International arbitration: counsel

‘David is very responsive, very tough and always up for a fight.’

Michael Ashcroft KC

‘Michael is one of the best advocates at the Bar. He is unbelievably bright and has impeccable judgement.’

Guy Blackwood KC

Extremely commercial in his approach, very efficient and very responsive.'

Richard Boulton KC

‘Richard is a top drawer barrister, owing partly to his experience prior to coming to the Bar. His advocacy is very credible and persuasive.’

Veronique Buehrlen KC

‘She is extremely thorough and really gets to grip with Issues. a delight to work with.’

Rupert Choat KC

'Rupert is a very effective advocate, using a matter-of-factly, fact-based style and approach.'

Alain Choo Choy KC

‘Very hands on, sharp and responsive.’

Huw Davies KC

‘Very competent advocate, thorough and effective.’

Stephen Dennison KC

‘Stephen is a brilliant advocate and extremely diligent. He is able to cut across complex issues quickly, focusing on the core issues in dispute.’

Ricky Diwan KC

'A blue sky thinker who is not afraid to take on difficult points and run them very well. Extremely bright and analytically strong.'

Chantal-Aimée Doerries KC

'She is thorough, solid and persuasive. A very elegant and effective advocate.'

Philip Edey KC

‘Philip is brilliant on his feet, an excellent strategist and a wonderful team player – a rare combination indeed.’

Andrew Goddard KC

‘Hugely experienced. Very pragmatic and responsive.’

Alexander Gunning KC

'One of the leading arbitration practitioners at the Bar.'

Richard Harding KC

'A great mind with outstanding experience.'

Timothy Howe KC

'An excellent advocate and charming.'

James Howells KC

‘A go-to silk: razor-sharp, a master of the detail, pragmatic and a true pleasure to deal with.’

Adrian Hughes KC

39 Essex Chambers

'Adrian is very intelligent and quickly gets a handle on cases. He clearly articulates his advice to clients in a commercially minded manner.'

Simon Hughes KC

‘Simon is a master strategist who is able to see ahead of all the moving parts, advise on realistic outcomes, and lead the team on a clear path to achieve them.’

Andrew Hunter KC

'He is immensely dependable and a leader of the profession.'

Riaz Hussain KC

David Lewis KC

'He is a fine advocate who remains polite and controlled. He is always measured.'

Simon Lofthouse KC

'An exceptionally talented trial advocate. Hard working and phenomenal memory.'

Tim Lord KC

‘Tim stands out. A fabulous advocate, very commercial and legally strategically astute.’

Alison Macdonald KC

'Hugely experienced, highly intelligent, collegiate and easy to work with. A leading silk.'

Harry Matovu KC

'Harry Matovu is simply excellent - clever, incredibly effective and a pleasure to work with.'

John McCaughran KC

'John is one of the leading commercial silks. A true class act, and a stand out lawyer.'

Ewan McQuater KC

'Hugely experienced, towering presence in international arbitration.'

Wendy Miles KC

'Very good judgement. Very good client liaison skills.'

Stephen Moriarty KC

'Stephen is an exceptional barrister- top class and very approachable.'

Sean O’Sullivan KC

'Very user-friendly and approachable.'

Andrew Rigney KC

Crown Office Chambers

'Very clever, great in court, works very hard, gifted communicator with clients and very collaborative and user friendly.'

David Scorey KC

'Highly analytical, deep sector knowledge, prompt response and service oriented and commercial.'

Paul Stanley KC

'Very clever, quick-thinking and astute. Strong oral and written advocacy: persuasive and concise.'

Roger Stewart KC

'Roger has fantastic strategic instincts; he is always calm, convincing with clients, and carries the confidence of the bench.'

Robert-Jan Temmink KC

'Rob is a superb advocate and has a commanding presence in the court room. His advocacy is a genuine treat to watch.'

Nigel Tozzi KC

'Excellent advocacy. Puts arguments firmly but always sensible so keeps confidence of the tribunal. Very thorough and superb expertise on the commercial/construction side.'

Antony White KC

Matrix Chambers

'First rate. Excellent in court. Judges respect and trust him. A great team player.'

Sean Wilken KC

'Incredibly clever and very sharp. A real leader.'

Lord Wolfson KC

‘David combines razor like analysis with humour and enthusiasm.’

Timothy Young KC

'Top-class legal knowledge and advocacy - all delivered with panache and a sense of humour.'

Jern-Fei Ng KC

Duxton Hill Chambers

‘He is a tenacious advocate and a strategist. He is very good with law. His multi language ability clearly sets him apart. His cross-examination is a joy to watch.

David Bailey KC

'Brilliant advocate, forthright and not afraid to concede points which engendered respect from the Judge. Personable and lovely to work with.'

Lucas Bastin KC

'Lucas is an all-round star with strengths across the board, from substantive excellence to wonderful client relationship skills.'

James Collins KC

‘Quality at every level. James is a tough and compelling advocate who fights hard.’

Jonathan Crow KC

4 Stone Buildings

‘The best advocate at the Bar at the moment. When Jonathan talks, the courts listen.’

Rupert D’Cruz KC

Littleton Chambers

Justin Fenwick KC

Karim Ghaly KC

‘ Karim is a highly competent barrister offering excellent advocacy, strategy and most importantly, the ability to connect with the arbitrators. He’s someone a party wouldn’t want on his opposite side given his ability to get down to the details and find points appear to be seamlessly diminish the other side’s case.’

Andrew Green KC

'Andrew is an enormously user-friendly and commercial silk. One of the leading lights of the Bar.'

Alexander Hickey KC

Timothy Hill KC

‘Timothy is an outstanding barrister. A real heavyweight.’

Philippa Hopkins KC

'Philippa is extremely intelligent, energetic and tremendously well organised.'

Sa’ad Hossain KC

'A go to KC. A brilliant mind with a wonderful forensic approach to advocacy.'

Ben Juratowitch KC

‘Ben is an absolute star. He is a compelling and persuasive advocate.’

Dominic Kendrick KC

Yash Kulkarni KC

‘A silk with tenacity, who is legally and strategically astute.’

Christopher Lewis KC

Paul Lowenstein KC

'Paul is a pleasure to work with, easy-going, commercially minded, a team player that rolls up his sleeves and is excellent on his feet.'

Philip Marshall KC

Serle Court

'Philip is very bright and an outstanding advocate.'

Sara Masters KC

'Very efficient, manages proceedings with ease, very astute.'

Lynne McCafferty KC

4 Pump Court

'Good brain, hard working and yet approachable. Lynne is a go to counsel.'

Maurice Mendelson KC

David Mildon KC

Alexander Milner KC

'Alex is incredibly bright and fights tenaciously for his clients. His oral advocacy is very strong - his judgment is impeccable and he always has the ear of the court.'

Jonathan Nash KC

‘He has a very appealing style of advocacy - not hyperbole and table-banging but smooth, calm and measured. Tribunals and courts respect him of this.’

Claire Packman KC

‘Claire is an outstanding barrister. She gives clear and sensible advice, is very personable with clients, and is a real team player.’

Luke Parsons KC

'He is extremely clever and able very quickly get to the heart of complex cases. He is an excellent advocate.'

Nathan Pillow KC

'An outstanding advocate who is able to present the most complex of cases with ease. Nathan is one of a few stars of the bar who can also turn his hand to arbitration.'

Philip Riches KC

'Philip has the client's confidence entirely. He is able to read the court well.'

Marc Rowlands KC

'Incredible confidence in his knowledge and experience, calm under pressure, and attention to detail.'

Rebecca Sabben-Clare KC

'Rebecca is a phenomenal advocate. She is clear and to the point.'

Simon Salzedo KC

'Simon is quite simply the pre-eminent silk of the moment.'

Alistair Schaff KC

'Alistair is a first-rate advocate who is able to establish a real rapport with the court.'

Akhil Shah KC

'A very thoughtful and knowledgeable barrister.'

Tom Montagu-Smith KC

'Tom has an exceptional legal mind and is able to handle the most complex cases.'

George Spalton KC

'George has a thorough knowledge of investment treaty law and accompanying procedure. He is calm under pressure and is able to expertly manage client expectations and demands.'

Lord Verdirame KC

Nick Vineall KC

'Nick is personable, incisive, and fantastically clear.'

Richard Waller KC

‘Richard is exceptionally bright and quick. He is personable to clients, the tribunal and opponents.’

Sam Wordsworth KC

Matthew Gearing KC

Duxton Hill Chambers London

‘He is world-class. He is a good lawyer and is able to grasp the relevant law applicable to any case.’

Robert Anderson KC

'He's a street fighter and an excellent advocate.'

Adam Baradon KC

Richard Blakeley KC

‘Richard is simply fantastic. Extremely hard-working – he is at the same time efficient and pragmatic and was able to showcase his knowledge of sanctions as well as general commercial law. He is an incisive cross-examiner – dogged in pursuing and following through on weaknesses in a witness’ evidence whilst maintaining a courteous and professional demeanor. A real superstar.’

James Brocklebank KC

'James is able to get to the key issues in a matter very quickly and is very bright.'

Paul Buckingham KC

'Paul is great to work with as part of a big team and is happy to co-counsel. He has a great knack for seeing things through the lens of the tribunal.'

Noel Casey KC

'Noel is incredibly commercially minded and provides clients with calm, sensible advice. He is a problem solver and delivers thorough and compelling oral advocacy.'

Serena Cheng KC

‘Serena's eye to detail is exceptional in both her written and oral work whilst yet being approachable and client focused.’

Mark Chennells KC

'Very sharp, gets to grips with the most complex of cases. Will work tirelessly to try and achieve a solution to difficult points.'

Stephen Cogley KC

Nicholas Craig KC

'Nick is a very good advocate and is able to read the room well and adapt his advocacy depending on the judge and case in hand.'

Simon Davenport KC

'Simon's strengths are his infectious energy and dogged determination to pursue all angles of a matter. He is very personable and operates well within a team structure.'

Marcos Dracos KC

‘Marcos is very good to work with. He is able to focus on the key issues and overlook any noise. He is good at communicating with clients and digesting and presenting very complex cases in an understandable way.’

Richard Eschwege KC

Siddharth Dhar KC

Louis Flannery KC

Littleton Chambers

‘Louis is one of the best: commercially aware of the clients’ needs, deeply engaged, and consistently well-prepared. He handles matters personally, ensuring that the client gets top-notch advice.’

Andrew Fulton KC

'Andrew is incredibly bright and very commercial. He is like a dog with a bone and will fight for clients to the end.'

Lucy Garrett KC

'A great advocate, very easy style, clients love working with her.'

Charles Graham KC

'Charming to clients and terrifying for opponents.'

George Hayman KC

Maitland Chambers

‘He is superb. His advocacy is clear, helpful and effective. He was prepared to the nth degree on every detail and gains the tribunal's trust.’

Josephine Higgs KC

‘Jo is an exceptionally gifted lawyer with vast knowledge and experience in the insurance/reinsurance and arbitration fields. She is a hugely compelling advocate: clear, efficient, well-structured, and immensely persuasive.’

Stephen Hofmeyr KC

‘Stephen is a very strong advocate operating at the highest level. Very thorough with high level legal analysis, and makes sure his arguments are fully understood with forceful clarity.’

Michael Holmes KC

'Michael Holmes KC is bright, engaging and knowledgeable. He is a first choice.'

Stephen Houseman KC

‘Stephen is a first choice for arbitration-related court litigation: challenges to awards, challenges to arbitrators, anti-suit injunctions, etc. Stephen is a forceful advocate and is very good at distilling a core message, and this is reflected in his highly condensed and compelling skeleton arguments. He’s also good fun and a great team player.’

Stuart Isaacs KC

Wilberforce Chambers

Jawdat Khurshid KC

'Clarity of thought, personable and collaborative approach. Firmness of view.'

Neil Kitchener KC

Calum Lamont KC

'Calum is incredibly smart and immersed in the detail of a case, not only the legal aspects of it but also the technical components.'

James Leabeater KC

'Excellent advocate who provides consistently solid advice.'

Richard Liddell KC

4 New Square Chambers

'Rick is an excellent advocate, with a warm, mellifluous style which is attractive and compelling. He is experienced in many areas, with a particular interest and experience in sporting disputes, as well as in commercial arbitration matters, and performs with charm and insight in all cases.'

Richard Lissack KC

'A brilliant forensic mind who is able to pick up difficult cases and spot the issues within minutes. A pleasure to work with and a formidable advocate.'

Peter MacDonald Eggers KC

Unrivalled knowledge of the law which shines through in his oral advocacy. Judges trust him and listen to him with respect on the law.'

Stephen Midwinter KC

'Highly intelligent. Down-to earth. Succinct and punchy on paper and on his feet.'

Vincent Moran KC

'Richard is the complete package: a brilliant advocate (both orally and in writing), encyclopaedic on the law, a great tactician and always available.'

Richard Morgan KC

Maitland Chambers

Justin Mort KC

‘Justin is at the top of the field. Justin knows how to win cases and is a formidable advocate.’

Zoe O’Sullivan KC

Serle Court

'Strong legal analysis - gets across issues very quickly. She is able to digest huge amounts of material and boil it all down into a succinct and clearly written award.'

Henry Forbes Smith KC

‘Henry is an exceptionally clever lawyer who can be relied upon to think of creative and effective solutions that no-one else would come up with.’

Fiona Parkin KC

'Fiona is great to work with and a tireless barrister - she communicates well, works well with a team, is good fun, and a brilliant barrister.'

Fionn Pilbrow KC

'Hard working and clever. Lovely measured advocacy.'

Benjamin Pilling KC

David Quest KC

'David has an exceptional legal brain, and is a stand-out barristers.'

Iain Quirk KC

'Iain has an incisive mind which he applies well to strategic issues. His advocacy is measured, clear and powerful.'

Adam Robb KC

39 Essex Chambers

Adam's biggest strength is his ability to think strategically while also getting on op of the forensic details of the case. He is a real team player who is willing to get stuck in.'

Thomas Roe KC

3 Hare Court

'Tom advises on complex and cross jurisdictional legal issues in a clear and simple language. His advocacy is to the point, addressing all relevant issues and conducted in a manner that keeps his audience focused on his narrative.'

Daniel Saoul KC

'A complete junior silk, deeply analytical mind and a particularly tenacious and effective advocate.'

Dan Sarooshi KC

'Combines academic acumen with strong advocacy.'

Vasanti Selvaratnam KC

The 36 Group

'Very experienced silk, with strong oral and written advocacy. Tenacious in fighting a client's case.'

Michael Sullivan KC

'A very impressive arbitrator.'

Robert Thomas KC

Samuel Townend KC

'A highly skilled and astute barrister, Sam combines sharp intellect with a grounded, practical approach to his work.'

Luke Pearce KC

Ben Valentin KC

'Ben is phenomenal. His combination of fierce intelligence and commercial common sense make him unstoppable.'

Steven Walker KC

33 Chancery Lane

Steven Walker KC

'Steven is brilliant with clients, very responsive and commercial and fights the case like its his own. Clients love him. He is a real specialist in arbitration and has been for 30 years.'

John Wardell KC

Wilberforce Chambers

‘John is a brilliant mind. One of the top barristers at the bar at the moment.’

Angeline Welsh KC

'Angeline is phenomenally hard working, accomplished and deeply knowledgeable in respect of arbitration law. Her written advocacy is excellent and she is equally very assured on her feet and unscripted.'

James Willan KC

'James has a razor sharp mind and is quite simply one of the two or three stars of his generation at the bar.'

Crispin Winser KC

Crown Office Chambers

'Brilliant advocate - has the ear of the court.'

Emily Wood KC

'She is a compelling and efficient advocate. Her oral advocacy is well structured, measured and highly persuasive.'

Alexander Wright KC

‘Alexander is brilliant.’

Khawar Qureshi KC

McNair International

'Khawar is an extremely experienced advocate. He knows the law and can read a tribunal.'

2026 Silks

Ravi Aswani KC

The 36 Group

‘Ravi is an exceptional barrister. He is consistently a first port of call for complex international arbitration matters. His knowledge of his subject is extremely well-developed, coupled with excellent attention to detail. As an advocate, he is highly effective and persuasive, particularly in the arbitration arena. He is calm, incredibly well-prepared, and has a strong presence that allows him to effectively guide tribunals.’

Timothy Killen KC

‘Tim has a very calm assured manner. He is experienced at handling witnesses and exudes authority.’

David Lowe KC

‘Great with detailed cases and is on top of the detail. Very easy to work with. Excellent drafting and communications skills. A real pleasure to work with.’

Gemma Morgan KC

Nehali Shah KC