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Edward Ho
Position
Edward advises on commercial disputes of all kinds, in particular those with a public or private international law element, and has appeared as sole counsel in the Court of Appeal, High Court and in arbitration. Across Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 Edward is identified as a leading junior in five practice areas: Commercial Dispute Resolution; International Commercial Arbitration; Public International Law; Civil Fraud and Energy.
Career
Call: 2009
Education
- BA (Law), Downing College, Cambridge, (Double First Class Hons.)
- BVC, Inns of Court School of Law, (Very Competent)
- Hague Academy of International Law (Directed Studies in Private International Law)
- Senior Harris Scholar & College Prize, Downing College (2007)
- Queen Mother Scholar, Middle Temple (2007)
- Harris Scholar & Harris Prize for Especial Distinction, Downing College (2006)
- Rebecca Flower Scholar, University of Cambridge (2006)
- The Times Law Awards, Runner Up (2007, 2005, 2004)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Public international law
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Edward Ho – Brick Court Chambers ‘Edward is simply sublime. The brightest of his generation.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Edward Ho –Brick Court Chambers ‘Everything a solicitor prays for in a barrister – next-level intelligence, but also pragmatic and down to earth. Destined for greatness.‘
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Edward Ho –Brick Court Chambers ‘Next-level intelligence but also pragmatic and down to earth. Ed is destined for greatness.’
Recognised for its diverse offering across a wide range of commercial disputes, barristers at Brick Court Chambers are highly adept at handling disputes before the full range of arbitral institutions acting for a client portfolio spanning the energy and natural resources, financial services and telecoms sectors. Recent highlights include an LCIA arbitration in which Vernon Flynn KC acts for Vallex FM and Base Metals following a $300m claim by a Russian bank in relation to the financing of and investment in a copper mine in Armenia. Stephen Midwinter KC is acting for a Kazakh gas energy and transportation company, in a dispute over the terms of a sale and purchase agreement. In a significant Arbitration Act challenge to an award of the Permanent Court for Arbitration that defined Kazakhstan’s international law obligations and reconciled divergent lines of arbitral authority about whether Kazakhstan had succeeded to a former USSR treaty, Edward Ho acted on behalf of the claimant.
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Edward Ho –Brick Court Chambers
‘Incredibly sharp, smart and a very fast thinker. He is responsive and his drafting skills are excellent. On top of that, he has a very calm and persuasive way to deal with the most difficult clients – he finds a way to make them listen to him.‘
London Bar > Energy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Edward Ho –Brick Court Chambers ‘Ed is bright, articulate and very user-friendly. Meticulous and thoughtful, he will go on to great things.’
The English Bar Offshore > The English Bar Offshore
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Edward Ho – Brick Court Chambers ‘Edward is a very strong lawyer, hard working and goes the extra mile.’