London Bar
Energy
Leading silk2‘The best in the business, the man you need on your side in court, he can sweet talk the most difficult judge with effortless charm. A brilliant leader who just nails it every time he is on his feet.’
Brick Court Chambers
Barristers
Vernon Flynn KC
Brick Court Chambers, London
- Phone020 7379 3550
- Email[email protected]
Position
Vernon Flynn KC ‘is a brilliant advocate who commands the attention of the court. His international experience and reputation is genuinely world class. Few can reach his heights, both intellectually and in his skills as an advocate.' (Legal 500 2026). Frequently instructed to appear in very significant high value, multi-jurisdictional disputes both domestically and across the world, Vernon has acted in cases in jurisdictions including Anguilla, Australia, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, India, Hong Kong, Qatar, St Lucia, Seychelles, Singapore, Sweden, Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates and the Virgin Islands.
Recent appearances include three Privy Council appeals, several appeals in the UKCA and the Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, two DIFC CA hearings and three ECCA appeals on appeal from the BVI.
An expert in international arbitration under most institutional rules, acting as both arbitrator and counsel and the commercial aspects of public international law, Vernon is recognised and ranked as one of the leading KCs in both L500 and Chambers and Partners in International Arbitration, Public International Law, Offshore (Bar), Dispute Resolution: Commercial, Energy and Natural Resources, Commercial Litigation and Fraud.
Career
2003-09 Visiting Fellow of the London School of Economics in International Commercial Arbitration
Silk: 2008
Call: 1991
Education
1990-1 The Inns of Court School of Law
1990 Commercial Law Tutor at LSE
1986-89 Trinity College, Cambridge - First Class Honours in Law
Mentions
London Bar
Commercial litigation
Leading silk2‘Few can reach his heights, both intellectually and in his skills as an advocate.'
London Bar
International arbitration: counsel
Leading silk1‘Vernon is one of the titans of arbitration. He is the go-to advocate for clients in their largest disputes. He attracts tribunals with his easy-going manner. Clients appreciate his tenacity – he is a real fighter.’
London Bar
Public international law
Leading silk3'Vernon is a brilliant advocate who commands the attention of the court. His international experience and reputation is genuinely world class. Few can reach his heights, both intellectually and in his skills as an advocate.'
London Bar
Fraud: civil
Leading silk2 'Vernon is a master in the art of civil fraud cases.'
Regional International Arbitration – The Bar
Construction, energy and infrastructure
Leading silk2Regional International Arbitration – The Bar
Commercial
Leading silk1The English Bar Offshore
Commercial disputes
Leading silk2 ‘Vernon is a powerful advocate who is great to have in your corner in the toughest of cases. He combines a spectacular ability on his feet with an incisive mind and a commercial approach, and he is definitely the silk for those big-ticket bruising battles where no punches are pulled.’
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