‘Very professional and rightly highly regarded’, Brick Court Chambers remain active in international disputes and arbitrations involving states, private entities, and investors. The set’s members are regularly instructed by prominent charities and NGOs in public international matters. Edward Ho has ongoing involvement representing the claimant in Naftogaz vs the Russian Federation, which concerns the enforcement of arbitration awards worth over $4 billion which involves arguments of state immunity under international law, and ’intellectual powerhouse‘ Maya Lester KC has a broad public law practice, with recent work including representing the applicant in a public law challenge to the FCDO’s decision to sanction a Belarusian company.
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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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- 'This set has great strength in depth.'
- 'Brick Court Chambers is probably the best commercial and public law chambers in London. It is very professional and rightly highly regarded.'