Michael Coburn KC > Twenty Essex > London, England > Lawyer Profile
Twenty Essex Offices
20 ESSEX STREET
LONDON
WC2R 3AL
England
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Michael Coburn KC
Work Department
- Arbitration and mediation
- Commodities
- Commercial law
- Insurance and reinsurance
- Private international law
- Shipping
Position
Michael practises in all aspects of commercial law, usually with an international dimension, with particular emphasis on shipping, international sale of goods, and commodities.
He is a specialist in a broad cross-section of shipping and international trade issues including disputes arising out of charterparties, general average, commodities and shipbuilding contracts. He has acted in precedent setting cases such as Spar v GCL heard in the Court of Appeal concerning the obligation to pay hire.
Michael acts in English court and arbitration proceedings. He has acted as arbitrator in a number of references.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Shipping
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Michael Coburn KC –Twenty Essex ‘Very competent, well prepared, most helpful, and a deep thinker.’
London Bar > Commodities
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 4Michael Coburn KC – Twenty Essex ‘A very pleasant person to work with, he knows his commodities law extremely well and has a very strong intellect.’