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3-4 SOUTH SQUARE, GRAY'S INN
LONDON
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England
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Mark Arnold KC
Position
Mark specialises in domestic and cross-border restructuring and insolvency, banking and finance, commercial law and company law.
In recent years, Mark has appeared or advised in major restructurings and insolvencies and other substantial matters in various sectors, including energy (TXU), oil and gas (Paragon Offshore, Prospector and others), banking and financial services (MF Global, ARM Asset backed Securities, SAAD, Lehman, Kaupthing and others), pensions (Lehman: Storm Funding and Dana), retail (Stripes, Card Protection Plan, Woolworths), shipping (Northsea Base Investments Group and others, principally Chinese and Korean shipbuilders), telecommunications (Phones4U, Hellas Telecommunications, Dolphin and others).
Mark is a contributor to Company Directors: Duties, Liabilities and Remedies (Mortimore, OUP, 3rd edition 2017: chapters on directors’ duties) and Cross-Border Insolvency Fourth Edition (Sheldon, Bloomsbury, 2015: chapter on the EU Insolvency Regulation). He was co-author (with Peter Arden QC) of the joint response of the Chancery Bar Association and the Bar Council to the EU consultation on the amendment of the Insolvency Regulation 1346/2000, leading to the recast Insolvency Regulation 2015/848.
Career
Called 1988; QC 2013.
Memberships
Commercial Bar Association, Chancery Bar Association.
Education
Downing College, University of Cambridge (1990 MA).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Company
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Mark Arnold KC – South Square ‘Mark is thoughtful, considered and always able to back up with advice with authority, and he holds the court’s attention well.’
London Bar > Insolvency
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Mark Arnold KC –South Square ‘Mark is the leader in his field. He is technically very very good, he is enthusiastic about his subject matter, he is extremely knowledgeable and really gets into the detail. He is also very approachable, easy to work with, proactive and willing to assist.’