Quadrant Chambers houses a ‘fantastic array of barristers’, who not only handle complex shipping and shipbuilding arbitrations, but are regularly instructed in matters across the energy, infrastructure, commodities and insurance sectors. Simon Rainey KC acts in high-value contract arbitrations and has appeared before a range of major institutions as well as in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague and in related proceedings before the London High Court. Luke Parsons KC is similarly adept at defending arbitration awards before the English courts and Robert-Jan Temmink KC acts both for and against foreign governments in arbitrations involving allegations of fraud and breach of contract. Ben Gardner, Gemma Morgan and Koye Akoni have busy arbitration practices and are well versed in the rues of the ICC, LCIA, DIAC, HKIAC and SIAC.
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Position
Koye has an international commercial practice which encompasses general commercial disputes, energy, shipping, commodities, aviation, and insurance. He regularly appears as sole and junior counsel in arbitrations and in the High Court, and has appeared in the Court of Appeal and Privy Council. Koye has also appeared in the Belgrade Special Court as a representative of the Cypriot holding company of Miroslav Miskovic in criminal proceedings against Mr Miskovic and others.
Prior to joining Quadrant Chambers, Koye worked in the litigation team of an oil major between 2012 and 2014. Since joining Quadrant Chambers in 2014, Koye has been involved in several high profile cases across his various practice areas including “The Atlantik Confidence” which is a landmark case in the Admiralty Court regarding the breaking of limits under the Limitation Convention 1976, “The Prestige” concerning the interplay between state immunity, jurisdiction and the enforcement of European Union judgments in England, and most recently, Selevision Saudi Company v beIN Media Group LLC which concerned the availability of counterclaims in arbitration claims commenced to enforce New York Convention awards.
Career
LLB, King’s College London, 2010 (First Class).
BCL, University of Oxford, 2012 (Distinction).
BPTC, BPP Law School, 2011 (Very Competent).
Memberships
COMBAR
Education
LLB (First Class), King’s College London (2010); BCL (Distinction), University of Oxford (2012)
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- 'Simon Slattery is responsive and keen to offer a solution where one is needed.'
- 'Seem efficient.'
- 'The service and the clerks' room at Quadrant Chambers reflects the specialty of their barristers.'
- 'All the clerks at Quadrant are excellent and they have increased in number recently. Bradley Edwards and Mike Wright are go-to clerks and both are approachable, sensile and look at the bigger picture.'
- 'Excellent training/seminar programmes.'
- 'Have very good reputation.'
- 'Quadrant Chambers are a highly regarded set of chambers with a fantastic array of barristers and equally competent clerks. There is a large number of impressive barristers at Quadrant meaning that they will more often than not have someone available for a dispute, even at short notice, and they will almost certainly be well equipped to grapple with the issues in dispute quickly and provide a clear and strategic insight on how to deal with the case.'
- 'Quadrant are head and shoulders above their main competitors in terms of quality of work, depth of Counsel - their junior end is very strong at the moment - and practical, commercial approach to commercial disputes. The set provide training sessions on request to a high standard.'