billion-dollar shareholder arbitration; acting for the contractor in a billion-QAR construction dispute; acting for a group of institutional shareholders in a s.90 FSMA claim against a FTSE 250 company. In addition to appearing in cases before the English Commercial Court, Technology and Construction Court, and Court of Appeal, Laurence also appears before the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts and Qatar Finance Centre Courts. See https://www.4pumpcourt.com/barrister/laurence-page/

Luke Wygas

Luke’s practice focuses on domestic construction, energy, IT and professional negligence (with a particular emphasis on construction professionals) disputes. Luke is a qualified engineer who worked, mainly in the Far East, before coming to the Bar. Recent cases include representing an employer in an international arbitration concerning a power plant in the Middle East, representing an employer in relation to a mining project in Africa and representing a contractor in relation to a prestigious retail development in the Far East. Luke also has experience of fire loss claims, particularly when they include issues of technical complexity and claims arising out of cladding. He is frequently instructed in relation to construction adjudications.

Lynne McCafferty KC

Barrister specialising in general commercial and common law experienced in construction and engineering, IT law, professional negligence and energy with a particular focus on large domestic projects and international arbitrations.

Martyn Naylor

Barrister with broad commercial experience across all of chambers' principle practice areas. Martyn is regualrly instructed in the County Court and divisions of he High Court in insurance, construction, technology, professional negligence and general commercial matters.

Matthew Lavy KC

A commercial practice with a particular specialism in technology, telecoms, IP licensing and aviation disputes. Co-editor of The Law of Artificial Intelligence, Sweet & Maxwell, 2020.

Matthew Thorne

Commercial – broad range of work; insurance – secondment at major international insurance company; construction – including adjudication and litigation; professional negligence – regularly acts on behalf of and against professionals of various disciplines.

Mek Mesfin

Specialises in commercial dispute resolution, with particular emphasis on construction, energy & infrastructure, insurance & reinsurance, professional liability, and arbitration.Mek regularly appears as sole counsel in the High Court.

Michael Douglas KC

Barrister specialising in commercial, professional negligence and information technology fields.

Michael Davie KC

Barrister specialising in property damage insurance; jurisdiction/choice of law; professional negligence; and commercial matters.

Neil Dowers

Barrister with a broad commercial practice including experience in international arbitration, commercial disputes, construction, shipping & shipbuilding, and financial services. Neil has a particular specialism in Jurisdiction and Conflict of Laws, which spans across all areas of his practice and civil and commercial litigation generally.

Neil Henderson

Shipping and international trade: cargo claims, charterparty disputes, arrests, bunker disputes, shipbuilding disputes, sale and purchase, marine insurance, commodity sales. Commercial litigation and arbitration: private equity, shareholder disputes, banking, insolvency, director disqualification, general contractual disputes. Applications to the High Court in support of arbitration, including freezing injunctions, anti-suit injunctions, inspection orders, jurisdiction disputes, security for costs and applications under ss57, 67, 68 and 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996. Extensive experience of LMAA, ICC and LCIA arbitrations.

Nick Vineall KC

Barrister specialising in commercial litigation and international arbitration, including financial services, civil fraud and insurance, and contentious construction and shipping, particularly shipbuilding, offshore, oil/gas, and engineering disputes.

Nigel Tozzi KC

Nigel has a wide ranging commercial practice, with particular expertise in commercial litigation, international arbitration, arbitral appointments, professional negligence, banking and finance, insurance and reinsurance, energy, ship building, information technology and Formula One and Moto GP.

Peter Oliver

Barrister specialising in general commercial litigation, construction litigation, professional negligence.

Quentin Tannock

Barrister with a broad commercial practice, combining legal excellence with practical business experience, particularly in the areas of commercial litigation, technology and IP and with a strong focus on advocacy. Quentin has particular experience in commercial litigation and arbitration across technology, telecommunications, intellectual property, construction, shipping and financial services disputes. He has a background in law and business, including venture capital, has lectured at the University level and contributes regularly to major publications on areas of law ranging from the GDPR and data protection to technology and shipping law.

Rachel Ansell KC

Barrister specialising in commercial litigation and international arbitration with an emphasis on large scale construction projects, professional negligence disputes and insurance claims. Rachel was awarded Construction Silk of the Year at the Chambers Bar Awards 2017.

Rangan Chatterjee

Ron has a wide-ranging commercial practice which encompasses both litigation and international arbitration. He has particular expertise and experience in commercial and insurance matters (including technology and telecoms), construction, and professional negligence.

Rani Noakes

Complex international commercial litigation and arbitration in line with chambers’ profile with particular experience in International Trade, Commodities, Shipping (wet and dry), Shipbuilding, Energy, Insurance and Reinsurance, Finance and Banking, Commercial Fraud.

Rebecca Keating

Rebecca has a broad commercial practice with experience in banking and financial services, commercial disputes, energy and construction, professional negligence and shipping. Rebecca has a particular interest in technology and intellectual property. Recently, she has been instructed on disputes involving bespoke software, quantum computers, defective IT systems and the use of a robo-advice model. Her recent instructions have raised a range of issues including data protection, cyber security and intellectual property. Prior to joining 4 Pump Court, Rebecca worked at Dropbox's European Headquarters, where her work focused on assisting clients in the large-scale deployment of cloud technology. She has published several articles on the topic of technology and the law in both national and international publications.

Richard Osborne

Barrister specialising in general commercial and common law, including contractual disputes, insurance, construction and professional negligence.

Robert Scrivener

Broad commercial practice, in line with chambers’ expertise. Robert has particular experience of disputes involving construction, energy, shipping, financial services, insurance and professional negligence. Robert regularly appears in court on behalf of banks. He has undertaken secondments with a major bank and with the financial markets dispute resolution department at a major City law firm; been instructed to advise in a coverage dispute under a liability policy; and undertaken professional negligence claims against auditors, insurance brokers and financial services professionals, solicitors, barristers, accountants, engineers and architects.

Ruth Bala

Ruth has built up a specialist practice in regulated lending, retail banking and financial services. Ruth has represented banks and finance institutions in a number of the leading cases in the area. She was lead counsel for the creditor in Kerrigan & 11 ors v Elevate Credit International Limited (t/a Sunny) (in administration) [2020] EWHC 2169 (Comm), the payday lending test case litigation on the relationship between the FCA’s Handbook rules and the ‘unfair relationship’ provisions. She also mounted a successful defence of undisclosed PPI commission in the seminal case of Harrison v Black Horse Ltd [2011] Lloyd’s Rep I.R. 455, subsequently overruled by the Supreme Court in Plevin v Paragon Personal Finance Limited [2014] 1 W.L.R. 4222, and appeared in Conlon v Black Horse Ltd [2012] GCCR 11423 (settled three days before the hearing in the Supreme Court). Ruth gives corporate entities in-depth advice on debt portfolio acquisitions and financial regulatory compliance. She is an expert on the detailed rules governing regulated activities in the FCA Handbook, including the CONC, MCOB, ICOBS and DISP modules.

Samantha O'Brien O'Reilly

Barrister with a broad common law and commercial law practice, with particular experience in technology, energy, financial services, professional negligence, construction, insurance and shipping. Prior to joining 4 Pump Court, Samantha worked for the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. She was a Deputy to the Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe and a member of Ireland’s delegation to the United Nations.

Sanjay Patel KC

General commercial practice in line with chambers’ profile with specialisms in banking, construction, shipping, energy and professional negligence.Sanjay has a strong interest in international work with a rapdily developing practice in the Middle East.

Sean O"Sullivan KC

Sean is a widely acclaimed commercial silk at 4 Pump Court, whose practice spans a wide range of shipping and energy disputes as well as related insurance and reinsurance claims. Sean is highly experienced in charterparty disputes, bills of lading contracts, sales of goods and shipbuilding disputes. He is regularly instructed by shipyards, buyers, owners and designers as well as oil companies, traders and contractors. As well as his counsel work Sean also accepts appointments as an arbitrator. He is recommended as a leading silk by mainstream legal directories for Shipping, Commodities, Energy, Insurance/Reinsurance and International Arbitration.

Sean O'Sullivan KC

Sean Brannigan KC

Joint head of chambers, Sean specialises in high-value domestic construction cases and major international arbitrations seated worldwide.Sean is regularly instructed in the UK, Middle East, Far East, Africa and North America. Sean's practice is also broadly based in civil and commercial matters, specialising in professional negligence, including accountants and solicitors, building/civil engineering disputes, and landlord and tenant; has particular experience of work involving allegations of commercial fraud, and of alternative dispute resolution procedures such as mediation and adjudication.

Simon Davenport KC

Simon Davenport KC is a senior commercial and chancery silk who specialises in commercial disputes, civil fraud, insolvency, international arbitration and professional negligence cases both domestically and internationally (and in particular cases involving Russian/CIS clients).

Simon Goldstone

Commercial: banking, finance, insurance, commercial fraud. Insolvency and Company. Professional negligence: especially solicitors, auditors, structural engineers. Construction: adjudications, property damage, fire, floods.

Simon Henderson

Barrister specialising in commercial work, with an emphasis on information technology, construction and professional negligence.

Simon Hale

Simon is an experienced commercial litigator with a particular emphasis on construction, commercial and professional indemnity disputes. He was nominated for Construction and Energy Junior of the Year in 2020 by Legal 500. His practice is split between court work, adjudication, and domestic and international arbitration. Examples of his recent work include: internationally, Leonardo SpA v Doha Bank Assurance Co LLC [2020] QIC (A) 1, on appeal from [2019] QIC (F) 6, a leading decision on the enforcement of demand bonds. Domestically, Blackpool Borough Council v Volkerfitzpatrick Ltd, Caunton Engineering Limited and ors; main judgment, [2020] EWHC 1523 (TCC); costs judgment [2020] 2128 EWHC (TCC); a 4-week trial of complex corrosion defects in a state-of-the-art electric tram depot.

Stephen Cogley KC

Stephen is a commercial chancery trial advocate, specialising in multi-disciplinary and multi-jurisdictional cases, particularly involving fraud, complex legal issues and tough cross-examination of witnesses and experts. This skill-set has led to his practice spanning all commercial, fiduciary and trade sectors from energy, oil and gas, banking, financial services, shipping, aviation and insurance.

Terence Bergin KC

Barrister specialising in IT. Cases of note include: AFD Software Ltd v DCML Ltd [2015] EWHC 453 (Ch); AB v CD [2014] EWCA Civ 229; Hamsard 3147 Ltd v Boots UK Ltd [2013] EWHC 3251 (Pat); Southwark v IBN [2011] EWHC 549 (TCC); Data Direct v MRS [2009] EWHC 97 (Ch); Fujitsu Services v EDS (Comm Ct 2007); TTE Team Telecom v Anaste (TCC 2007); NEDDC v ANITE (TCC 2007).

Thomas Crangle

Junior counsel specialising in technology and construction work and professional negligence. He has wide-ranging experience of litigation, arbitration and adjudication, as well as adjudication enforcement, and has been involved in a number of high-profile and high-value disputes.

Thomas Steward

Tom’s practice encompasses commercial litigation, arbitration, and advisory work, with particular emphasis on shipping, international trade disputes, and fraud. His practice covers all areas of wet and dry work, and he is regularly instructed in a wide range of disputes, both in arbitration and in the High Court, both led and un-led, against leading and junior counsel. He has particular expertise in obtaining urgent interim relief, including freezing injunctions, anti-suit injunctions, and other associated orders. Recent cases include The Nortrader [2021] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 429; The Pola Devora [2021] EWHC 1707 (Comm); The Aquavita Eternity [2022] EWHC 892 (Comm)

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