Quadrant Chambers

Quadrant Chambers ‘has stellar barristers at all seniority levels, covering every possible type of shipping and shipbuilding disputes’, and the set is also ‘widely recognized for its strength-in-depth in commodities arbitration and litigation’. In a recent high-profile case heard before the UK Supreme Court, Chirag Karia KC and Ben Gardner acted for the successful buyers in Sharp Corp Ltd v Viterra BV, a dispute concerning the importation of peas and lentils into India. The case involved issues arising from the construction of the default clause included in GAFTA) forms, and the effect of the clause on the quantification of losses for non-acceptance of goods. In a boost to chambers, Paul Toms KC was elevated to silk in March 2024.