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Mr Joe-han Ho

020 7832 1111 joe-han.ho@39essex.com

Position

Joe-han practises across the full spectrum of commercial disputes. He has a particular focus on banking, insolvency, and construction disputes. He has appeared in the Court of Appeal, the High Court and before international arbitral tribunals.

He was ranked in the Legal 500 (2023) as a Rising Star, and in the Legal 500 (2024) as a Leading Individual.

His appearances have been subject to judicial remarks, including:

• “as Mr Jory [QC] and Mr Joe-han Ho point out, in their lucid and concise post-hearing written submission…” Townley & Anor v Inter Export LLC [2018] EWCA Civ 2068 (Lady Justice Arden, as she then was)
• “This appeal was argued extremely skilfully by [Mr Ho].” Dubai First PJSC v Wright [2019] (unreported) (Mr Justice Barling)
• “… [Mr Ho’s] excellent written closing outline submissions.” The Sky’s The Limit Transformations Ltd v Dr Mohamed Mirza [2022] EWHC 29 (TCC) (HHJ Stephen Davies)
• “… excellent submissions” Bank of Baroda and Ors v GVK and Ors [2022] (Mrs Justice Cockerill)

Publications

Chapter in GAR’s ‘The Guide to Construction Arbitration’ (5th edn, 2023): Alternative dispute resolution in construction and infrastructure disputes (co-authored with Marion Smith QC and Hannah McCarthy)

Chapter in ‘Wilmot-Smith on Construction Contracts’ (4th edn. May 2021): Exemption and Limitations on Liability (co-authored with Jonathan Bellamy)

PLC Dispute Resolution Blogpost (Oct 2019): ‘A short judgment must be a careful judgment… or risk a retrial’

‘Sham Trusts’ (2016) 22(4) Trusts & Trustees 464 (co-authored with Sunil Gadhia and Konrad Rodgers)

‘Trust structures under English law’, Legal Insight, September 2015 (co-authored with Sunil Gadhia and Konrad Rodgers)

‘TAEL One Partners: contractual interpretation as an iterative process’ (2015) 5 Journal of Business Law 393 (co-authored with Konrad Rodgers)

Career

2016: Called to the Bar

2015: Qualified as a solicitor

2013: Trainee solicitor at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

In addition to legal practice, also held academic positions at various universities teaching tort law, contract law, and trusts law.

Memberships

Member, The Commercial Bar Association

Member, The Technology & Construction Bar Association

Member, The Inter-Pacific Bar Association

Member, The Chartered Institution of Arbitrators

Education

2022: Scholar, Inter-Pacific Bar Association

2016: Jarman Scholar, Inner Temple (1st in year in advocacy)

2012: B.C.L., University of Oxford

2011: LL.M., Harvard Law School

2010: LL.B., Durham University (1st in year)