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Work Department
Commercial.
Position
Recommended as leading barrister in ‘Chambers & Partners’, specialising in construction and commercial litigation, arbitration and mediation. He has particular experience in freezing injunctions, financial services, pensions, partnerships and commercial fraud, particularly where jurisdictional issues are involved. He has acted in a number of high-profile ?cases against the government in relation to the Hunting Act ?2004 and in cases arising out of the foot and mouth outbreaks in 2001 and 2007. Robert is co-author of the LexisNexis Special Report on Financial Services Regulation and co-author of the new LexisNexis book on the Bribery Act 2010, published in April 2011. Important cases include: Ali Agha Mostakhdemin v Aliakhbar Shamsian [2010] EWHC 3667 (Ch); Farm Assist Ltd (In Liquidation) v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2009) BLR 399, 125 Con LR 154 and earlier decisions, (2009) BLR 80, (2009) PNLR 16; Ruttle Plant Hire Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2009) BLR 301, Times, March 4 2009 and earlier decisions, Ltl 23/06/2008 and preliminary issues, (2008 2 BCLC 345, (2008) BCC 790, Ltl 12/12/2007, Ltl 23/08/2007 ?and earlier trial, Ltl 19/10/2005, 104 Con Lr 110; Chn Global Nv v ?PGN Logistics Ltd & ors (2009) 1 CLC 807; Croftcall Ltd v (1) Neil Morgan (2) Fiona Morgan (2008) Ltl 18/07/2008; (1) Countryside Alliance & ors (2) Francis Derwin & ors (3) Brian Friend & Hugh Thomas (claimants) v (1) Attorney-General (2) Secretary of State ?for the Environment Food & Rural Affairs & anor (defendants) & RSPCA (intervener) (2005), (2006) UKHRR 73, (2005) NPC 107, Times, August 3 2005; (1) Robert Persey & ors (2) Peter Jackson & ors (3) Stephen Hindmarsh & ors (appellants) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (respondent) & (1) Associated Newspapers Ltd (2) MGN Ltd (3) Telegraph Group Ltd (4) British Broadcasting Corporation (5) Guardian Newspapers Ltd (interveners) & Dr Iain Anderson (interested party) (2002), (2003) QB 794, (2002) 3 WLR 704, (2002) NPC 44, Times, March 28 2002, Daily Telegraph March 28 2002.
Career
Called 1996; called to Bar of Northern Ireland 2007; called to Bar of the State of New York (FLC) 2007; registered arbitrator at DIAC; registered to practice at DIFC.
Languages
Good French, basic Russian and Italian.
Member
COMBAR; Chancery Bar Association; American Counsel Association; Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; TECBAR.
Education
Merchant Taylors’ School; Trinity College, Cambridge (BA Hons; MA).
Leisure
Sailing, singing, travel, wine.
Practice Areas
ADR; Commercial; Pensions
