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Sean Snook
Work Department
- Arbitration and mediation
- Banking and derivatives
- Commercial law
- Conflicts of laws
- Insurance and reinsurance
- International trade, commodities and sale of goods
- Private international law
- Shipping
Position
Sean advises and represents clients in a broad range of commercial and private international law disputes.
He has appeared in the Court of Appeal and the High Court (particularly the Commercial Court). Sean has also been instructed to represent clients before all the major arbitral bodies (including the LMAA, GAFTA, FOSFA, ICC, LCIA, HKIAC, London Metal Exchange and Refined Sugar Association).
In addition to trial work, Sean has extensive experience in interim proceedings, in particular obtaining freezing orders, inspection orders and anti-suit injunctions. He has also assisted in mediations.
Before joining Chambers, Sean worked for 11 years at Morgan Grenfell & Co Ltd (the investment banking division of Deutsche Bank AG). He was an Associate Director specialising in project and export finance, syndicated loan finance, and corporate and debt restructuring.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Shipping
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Sean Snook –Twenty Essex ‘An insightful senior junior.’
London Bar > Banking and finance (including consumer credit)
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 4Sean Snook – Twenty Essex ‘An excellent all-rounder who produces excellent written work and advocates in a clear and compelling way. Sean can be relied on to manage a case with or without support from leading counsel, which is very reassuring.’
London Bar > Commodities
(Leading Juniors)Ranked: Tier 3Sean Snook –Twenty Essex ‘Sean has a very collaborative and co-operative approach, and he has sound judgement.’