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Anton Dudnikov
Position
Anton has a broad commercial practice. He is regularly instructed in international arbitrations, as well as trials and applications in the High Court and the County Courts. He has appeared in the Court of Appeal, and is accustomed to acting both as sole counsel and as part of a team of leading and other junior counsel, solicitors and experts. Key areas of expertise include: arbitration and related court applications; banking and financial services; civil fraud and asset tracing; commercial dispute resolution; conflict of laws and private international law; European law and competition; and insurance and reinsurance.
Career
Called 2008; Gray’s Inn. Research assistant for Professor Simon Whittaker, St John’s College, Oxford (2006-07); Tutor in EC Law, St John’s College and Balliol College, Oxford (2007-08); Tutor in Jurisprudence, Wadham College, Oxford (2007-08); Research assistant, Law Commission (2008-09); Call, Gray’s Inn (2008); Pupillage at Essex Court Chambers (2009-10); Essex Court Chambers (2010).
Languages
Russian (fluent); Anton is a native Russian speaker.
Education
St John’s College, Oxford, BA (First Class Hons) (Law) (2003-06); St John’s College, Oxford, BCL, Distinction (Conflict of Laws, Restitution, Jurisprudence and Political Theory) (2006-07); BVC (Very competent) (2007-08); Keble College Advanced International Advocacy Course (2013). Awards: Casberd Scholarship (for a distinction in Law Moderations) (2004); Lord Justice Holker Award (Gray’s Inn) (2006); Herbert Hart Prize (for best performance in Jurisprudence and Political Theory) (2007); Phoenicia Scholarship (Bar European Group) (2008); Lee Essay Prize (Gray’s Inn) (2009).
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Energy
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 1Anton Dudnikov –Essex Court Chambers ‘A top-ranked junior in this area for very good reason.’
For commercial litigation and international arbitration, Essex Court Chambers is ‘at the top of most people’s list: packed with talent’, and it has a strong standing in high-value energy disputes. The set is ‘a go-to on any complex dispute given the calibre of barristers, who are reliable, responsive and always liked by clients’. It has solidified its reputation as a full-service set in recent years, having added to its core strengths in arbitration and public international law, with energy and natural resources becoming a prominent part of many members’ practice. Graham Dunning KC was successful as lead counsel representing the Kurdistan Regional Government Minister of Oil and Natural Resources, in respect of a claim for more than $1.5bn relating to change of control of two blocks under PSCs in Northern Iraq. In Cairn Energy PLC v The Republic of India, Anton Dudnikov is acting for a British company seeking to enforce a $1.7bn arbitral award against India.
London Bar > International arbitration: counsel
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3London Bar > Commercial litigation
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 2Anton Dudnikov –Essex Court Chambers
‘Anton is fiercely intelligent. His advocacy is very composed, measured and lucid. When faced with complex issues, it is obvious that judges take comfort from the clarity of Anton’s submissions.‘