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Marie Louise Kinsler KC KC
Work Department
Private International Law, Insurance, Product Liability, Travel, Personal Injury, EU Motor Directive
Position
Marie Louise Kinsler KC specialises in private international law. She is sought after for her expertise on jurisdiction, choice of law and enforcement in a broad range of international claims. She has particular experience in insurance, travel law cases and group claims involving environmental law and human rights.
Marie Louise has appeared in a number of landmark conflicts cases in the Supreme Court, including the Brownlie litigation [2021] UKSC 45, Vedanta Resources plc v Lungowe [2019] UKSC 20, Iraqi Civilians v Ministry of Defence [2016] UKSC 25 and Cox v Ergo Versicherung AG [2014] UKSC. Other notable cases include: HRH Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell plc, Laserpoint v Prime Minister of Malta [2016], XL v AXA [2016] Lloyd’s Rep 420, Wall v Mutuelle de Poitiers [2014]. She is highly experienced in working with foreign lawyers in both English and foreign court proceedings as well as in arbitrations.
Clients benefit from Marie Louise’s academic work in private international law which she has pursued alongside her practice at the Bar. In recent years this has included teaching the International Commercial Litigation course at Cambridge University with Professor Richard Fentiman KC (hon). In 2021, in recognition of her expertise on choice of law, she was appointed as the National Rapporteur for the UK and Ireland for the European Commission’s 2021 review into the application of Rome II in the Member States.
Lawyer Rankings
London Bar > Group litigation
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Marie Louise Kinsler KC – 2 Temple Gardens ‘Marie Louise is an absolute authority on complex issues of international litigation, particularly jurisdiction and foreign law. She has an ability few barristers have to distil the most abstract legal issues into a form that judges will readily understand and follow, making her extremely effective in court.’
2 Temple Gardens is recommended for strength in private international and administrative law, with the set’s focus areas encompassing product liability and personal injury claims, as well as healthcare and environment-related litigation. Charles Dougherty KC remains busy being instructed in both Diesel emission claims and in relation to the fire at Grenfell Tower. Acting for Colombian claimants, Marie Louise Kinsler KC pursued an environmental damages claim against a British company arising from a crude oil spill which caused pollution of watercourses. Alistair Mackenzie acts for hundreds of Liverpool FC supporters seeking damages for physical and psychological injuries out of the chaos at the Champions League final in Paris in 2022 in which Liverpool fans suffered physical and psychological injuries, allegedly due to safety failures culminating with the French police using tear gas and pepper spray.
London Bar > Insurance and reinsurance
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 5Marie Louise Kinsler KC –2 Temple Gardens ‘She is the go-to barrister for any conflict of law dispute. Absolutely top rate.’
London Bar > Personal injury
(Leading Silks)Ranked: Tier 2Marie Louise Kinsler KC –2 Temple Gardens ‘Commercial. Good analysis of cases. Nice to work with and supportive at the key times.’