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Edward Harrison
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Edward Harrison has a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice encompassing civil fraud, banking and finance, professional negligence (including accountants’ negligence and proceedings involving the FRC), energy and the conflict of laws. He also has experience of public international law and human rights, and is regularly instructed in proceedings overseas (including, on a number of occasions, before the DIFC and QFC Courts). Before coming to the Bar, Edward was an undergraduate and graduate student at Worcester College, Oxford, where he was subsequently a lecturer in contract law.
Edward has been instructed in a number of the leading commercial cases before the English Courts of recent years, including ENRC v Dechert, BayernLB v Bernie Ecclestone, Libyan Investment Authority v Goldman Sachs and UBS v KWL. His recommendations in the legal directories cover multiple practice areas, including commercial litigation, civil fraud and professional negligence. As well as referring to his “very strong intellectual and analytical mind” and “commercial approach” he is also described as “fantastically responsive” and a “strong team player”.
Career
Call: 2008
Languages
Spanish (fluent).
Memberships
COMBAR; Lincoln’s Inn (Lord Mansfield Scholar).
Education
Worcester College, Oxford University (2006 Jurisprudence (First Class Hons)); 2007 BCL; 2008 BVC).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Edward Harrison –Brick Court Chambers ‘Edward is an outstanding junior who is a match for many KCs. He is an assured and persuasive advocate whose courtroom submissions deliver knock-out blows, and his mastery of the detail in complex cases is hugely impressive.‘
London Bar > Professional negligence
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Edward Harrison –Brick Court Chambers ‘Ed is very good on the detail. He thinks carefully and creatively around a problem and is approachable and contactable. His advocacy is clear and persuasive.’
London Bar > Fraud: civil
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Edward Harrison –Brick Court Chambers
‘Very good on the detail. He thinks carefully and creatively around a problem, and is approachable and contactable. His advocacy is clear and persuasive – very able on his feet, and his mastery of the detail and clear explanation of points gain traction with the court.‘