Profiles

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Barrister and Partner, Kobre & Kim LLP 

Kobre & Kim LLP is an international litigation boutique with offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Washington DC, Miami, Cayman Islands, and British Virgin Islands. 

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Senior Clerk at Francis Taylor Building FTB is a long established leading public law set, with particular expertise in planning, land valuation, infrastructure, environmental, public law, licensing, religious liberty and ecclesiastical law and regulatory law. 

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Former High Court Judge of the Commercial Court (1992-2007); Presiding Judge (2006-2007); former Deputy Chief Justice, DIFC Court, Dubai (2010-2013); arbitrator member of 24 Lincoln’s Inn Fields and Arbitration Chambers, Singapore. 

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Silk, New Square Chambers  

New Square Chambers is one of the leading commercial Chancery sets in London specialising in commercial Chancery; company and insolvency; property; trusts and estates; tax; public law and offshore work. 

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Barrister, Landmark Chambers 

Landmark Chambers is a leading chambers in England & Wales offering integrated advice and advocacy in real property, planning, environmental, rating and public law  

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Barrister, 4 Pump Court 

4 Pump Court is a leading barristers’ chambers with expertise in commercial, construction, energy, professional negligence, shipping, information technology and telecommunications work. 

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Joint Senior Clerk, 7KBW 

7KBW is a leading set of chambers with experts specialising in the full breadth of commercial law. 

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Silk, 2 Bedford Row 

2 Bedford Row is one of the country’s leading criminal and regulatory sets specialising in high profile fraud and murder cases, health and safety and professional disciplinary proceedings. 

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Barrister, Thomas Bingham Chambers 

Thomas Bingham Chambers is a newly formed common law set specialising in civil litigation, crime, family and regulatory matters. 

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Senior Clerk, 20 Essex Street 

20 Essex Street is a leading international set of commercial barristers’ chambers in London and Singapore specialising in international arbitration, commercial, EU, competition, insolvency and public international law disputes. 

What have been some of the highlights of your career?
I am fortunate there have been more than a few. Being appointed Joint Senior Clerk here in ’96 was a proud day. I started clerking in ’76 in what is now Henderson Chambers for 8 years, then spent 4 years at Blackstone Chambers. I’ve been at 20 Essex Street since ’88. I was elected Chairman of the IBC in March this year, although it should be noted I was unopposed. However, my proudest moment is undoubtedly being instrumental in setting up the UK’s first fully staffed and full-time international chambers in Maxwell Chambers, Singapore in October 2009; I had been working on this behind the scenes since 2007. Meeting representatives from MinLaw and the AG’s Department in Singapore was great fun and a real eye-opener in discussing and planning with them for the future and how to succeed. That initiative has been a great success for 20 Essex Street.