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20 ESSEX STREET
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Christopher Hancock KC
Work Department
- Commercial law
- General contractual disputes
- Insurance and reinsurance
- Jurisdictional disputes
- Sales of goods and international trade (including commodities and banking)
- Shipping (carriage by sea, ship sale and purchase, shipbuilding)
Position
Christopher has appeared before courts at all levels, including the High Court, Court of Appeal, House of Lords and Privy Council.
Christopher is a Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) accredited mediator and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is also an LMAA supporting member and sits regularly as a commercial arbitrator.
He is a former Chairman of the Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR).
Christopher was appointed as a Recorder in 2004 and a deputy High Court judge in 2008. He sits regularly as a judge of the Commercial Court.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Shipping
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Christopher Hancock KC –Twenty Essex ‘One of the cleverest and nicest people at the Bar.’
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 3London Bar > Commodities
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 5Christopher Hancock KC – Twenty Essex ‘Very talented, but pleasant and fun to work with, he is one of the cleverest and nicest people at the Bar.’