Ms Stephanie Barrett > Chambers of Poonam Melwani KC > London, England > Barrister Profile

Ms Stephanie Barrett

020 7583 4444 stephanie.barrett@quadrantchambers.com

Position

Stephanie’s practice encompasses a wide range of commercial litigation and arbitration, particularly in the areas of shipping (both wet and dry), energy, shipbuilding, aviation, international trade and commodities. She undertakes drafting and advisory work in all areas of her practice. Stephanie also appears regularly (both as a junior and as sole counsel) in court hearings at High Court and County Court levels and in commercial arbitrations (on both LMAA and LCIA terms). Stephanie acted as junior counsel in the reported cases of Emma Moore v Hotelplan, t/as lnghams [2010] EWHC 276 (QB), concerning tour operator liability for excursions, and Lloyds TSB Equipment Leasing (No.1) Ltd v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2014] EWCA Civ 1062, concerning capital allowances on LNG tankers used in the Norwegian Snøhvit project. She also appeared as junior counsel in the Court of Appeal in Ford v Malaysia Airlines [2014] 1 Lloyd’s Rep. 301, concerning the meaning of ‘accident” under Article 17 of the Montreal Convention and as sole counsel in The Amity [2017] EWHC 2893 (Comm), which dealt with the proper service of arbitration notices under Section 76 of the 1996 Act. Stephanie has appeared as junior counsel in several substantial shipping, shipbuilding and offshore construction arbitrations.

Career

Called 2008; Middle Temple.   At Quadrant Chambers since call (first as pupil and subsequently as tenant).

Memberships

COMBAR, LCIA Young International Arbitration Group

Education

Pen-y-Dre High School, Merthyr Tydfil. University College, Oxford (2006 BA (Hons) Jurisprudence (Oxon), first class; 2007 Bachelor of Civil Law (Oxon), Distinction).