Henry Hoskins > Chambers of Lord Grabiner KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Chambers of Lord Grabiner KC
One Essex Court
TEMPLE
LONDON
EC4Y 9AR
England
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Position

Henry Hoskins’ practice covers a wide spectrum of commercial dispute resolution, including litigation and international arbitration. Henry has acted in complex, high-value litigation in the High Court and the Court of Appeal led by senior members of Chambers, as well as regularly appearing as sole counsel in the High Court (including the Commercial Court, the Chancery Division, and the Queen’s Bench Division). He also has experience of international arbitration, including under the LCIA, ICC and Swiss Rules, and of arbitration issues in the Commercial Court. He has published a number of commentaries concerning commercial law in the Journal of International Banking and Financial Law and the Law Quarterly Review.

Career

Called 2003, Lincoln’s Inn.

Languages

French (reasonably fluent conversational).

Memberships

Chancery Bar Association, COMBAR

Education

University of Oxford (2012 BCL (Distinction)); Paris II University: Panthéon-Assas (2010 Certificat Supérieur de Droit Français); University of Oxford (BA Law with Law Studies in France (First Class)).

Lawyer Rankings

London Bar > International arbitration: counsel

‘A class outfit and a really strong chambers for all things energy and broader commercial work’, One Essex Court ‘has extraordinary strength in depth.’ Members regularly appear in many of the main arbitral centres, representing clients in arbitration proceedings across a broad spectrum of industries, including aviation, construction and infrastructure, energy and mining, finance and banking as well as transport and telecoms. Recent examples include Hulley Enterprises Limited, Yukos Universal Limited and Veteran Petroleum Limited v The Russian Federation in which Laurence Rabinowitz KC, leading Henry Hoskins, acted for the Russian Federation in proceedings brought by the claimants in the Commercial Court for the recognition and enforcement of arbitration awards made in an international arbitration pursuant to the Energy Charter Treaty. Notable practitioners include Sa’ad Hossain KC on the senior end – Henry Forbes Smith KC and Marcos Dracos KC joined the silk ranks in March 2023.  Nehali Shah, Michelle Menashy and Rachel Oakeshott are strong and sought-after juniors.