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Richard Hoyle
Position
Barrister specialising in commercial litigation and international arbitration – most matters involve a cross-border element, often including choice of law and jurisdictional issues. In terms of substantive law, recent cases have involved: a wide range of contractual issues; financial transactions and instruments; joint venture/shareholder disputes; economic torts; and fraud. Some have also included treaty interpretation and other questions of public international law.
Career
2018 Chair of the Young Bar of England & Wales
2017 Vice Chair of the Young Bar of England & Wales
2013-14 Pupillage at Essex Court Chambers (with Edmund King QC)
2013 Called to the Bar, Lincoln’s Inn
2012-13 Research Assistant to Prof Ben McFarlane, focusing on Proprietary Estoppel
2010 Research Assistant to Prof Johannes Köndgen, focusing on European Banking Regulation
2009 Research Intern, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, as part of the ADR Project Team
Languages
English (Native)
German (Fluent)
Memberships
Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR)
Education
2012-13 BPTC, City Law School (Very Competent)
2011-2012 BCL, Brasenose College, Oxford (Distinction)
2011 Directed Studies in Public International Law, Hague Academy of International Law
2009-10 ERASMUS Programme, University of Bonn
2007-11 BA in Jurisprudence with Law Studies in Europe, Brasenose College, Oxford (1st Class Hons)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Richard Hoyle – Essex Court Chambers ‘Tenacious and diligent, and a good fighter in court.‘
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Richard Hoyle – Essex Court Chambers ‘Tenacious and diligent, and a good fighter in court.’