7 King’s Bench Walk remains a ‘go-to set’ for international arbitration across a wide range of sectors spanning international business and commerce, aviation, shipping and logistics, and most notably insurance and reinsurance related arbitration across multiple jurisdictions. Ongoing arbitrations range from high-value pharmaceuticals arbitrations, contractual construction disputes, including the ongoing UNCITRAL arbitration where David Allen KC is instructed to act on behalf of a local insurance company in a dispute arising out of an alleged well-out-of-control incident. Jonathan Gaisman KC, James Brocklebank KC and Michael Ryan are instructed in a major dispute between two Russian oligarchs and their technology companies in connection with sanctions while David Edwards KC successfully defended a Bermudian insurer against a $200m insurance claim arising out of the settlement of an underlying product liability litigation. On the senior end, Noel Casey KC was appointed Silk in March 2023, boosting the set at the senior end.

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Testimonials

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'The clerks are excellent and always responsive and helpful. Gary Rose leads from the front and is always on hand to assist as required.'
'Simply the best - Gary Rose and Eddie Johns in particular are always available, so easy to deal with and actually add value to the process.'
'The clerks are efficient, extremely helpful and always a pleasure to work with.'
'7KBW is one of the leading sets for international arbitration'
'7KBW remains a market leader and a go-to set for international arbitration'
'7 KBW is by far the best set of Chambers for international arbitration and insurance-related matters.'
'The breadth of experience is fantastic and there is no weak leak. I have instructed a number of different barristers from chambers and each one has been excellent (helped by the very good assistance of the clerks room.'

Silks

Leading Silks

KCs at the very top of their field, with a long-established record of market-defining cases, and widespread endorsement from clients and peers. All silks appointed in the last two rounds are listed further below.

Jonathan Gaisman

Siobán Healy

‘Top league: excellent legal analysis, very user-friendly. Siobán is very bright, hard working and meticulous in her preparation and is always on top of the details of the case – her style of delivery at a hearing is measured and effective.’

David Allen

Alistair Schaff

David Edwards

‘Has all the qualities of a KC you would ever want – always prepared, good on paper, good on his feet, and a good judge of the mood of the court.’

Dominic Kendrick

‘An absolutely brilliant arbitration barrister. First-class.’

Stephen Hofmeyr

‘Stephen possesses a strong foundation of legal knowledge and expertise in arbitration, and has excellent analytical skills to assess complex legal issues, identify relevant facts, and develop effective legal strategies.’

Rebecca Sabben-Clare

‘Rebecca is a strong and persuasive advocate, and is both well-prepared and agile in delivery. She is a pleasure to work with, and great at working out the best points to run or focus on.’

Richard Waller

‘Richard is highly experienced in international arbitration and regularly advises on complex matters. He is a smooth operator and is well-versed in a complex international arbitration and gives commercially focussed advice on strategy in order to achieve the best outcome for his clients.’

Robert Bright KC

James Brocklebank

‘James is one of the first-choice silks. He is very bright, very hard working and always a pleasure to deal with.’

David Bailey

‘A brilliant mind, always charming and client-friendly. Technically astute and a sharp advocate.’

Jawdat Khurshid

‘An excellent advocacy with meticulous knowledge of the documents who provides detailed written work.’

Michael Holmes

‘Michael is extremely user-friendly, never patronising, always responsive and willing to engage in debate. He is creative in his thinking and finds clever solutions.’

2023 Silks

Noel Casey KC

‘Very knowledgeable and responsive.’

Noel Casey KC

Juniors

Leading Juniors

Leading juniors are those with significant experience of key cases, strong market recognition from both peers and clients, and are seen as future candidates for silk.

Sandra Healy

‘Sandra is approachable, responsive and down to earth. Very user-friendly and a great communicator, she throws herself into the detail of the case.’

Sushma Ananda

Alexander MacDonald

Marcus Mander

‘Marcus is very clever and creative with arguments when required and commercial if necessary when faced with difficult clients. Excellent.’

Jason Robinson

‘Jason is outstandingly capable and grasps the issues extremely quickly.. A very assured, polished advocate who conducts his own cases without a leader, which is relatively rare for a junior in these areas. A pleasure to work with and always extremely responsive and helpful.’

Clara Benn

‘Clara is brilliant. A joy to work with - she is approachable, very sharp, and has a good sense of how to bring out the best in a case for the client, especially in terms of written advocacy. Her pleadings and submissions for this case are very well-written.'

Benjamin Parker

‘Very personable, clear thinking and responsive.’

Leading Juniors

Rising stars at the Bar are defined as barristers between four and eight years’ call who are seen as up-and-coming members of the Bar in their respective practice areas by clients and peers alike. They will already be instructed in high-profile, complex, and high-value contentious and non-contentious matters, working with and opposite more experienced leading counsel.