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William Hooper
Work Department
Member of Chambers
Position
Will is recognised as a leading junior in commercial dispute resolution. He has a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice and acts both led and unled in a wide range of commercial matters, including banking and finance, sale of goods, private equity, shipping and international trade, energy, civil and commercial fraud, media and advertising, telecoms, and competition.
Will regularly appears in the High Court (Commercial Court and Chancery Division) and in arbitration, as well as off-shore. He was named The Lawyer’s Barrister of the Week in June 2021 after successfully representing the claimants unled in the Court of Appeal in Fisken v Carl [2021] EWCA Civ 792 (the Ferrari 250 GTO case which attracted global media attention and which was marked as one of The Lawyer’s top 15 appeals of 2021). Will was also recognised as one of The Lawyer’s Hot 100 legal professionals for 2022, one of only 19 barristers to feature.
Will read History and English Literature at Jesus College, Oxford, finishing with the second highest First in the university. After spending some time in the charity sector, he took the GDL at City Law School and the Bar Course at BPP Law School, ranking second in his year at BPP. He was awarded the top scholarship from the Middle Temple for both years of his legal training.
Education
BA (Hons), Oxford, GDL (City), BPTC (BPP)
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3William Hooper – Brick Court Chambers ‘William is a standout performer. Very clever and thoughtful – good on strategy and strong written advice.’
London Bar > Crypto and blockchain assets
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2William Hooper – Brick Court Chambers ‘His advocacy is always logical and cogent.’