7 King’s Bench Walk has members who handle disputes across the full operational chain from downstream to upstream, including exploration, the licensing of oil and gas fields, and the negotiation of supply contracts. Jonathan Gaisman KC represented the claimant in VTB Bank v JSC Antipinsky Refinery and Sberbank of Russia, which concerns attempts to recover €250m for alleged breach of contract, deceit and conspiracy. New silk Jason Robinson KC is recently handled a successful application for summary judgment to recover a $26m unpaid debt from Cummins Power Generation Ltd. Among the juniors focusing on energy matters, Michael Ryan truly stands out. His work for Apache North Sea Limited in a case against several oil and gas majors.
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Profile
Position
Barrister and arbitrator specialising in all fields of commercial law, particularly insurance, banking, professional negligence, shipping, oil and gas, and international trade.
Career
Qualified 1979; Inner Temple; QC 1995; current directorships: International Musicians Seminar (Prussia Cove); Streetwise Opera.
Languages
Reasonable French and German.
Education
Eton College; Worcester College, Oxford (1977 MA; 1978 BCL).
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- 'Excellent. The clerks are always ready to help in any way they can. Gary Rose, in particular, is exceptional.'
- 'Greg Leyden is a real joy to work with.'
- 'The clerks' room is efficient and very user-friendly.'
- 'Very strong set with quality across the KCs and juniors.'
- 'Strong set with quality all around.'