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Iain Quirk KC KC
Position
Has a broad commercial practice before the English courts and in arbitration. His practice has a particular emphasis on international commercial arbitration and investment arbitration. Regularly advises and appears as counsel in arbitrations under all of the main international institutions and is also appointed as arbitrator, including recent appointments in energy arbitrations. In the commercial law field, acts for major international corporate clients particularly in the financial, energy and construction sectors. Often instructed on commercial and employment cases in the Commercial Court and Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court. Extensive expertise in acting for sports and media companies and individuals, in particular relating to the music industry and, on the sports side, Formula 1, football and horseracing. On the Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel (B Panel) and has appeared for the UK Government at all levels up to the Supreme Court. Recommended in ‘The Legal 500’ since 2009 as a Leading Junior for Media, Entertainment and Sport. In 2009, named as one of the ‘barristers to watch’ by ‘Legal Week’, in which he was cited as an ‘excellent and reliable junior: good team-player, great attitude and first-class draftsman’. Areas of expertise: administrative and public law; banking & financial services; commercial fraud; commercial litigation; competition law; conflict of laws; construction and engineering; employment law; energy and utilities; international commercial arbitration; media and entertainment; public international law; sports law. Assistant editor of the ‘European Human Rights Reports’.
Career
Called 2002, Lincoln’s Inn; junior counsel to the Crown (C Panel) 2007, (B Panel) 2012.
Languages
French (basis); Mandarin Chinese (elementary).
Education
University of Nottingham (LLB (First Class)).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Media and entertainment
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3Iain Quirk KC – Essex Court Chambers ‘Very user-friendly.’
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Iain Quirk KC – Essex Court Chambers ‘Great preparation and attention to detail; powerful and persuasive submissions, and great with witnesses – a top class team player.’
London Bar > Energy
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Iain Quirk KC – Essex Court Chambers ‘Ian demonstrates great preparation and attention to detail, and delivers powerful and persuasive submissions. Great with witnesses, he is a top-class team player.’
London Bar > International arbitration: arbitrators
Arbitrators at 24 Lincoln’s Inn Fields is ‘top notch in international arbitration’ and ‘has an outstanding roster of arbitrators’ that cater to the full spectrum of industries, most notably construction, energy, insurance and reinsurance, and shipping. Chambers, an affiliate of Essex Court Chambers, fields an impressive array of high-ranking former judges, esteemed silks, including David Mildon KC, Jeffrey Gruder KC, Iain Quirk KC, Graham Dunning KC and David Joseph KC and up-and-coming arbitrators, such as Angeline Welsh KC and Benedict Tompkins. Lord Collins is a full-time arbitrator in demand.