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Quadrant Chambers > The Legal 500 Rankings
London Bar > Aviation Tier 1
Offering ‘a broad range of talent across the juniors and KCs’ who handle aviation matters, Quadrant Chambers‘ barristers are called upon by the world’s leading airlines and lessors on matters ranging from EC261 claims to major commercial disputes concerning hull damage and non-payment of rent among other issues. John Kimbell KC is frequently called upon in regard to fatal accidents while Robert-Jan Temmink KC is engaged in coverage and leasing disputes arising out of the imposition of sanctions in Russia. Matthew Reeve KC, appointed silk in 2023, acted for the family of the footballer Emiliano Sala in the inquest into his death in a crash near Guernsey in 2019, in addition to work on leasing disputes – Tom Bird acted for the aircraft’s maintenance providers in the Sala inquest. Craig Williams acts for lessors and airlines in a range of commercial disputes, while also handling hull damage and fatal accident claims.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘Very good overall, with Daniel Westerman standing out in particular. He is very helpful and responsive. Shout-outs too for Rob Frankish, Mike Wright and Billy Beckett.’
‘Rob Frankish is attracting increasing respect for his calmness and his attention to the client’s needs.’
‘Good – excellent service and really helpful – especially Daniel Westerman.’
‘An excellent aviation set, with strong credentials in insurance work.’
‘A strong set with a long-established and good reputation in aviation matters.’
‘Quadrant is a brilliant set with a great practice.’
‘First class set for aviation and transport.’
‘Strong on aviation, knowledgeable and customer friendly.’
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London Bar > Shipping Tier 1
Quadrant Chambers remains one of the leading shipping sets in the market, with its members continuously involved in the biggest cases arising out of the maritime industry. The Eternal Bliss, which was set to go to the Supreme Court in 2023 but settled shortly beforehand, included appearances from Simon Rainey KC and Tom Bird; the former also acted in the limitation action arising out of the fire on board the Maersk Honam in 2018. Another Supreme Court case was the Herculito Maritime v Gunvor International, dealing with ransom payment to pirates, in which Guy Blackwood KC acted on behalf of the insurers. Stewart Buckingham continued to have another busy year in shipping, with cases including the litigation after the Ever Given ran aground in 2021, obstructing the Suez Canal for six days. Matthew Reeve KC was appointed to silk in 2023, while James Shirley joined the set from The 36 Group.Rising stars
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Testimonials
‘The clerking is really good. Simon Slattery is in particular efficient and a pleasure to deal with every time.’
‘The clerks are exceptional. They understand the wider market and pressures instructing solicitors operate under. Mike Wright in particular stands out. He is particularly commercial, switched on and practical.’
‘Daniel Westerman is first class. Always approachable, available and prepared to go the extra mile.’
‘Quadrant Chambers have always been excellent and professional.’
‘Quadrant are probably the leading dry and wet shipping chambers just now.’
‘Specialised knowledge, deep knowledge of law and international practice. Counsels are always available irrespective of the surrounding circumstances. Their training programme is excellent.’
‘Quadrant Chambers has excellent breadth and depth and very commercially aware barristers. It is an outstanding chambers with quality across the board.’
‘Quadrant Chambers have a wealth of talented individuals who know their shipping law. The size of chambers means there is generally a good choice of barristers with availability, across different experience levels.’
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London Bar > Commodities Tier 2
Quadrant Chambers is ‘a first-rate, go-to set for shipping and commodities disputes with a large number of excellent and extremely capable barristers’. The large number of members skilled in shipping and trade matters frequently act for buyers, sellers and other interested parties in commodities disputes, whether in the courts of England and Wales or in international arbitration. Their work spans matters under the rules of many arbitral institutions, among them LCIA and ICC, as well as trade associations such as GAFTA, FOSFA and the RSA, acting also for large corporates, including many of the world’s leading commodity trading houses. Chirag Karia KC, who recently acted for the claimant in Sharp Corp Ltd v Viterra BV, a section 69 arbitration appeal from the decision of the GAFTA Board of Appeal. Among the juniors, Benjamin Coffer recently assisted the claimant in CM Biomass Partners v Stanley’s Biomass Limited, a dispute concerning failure to supply the contractual quantity of wood pellets.
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Andrew Leung – Quadrant Chambers ‘Andrew is extremely capable, hardworking, and intelligent, and his advocacy is very measured and thorough, focusing in on the real issues and refusing to be distracted by irrelevancies.’Â
Testimonials
‘The clerks are always prepared to go the extra mile to assist in finding counsel at short notice and to provide the practical help that is often needed.’
‘Simon Slattery is a very effective clerk.’
‘A great team to deal with. Daniel Westerman stands out in my mind.’
‘Simon Slattery is very accommodating and a pleasure to deal with.’
‘First-rate, go-to set for shipping and commodities disputes with a large number of excellent and extremely capable barristers.’
‘Quadrant is light years ahead of other sets in terms of marketing and quality of case reports, teaching sessions, etc.’
‘I am a big fan of Quadrant chambers – lovely people to deal with, quick response time and really like their informative legal updates and Quarterly reviews.’
‘A good set of shipping and trade counsel.’
London Bar > Energy Tier 2
Quadrant Chambers ‘offers an excellent roll call of lawyers at all levels of qualification with expertise in the shipping, commodities, energy and international arbitration space’. Energy is a key growth area for the set, within which the set focuses predominantly on the oil and gas industry, both upstream and downstream. Lionel Persey KC remains a go-to counsel and arbitrator in high-value energy disputes. ‘Extremely effective advocate’ Simon Rainey KC is ‘a joy to listen to and very quickly wins the confidence of judges and tribunals’. ‘Intelligent, succinct’ and increasingly popular junior Caroline Pounds acted for the claimant in Vitol S.A. v J.E. Energy Ltd, a Commercial Court dispute concerning the sale fuel oil on an FOB Tema/SE Ghana basis, which raised important issues around the terms and conditions in the contract of sale, including whether the claimant was under any obligation to load the fuel oil pending the provision of a letter of credit. After a four-day hearing the court decided in Vitol’s favour, providing useful guidance regarding the liability obligations of an FOB Buyer.
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Yash Kulkarni KC - Quadrant Chambers ‘Yash is very quick on the uptake and able to grasp technical issues quickly, and his ability to identify and focus on the important points is second to none.’Â
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Testimonials
‘Clerks room is one of the best – Simon Slattery is personable, very efficient and know the market like the back of their hands.’
‘Great clerks: warm, open, friendly – operating a sensible commercial approach to fee discussions.’
‘Always helpful and responsive.’
‘Simon Slattery is a super star. He always has a keen eye on development opportunities and gives one a sense of being well-looked after.’
‘All of the clerks are very helpful and responsive. Simon Slattery stands out for the high quality of the service that he provides and has done consistently for many years. He leads the team very well. Daniel Westerman is another clerk who stands out and is very knowledgeable and helpful.’
‘Quadrant chambers offers an excellent roll call of lawyers at all levels of qualification with expertise in the shipping, commodities, energy and international arbitration space. They offer excellent value for money and the clerks are highly responsive and helpful.’
‘Quadrant has taken the market by storm; particularly in the energy space. They have fantastic barristers who are dynamic, diverse and have an incredible industry insight. This makes the events that I attend incredibly interesting, but also the ‘sell’ of a barrister at Quadrant to clients very easy.’
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London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit) Tier 3
Quadrant Chambers are ‘well-regarded and respected for banking litigation‘, in work both related and unrelated to the set’s well-known expertise in international trade and shipping. Paul Downes KC and Nicola Allsop  acting for Liberty Steel entities in various proceedings against lenders in Anns Middle East FZE v LIQS PTE Ltd. Turlough Stone advises and acts for a wide range of domestic and international institutions and individuals, while Emily Saunderson  is noted for her work in a range of financial markets claims relating to breach of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 and broker’s duties to their clients.Leading Silks
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‘Led by the superb Simon Slattery, he delivers the best level of service and knows his barristers (and us) inside out.’
‘The clerks are all very good but the stand out is Daniel Westerman who is always helpful and a pleasure to deal with.’
‘Well regarded and respected for banking litigation.’
‘Quadrant are excellent all round.’
‘Overall an excellent set with some real stars amongst its ranks.’
‘Excellent strength-in-depth and innovative training.’
‘I have always been impressed by the strength in depth at Quadrant and their willingness to go above an beyond.’
London Bar > Commercial litigation Tier 3
‘Increasingly considered one of the top all-round commercial litigation sets‘, Quadrant Chambers‘ members were recently particularly active in disputes involving banking, international trade, IT, telecoms, media, LNG, energy, retail and insurance, as well as contractual and joint venture-related claims. In one of the first post-Brexit case concerning the interface between arbitration law and consumer protection law, Simon Rainey KC represented the appellant, art collector Amir Soleymani, in a NFT auction-related claim against Nifty’s crypto trading platform, successfully seeking permission to argue the case before the Court of Appeal; and in SEGRO v Roxhill, Paul Downes KC and Emily Saunderson are both acting in relation to various disputes between property development companies over alleged breaches of warranty and the right to develop sites for logistics centres.Leading Silks
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‘Simon Slattery runs a tight ship and is very smooth and personable.’
‘John Walker and Mike Wright are very helpful and open to working with clients’ circumstances when agreeing fees.’
‘Daniel Westerman, in particular, is an absolute star. He is always available and eager to assist, and ensures that all needs, no matter how urgent, are catered to.’
‘Excellent chambers.‘
‘Great strength-in-depth for a variety of disputes, and they also offer innovative training, such as TED-style talks.‘
‘No issues with unexpected counsel availability and they are clerked very well.‘
‘Great set – particularly well known for shipping, but increasingly considered one of the top, all-round commercial litigation sets.‘
‘Very capable barristers and a good clerking team. Clients also find their topical articles and updates very useful.‘
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London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance Tier 3
Quadrant Chambers ‘offers a wealth of marine insurance specialists across all levels of the set‘ alongside non-marine insurance cases. Members of the set has been involved in insurance cases across a broad spectrum of issues affecting the globe, such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Covid-19 and trade insurance, with members such as Simon Rainey KC representing the IT company in Soteria Insurance Limited v IBM, appealing to the Supreme Court the Court of Appeal’s decision that an exclusion clause limited liability for loss of profit, revenue and savings did not exclude claims for wasted expenditure. Guy Blackwood KC has been active in insurance and reinsurance disputes, both in the English courts and in arbitration, while Benjamin Coffer  is noted for his specialism in reinsurance, having acted on a full range of marine and non-marine coverage disputes.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘Daniel Westerman is knowledgeable, efficient and a good communicator.’
‘Daniel Westerman always goes above and beyond to assist with any queries or concerns.’
‘Chambers offers a wealth of marine insurance specialists across all levels of the set, and decent opportunities to attend training sessions on topics of interest.’
‘Quadrant Chambers provide a wide array of barristers on all areas of shipping (marine insurance, wet and dry shipping).’
‘Good strength in depth across all lines of marine and reinsurance business.’
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London Bar > International arbitration: counsel Tier 3
Quadrant Chambers is a ‘great set for international arbitration with many top tier counsel and arbitrators of all levels from junior to KC’ with expertise in ‘handling the cross-border aspects of maritime matters.’ Chambers’ practice continues to develop in breadth, with disputes across a number of commercial sectors including energy, mining, offshore, commodities, telecoms, licensing, infrastructure, banking and insurance. On the senior end, Yash Kulkarni KC’s recent arbitrations have been in the sectors of sale of foreign subsidiaries, energy in the Middle East, mining and steel. On the junior end, Claire Stockford joined in December 2022 from Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP where she gained considerable experience representing clients across a wide variety of commercial and investor-state disputes.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘The clerks are professional, helpful and friendly. They have coped well with automation by still giving a personal service in all areas of their work.’
‘The clerks are very responsive and are always able to find solutions when faced with a problem. A very friendly, helpful and proactive bunch. A particular shout out must go to Rob Frankish and Mike Wright. The clerks are very pragmatic in dealing with fees and understand the difficulties.’
‘All first class’
‘Quadrant Chambers is professional in handling the cross-border aspects of the maritime matters, and providing good services of all levels of barristers, from junior to KC.’
‘Excellent set for energy disputes. Deep bench strength.’
‘Quadrant Chambers are a very good and friendly set.’
‘Terrific set of chambers across all practice areas.’
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London Bar > International arbitration: arbitrators
London Bar > Financial services regulation
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Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Shipping and commodities Tier 1
With a reputation for having the ‘best strength in depth for shipping work‘, Quadrant Chambers‘ ‘simply brilliant‘ barristers ‘have a deep understanding of the shipping industry and their legal acumen is exceptional‘. In a prominent example of the set's expertise demonstrated before the English courts, Simon Rainey KC and Tom Bird represented the appellant before the Court of Appeal in the longrunning case of K Line Pte Ltd v Priminds Shipping (HK) Co Ltd, known as The Eternal Bliss. The case involved a major point of shipping law, namely the availability of damages in addition to demurrage arising from a charterer’s failure to complete cargo operations. The Court of Appeal ruled that demurrage liquidates the whole of the damages arising from a charterer’s breach. The Supreme Court granted permission to appeal, however the case was settled in April 2023.Leading Silks
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Testimonials
‘The clerks led by Simon Slattery are extremely helpful and proactive and always respond to queries promptly.’
‘Simon Slattery is exceptionally responsive and helpful.’
‘Quadrant have by far the greatest strength in depth for shipping related work.’
‘They have a very good range of talent and experience.’
‘Quadrant is a very slickly run set with unparalleled strength in depth on the shipping side.’
‘A market leading set.’
‘Very helpful and proactive.’
‘Very good and prompt service at all times.’
India - Senior Advocates > Commercial disputes Tier 1
Quadrant Chambers includes ‘a very practical senior advocate’ Prashanto Chandra Sen, as door tenant. He has significant expertise in commercial, public and regulatory law matters, representing clients before the Supreme Court of India, various high courts and regulatory bodies such as the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal, National Company Law Tribunal and the Competition Commission of India. Recently, he appeared before the NCLT, Delhi in Diamond Traexim Pvt. Ltd. v Indirapuram Habitat Centre Pvt. Ltd., an insolvency and bankruptcy dispute involving several creditors claims rejected by a resolution professional.Middle East: The English Bar > Commercial Tier 1
‘A strong international commercial set with top class silks and juniors‘, Quadrant Chambers are considered a ‘go-to set’ in the Middle East for ‘all trading, shipping, trading finance and sanctions matters.’ Chirag Karia KC continues to command a strong reputation for commercial, shipping and commodities cases, while Robert-Jan Temmink KC regularly appears before DIFC and ADGM Courts; as well as being a DIAC registered arbitrator. Paul Toms is highly active in the DIFC Courts and represents the claimant in Westford Trade Services DMCC v Dubai Insurance Co., a credit insurance claim following the demise of Phoenix Global DMCC.Leading silks
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Testimonials
‘Clerks are very helpful.’
‘Outstanding in all respects.’
‘Quadrant are a strong international commercial set with some really top class silks and juniors – particularly in the international arbitration space.’
‘They have excellent strength across the board; so many good people.’
‘Quadrant are my go-to set for all trading, shipping and trade finance matters and any sanctions queries we have that reach that level.’
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Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Commercial Tier 2
Members of Quadrant Chambers maintain a strong presence across the Asia Pacific region, and draw upon the set’s established strength in commodities and shipping law to advise on prominent commercial disputes. The team reports an increase in instructions concerning energy-related litigation, which forms a key pillar of both Luke Parsons KC‘s and Yash Kulkarni KC‘s practices. Simon Rainey KC garners praise as ‘one of the finest commercial silks in practice today‘.Leading Silks
Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Construction, energy and infrastructure Tier 2
Quadrant Chambers has been kept busy handling mandates from the energy sector, and reports an uptick in litigation involving the construction of pipelines. Simon Rainey KC is singled out for his excellent track record in advising major oil and energy companies on the construction of drilling and exploration projects. Luke Parsons KC continues to act in arbitrations concerning the construction of exploration and floating storage platforms, pipelines and oil rigs, and arbitration expert Michael Nolan KC has strong links with Singapore.Leading Silks
Testimonials
‘Simon Slattery is highly recommended.’
‘The service of the clerks’ room is very professional and provides great support.’
‘The clerking team is always willing to help.’
‘Quadrant is a leading set with many top-class barristers.’
‘The barristers at Quadrant Chambers exhibit a high level of professionalism. They are synonymous with reliability.’
Asia Pacific: Regional International Arbitration > Arbitration counsel
Quadrant Chambers > Set Profile
Quadrant Chambers is widely recognised as being one of the leading commercial sets. Quadrant’s barristers provide outstanding advocacy in court, arbitration and inquiries, and expert advice across the whole spectrum of commercial law, both nationally and internationally. The set also offers highly experienced arbitrators, mediators and expert witnesses. Quadrant members are renowned for their approachability, responsiveness, for working closely with their clients and for being aware of their concerns and priorities. Chambers uses an external organisation to appraise members’ relationships with clients and uses that feedback to improve service annually. Chambers has a highly motivated support team of clerks and administrative staff who are noted for their commitment to providing the highest level of support and service to all with whom they work. Quadrant has a modern and flexible attitude to structuring fees.
Type of work undertaken: Quadrant Chambers holds a pre-eminent international position in shipping, commodities, energy, insurance, aviation and travel. Quadrant’ s specialist areas of expertise include: aviation, banking and finance, chancery, civil fraud, commercial litigation, energy and natural resources, insolvency and restructuring, insurance and re-insurance, international arbitration, international trade and commodities, professional negligence, shipbuilding, shipping and maritime. Members of chambers and arbitrator members also accept appointments as inquiry chairs, arbitrators and mediators.
A large proportion of Quadrant’s work is for international clients or involves international commercial law. Members have appeared as advocates and expert witnesses before courts and tribunals worldwide and several have been called to the bars of other jurisdictions including those of Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, Dubai, BVI, Pakistan, Gibraltar, New South Wales, California, New York, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland and South Africa.
For more details please visit the Quadrant website at www.quadrantchambers.com
Main Contacts
Department | Name | Telephone | |
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MELWANI KC, Poonam (1989) | |||
HOWARD KC, MN (1971) | |||
PERSEY KC, Lionel (1981) | |||
RAINEY KC, Simon (1982) | |||
PARSONS KC, Luke (1985) | |||
JACOBS KC, Nigel (1983) | |||
CROALL KC, Simon (1986) | |||
COOPER KC, Nigel (1987) | |||
DOWNES KC, Paul (1991) | |||
THOMAS KC, Robert (1992) | |||
KARIA KC, Chirag (1988) | |||
TURNER KC, James M (1990) | |||
DAVEY KC, Michael (1990) | |||
RUSSELL KC, John (1993) | |||
BLACKWOOD KC, Guy (1997) | |||
NOLAN KC, Michael (1981) | |||
PASSMORE KC, John (1992) | |||
KIMBELL KC, John (1995) | |||
TEMMINK KC, Robert-Jan (1996) | |||
MACEY-DARE KC, Thomas (1994) | |||
KULKARNI KC, Yash (1998) | |||
SMITH KC, Christopher (1999) | |||
BUCKINGHAM KC, Stewart (1996) | |||
RICHMOND KC, Jeremy (2000) | |||
WARRENDER KC, Nichola (1995) | |||
REEVE KC, Matthew (1987) | |||
PHILLIPS, Nevil (1992) | |||
UFF, Alexander (1998) | |||
STOCKFORD, Claire (1999) | |||
HOSKING, Ruth (2002) | |||
ALLSOP, Nicola (2002) | |||
SHIRLEY, James (2002) | |||
POUNDS, Caroline (2003) | |||
TOMS, Paul (2003) | |||
COLDRICK, Emmet (2004) | |||
HENTON, Paul (2004) | |||
PARUK, Saira (2004) | |||
STONE, Turlough (2004) | |||
SEMARK, David (2002) | |||
SAUNDERSON, Emily (2005) | |||
CHIRNSIDE, Stewart (2005) | |||
MORGAN, Gemma (2006) | |||
SULLIVAN, Joseph (2006) | |||
SHARMA, Gaurav (2006) | |||
MOORE, Natalie (2007) | |||
COFFER, Benjamin (2008) | |||
BARRETT, Stephanie (2008) | |||
WILMOT-SMITH, Claudia (2008) | |||
STEVENSON, Peter (2008) | |||
ELLIS, Henry (2008) | |||
JAY, Christopher (2009) | |||
GARDNER, Ben (2010) | |||
LEUNG, Andrew (2010) | |||
OAKES, Simon (2010) | |||
STIGGELBOUT, Mark (2011) | |||
BIRD, Tom (2011) | |||
ENGLAND, Joseph (2011) | |||
CARRUTH, Andrew (2013) | |||
DAVIDSON, Max (2013) | |||
PROCTOR, Michael (2013) | |||
AKONI, Koye (2014) | |||
WILLIAMS, Craig (2012) | |||
HAMBLEN, Jamie (2017) | |||
MITCHELL, William (2017) | |||
NIXON, Tom (2017) | |||
WARD, Robert (2018) | |||
HONEY, Celine (2019) | |||
JOSEPH, Benjamin (2019) | |||
CHILAEVA, Maya (2020) | |||
MYERS, Lydia (2020) | |||
GOURGEY, Joseph (2021) | |||
MITCHELL, Sam (2021) | |||
HALL, Tom (2022) | |||
KIRTON, Caleb (2022) | |||
Chief Operating Officer | Peter Blair | ||
Senior Clerk | Simon Slattery | ||
Deputy Senior Clerk | Daniel Westerman | ||
Practice Manager | John Walker | ||
Practice Manager | Rob Frankish | ||
Practice Manager | Mike Wright | ||
Practice Manager | Mark Waterson | ||
Assistant Practice Manager | Billy Beckett | ||
Assistant Practice Manager | Rhys Durban | ||
Assistant Practice Manager | Bradley Edwards | ||
Assistant Practice Manager | Kayley Mason | ||
Business Development Director | Sarah Longden |
Barrister Profiles
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Mr Koye Akoni | Koye has an international commercial practice which encompasses general commercial disputes, energy,… | View Profile | |
Nicola Allsop | Nicola has a modern commercial chancery practice encompassing company litigation (particularly shareholder… | View Profile | |
Ms Stephanie Barrett | Stephanie’s practice encompasses a wide range of commercial litigation and arbitration, particularly… | View Profile | |
Mr Tom Bird | Tom Bird has a broad commercial practice with a focus on shipping, commodities,… | View Profile | |
Mr Andrew Guy Blackwood | Guy has a comprehensive commercial practice, which includes insurance & reinsurance, large… | View Profile | |
Mr Stewart Buckingham | Practises in the fields of commercial law, including commercial contracts, energy, shipping,… | View Profile | |
Mr Andrew Carruth | Andrew practises primarily in the areas of shipping, offshore construction, shipbuilding, commodities,… | View Profile | |
Ms Maya Chilaeva | Maya Chilaeva joined Quadrant Chambers on 1 October 2021 following the successful… | View Profile | |
Mr Stewart Chirnside | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation, including banking and finance, commercial fraud, professional… | View Profile | |
Mr Benjamin Coffer | Ben has a broad international commercial practice, with a particular emphasis on… | View Profile | |
Mr Emmet Coldrick | Specialises in commercial law and arbitration, with a focus on shipping and… | View Profile | |
Mr Nigel Cooper | Barrister; practice covers the fields of shipping, shipbuilding (including superyacht and military… | View Profile | |
Mr Simon Croall | Simon Croall is an established commercial silk who has appeared in every… | View Profile | |
Mr Simon Croall | Simon Croall is an established commercial silk who has appeared in every… | View Profile | |
Mr Michael Davey | Barrister specialising in commercial and shipping: charterparties and bills of lading; international… | View Profile | |
Mr Max Davidson | Max Davidson is an experienced junior barrister specialising in a broad range… | View Profile | |
Paul Downes | Commercial Barrister specialising in banking and finance, shareholder/joint venture disputes, commercial fraud,… | View Profile | |
Mr George C Economou | Barrister specialising in arbitration, ADR, finance, shipping, EC, Greek law, Cypriot law. | View Profile | |
Mr Henry Ellis | Henry has a broad commercial practice, with an emphasis on shipping and… | View Profile | |
Mr Joseph England | Joe is ranked in the latest edition of Legal 500 as a… | View Profile | |
Mr Ben Gardner | Ben is a commercial barrister, with a particular focus on international arbitration,… | View Profile | |
Mr David Goldstone | David is a highly experienced barrister who has appeared in the High… | View Profile | |
Mr Joseph Gourgey | Joseph Gourgey joined Quadrant Chambers on 1 October 2021, upon successful completion… | View Profile | |
Jamie Hamblen | “Ferociously bright and very hard working. Definitely a star of the future.” (Legal… | View Profile | |
Mr Paul Henton | Paul’s practice focuses on shipping, international trade, commodities, energy, banking, aviation and… | View Profile | |
Ms Celine Honey | Celine is developing a busy commercial practice which reflects the breadth of… | View Profile | |
Miss Ruth Hosking | Ruth’s practice spans the full spectrum of commercial litigation and arbitration including… | View Profile | |
Mr Michael Howard | Barrister and arbitrator specialising in commercial and shipping law, including carriage, trade,… | View Profile | |
Mr Nigel Jacobs | Specialising in shipping, admiralty, insurance and general commercial law in court and… | View Profile | |
Mr Christopher Jay | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation across the full range of chambers’ practice… | View Profile | |
Mr Benjamin Joseph | Barrister specialising in international trade, shipping, commodities, and international commercial arbitration. He… | View Profile | |
Mr Chirag Karia | Commercial litigation and arbitration, shipping, commodities, energy, insurance/reinsurance and international arbitration. Cases:… | View Profile | |
Mr John Ashley Kimbell | John Kimbell QC is a maritime and aviation law specialist. He is… | View Profile | |
Mr Yash Kulkarni | Barrister with broad commercial practice covering areas such as international trade, shipping,… | View Profile | |
Mr Andrew Leung | Andrew has a broad commercial practice which encompasses Chambers core practice areas.… | View Profile | |
Mr Thomas Macey-Dare | Tom Macey-Dare practices commercial law, with a particular focus on shipping, international… | View Profile | |
Ms Poonam Melwani | Poonam Melwani KC is Head of Quadrant Chambers. She is a commercial… | View Profile | |
William Mitchell | Will has a broad and growing practice in line with chambers core… | View Profile | |
Sam Mitchell | Having completed pupillage at a commercial chancery set, Sam Mitchell joined Quadrant… | View Profile | |
Miss Natalie Moore | Barrister specialising in shipping and commercial law. | View Profile | |
Ms Gemma Morgan | Gemma has a broad commercial practice with particular focus on shipping, international… | View Profile | |
Lydia Myers | Lydia is developing a busy litigation and arbitration practice in wet and… | View Profile | |
Tom Nixon | Tom is developing his practice in line with Chambers’ core areas of aviation… | View Profile | |
Mr Michael Nolan | All aspects of the law relating to ships and the sale and… | View Profile | |
Simon Oakes | Simon practises in commercial dispute resolution, with a particular focus on banking… | View Profile | |
Mr Luke Parsons | Luke is a Commercial and Admiralty silk whose practice encompasses insurance and… | View Profile | |
Miss Saira Paruk | Barrister specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration. Saira practises across the full… | View Profile | |
Mr John William Passmore | Commercial law, including shipping, international trade, aviation, insurance (marine and non-marine) and… | View Profile | |
Mr Lionel Persey | Lionel Persey is a leading commercial barrister specialising in a wide range… | View Profile | |
Mr Nevil Phillips | Barrister specialising in commercial and shipping law, including international contracts of sale,… | View Profile | |
Ms Caroline Pounds | Caroline is an experienced and sought after junior whose practice encompasses all… | View Profile | |
Mr Michael Proctor | Barrister practicing commercial law specialising in Shipping and International Trade & Commodities. | View Profile | |
Mr Simon Rainey | Simon Rainey QC is one of the best-known and most highly regarded… | View Profile | |
Mr Jakob Reckhenrich | Jakob practises across the whole range of Chambers’ core areas, with many… | View Profile | |
Mr Matthew Reeve KC | Commercial advocate practising in most areas of commercial litigation including aviation, insurance… | View Profile | |
Mr Jeremy Richmond | Barrister specialising in modern chancery and commercial law (including company/shareholder disputes, international… | View Profile | |
Mr John Russell | John Russell is a commercial advocate, specialising in shipping, commodities and international… | View Profile | |
Emily Saunderson | Emily is a general commercial practitioner specialising in commercial fraud, and banking… | View Profile | |
Mr David Semark | Dry shipping disputes; energy, trade and commodities litigation; insurance and reinsurance. Co-author… | View Profile | |
Mr James Shirley | James Shirley practises in all areas of commercial law: contract disputes, complex… | View Profile | |
Mr Christopher Smith | Principal areas of work are shipping, energy, commodities, commercial litigation, and insurance.… | View Profile | |
Mr Peter Stevenson | Peter has a broad commercial practice with a particular emphasis on shipping,… | View Profile | |
Mr Mark Stiggelbout | Commercial barrister specialising in shipping, commodities, international sale of goods, insurance, energy… | View Profile | |
Ms Claire Stockford | Claire Stockford specialises in arbitration, both international commercial arbitration and investor state… | View Profile | |
Mr Turlough Stone | Turlough has a wide-ranging commercial dispute resolution practice, specialising in banking and… | View Profile | |
Joseph Sullivan | Barrister specialising in commercial law, banking and finance, commercial fraud and professional… | View Profile | |
Mr Robert-Jan Temmink | Robert has a wide-ranging and international practice in commercial and chancery law.… | View Profile | |
Mr Robert Thomas | Robert is an established commercial silk. His practice focuses on the following… | View Profile | |
Mr Paul Toms | Paul specialises in commercial, maritime and international trade litigation. His practice areas… | View Profile | |
Mr James M. Turner | Advocate and arbitrator across a wide range of energy, shipping (wet and… | View Profile | |
Mr Alexander Uff | Alexander Uff specialises in international commercial and investment treaty arbitration. Originally qualified… | View Profile | |
Mr Robert Ward | Rob has developed a busy practice spanning the breadth of Chambers’ practice… | View Profile | |
Miss Nichola Warrender | Nichola Warrender specialises in general commercial, shipping, admiralty, international trade and insurance… | View Profile | |
Mr Craig Williams | Craig is developing a broad commercial disputes practice encompassing shipping, energy, international… | View Profile | |
Miss Claudia Wilmot-Smith | Commercial litigation; dry-shipping, commodities and transport; insurance and reinsurance; aviation and travel;… | View Profile |
- Commodities
- Energy
Set Rankings
- Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
- Commercial litigation
- Insurance and reinsurance
- International arbitration: counsel
- International arbitration: arbitrators
- Financial services regulation
- Fraud: civil
- Insolvency
- Professional negligence
- Asia Pacific - The English Bar > Shipping and commodities
- India - Senior Advocates > Commercial disputes
- Middle East: The English Bar > Commercial