Brick Court Chambers is ‘a premium set reliably delivering a very premium service’ with members frequently involved in matters relating to energy sector M&A, joint ventures, investments, and asset purchases. In Spottiswoode v Nexans (Power Cables CPO), Helen Davies KC acted for electrical cable producer Prysmian in an application seeking £300m in damages in respect of the supply of high-voltage underground and submarine power cables connecting onshore and offshore windfarms to the UK power network. Edward Ho is representing Naftogaz in a dispute with the Russian state concerning assets seized when it invaded Crimea in 2014, seeking to enforce arbitral awards in jurisdictions around the world. Charlotte Thomas, acted for the defence in Shandong Offshore v Andresen & Anor, a case concerning the project management of an offshore oil project.
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Profile
Position
Edward advises on commercial disputes of all kinds, in particular those with a public or private international law element, and has appeared as sole counsel in the Court of Appeal, High Court and in arbitration. Across Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 Edward is identified as a leading junior in five practice areas: Commercial Dispute Resolution; International Commercial Arbitration; Public International Law; Civil Fraud and Energy.
Career
Call: 2009
Education
- BA (Law), Downing College, Cambridge, (Double First Class Hons.)
- BVC, Inns of Court School of Law, (Very Competent)
- Hague Academy of International Law (Directed Studies in Private International Law)
- Senior Harris Scholar & College Prize, Downing College (2007)
- Queen Mother Scholar, Middle Temple (2007)
- Harris Scholar & Harris Prize for Especial Distinction, Downing College (2006)
- Rebecca Flower Scholar, University of Cambridge (2006)
- The Times Law Awards, Runner Up (2007, 2005, 2004)
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- 'The clerks have always been extremely pleasant to deal with. Ben Rippengale was the clerk and he was always friendly and responsive.'
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- 'Very good and responsive clerking team who are a pleasure to work with.'
- 'They're responsive and commercial, and easy to have the difficult conversations with.'
- 'Brick Court is undoubtedly one of the leading commercial sets, and its members are uniformly excellent.'