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Christopher Style KC
Position
King’s Counsel and international commercial arbitrator. Has 40 years experience of international dispute resolution, including acting as counsel and as arbitrator in institutional and ad hoc references involving many systems of law and with seats in many of the centres of international arbitration. Practice includes disputes in many of the principal industry sectors, including banking and finance, energy and resources, construction and infrastructure, professional services, shipping and commodities, transport, hospitality and leisure, insurance, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, and technology and telecommunications. CEDR accredited mediator.
Career
Qualified 2012, Lincoln’s Inn; Silk, 2006. Between 1977 and 2012 practised at an international law firm. Qualified as a solicitor in 1979, acquired higher courts advocacy rights in 1997. Appointed silk in 2006. Called to the Bar to develop practice as arbitrator in international commercial arbitration.
Memberships
Chairman of the Board of the LCIA; Member of LCIA Court; UK Representative on ICC Commission on Arbitration; Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Education
Trinty Hall, Cambridge (MA Law, 1976).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > International arbitration: arbitrators
(Leading arbitrators)Ranked: Tier 1Christopher Style KC
–One Essex Court ‘He is extremely efficient and is excellent at driving matters forward while ensuring the parties buy in to the process. He is always very well-prepared and a delight to sit with.’
One Essex Court ‘has an outstanding cohort of arbitrators, including senior retired judges and respected commercial litigators’, popular for heavyweight commercial disputes worldwide. Members regularly receive appointments as independent arbitrators in a wide range of domestic and international disputes, sitting as sole arbitrators or as part of a tribunal. Leading full time arbitrators include Dame Elizabeth Gloster, Christopher Style KC, Ian Glick KC, Peter Leaver KC, Lord Neuberger and Andrew Foyle.