Expertise

International commercial arbitration

Foreign languages: French, German and Italian

Background

Joined the firm as Of Counsel in 2023
Made Partner in 2024
Previously worked at 3 Hare Court (Chambers of Howard Stevens KC from 2005-2023
His expertise also includes extensive advocacy training:
Founder of the UK non-profit, International Advocacy Academy (IAA), which has trained European arbitration advocates in cross-examination through local bar associations and arbitral institutions since 2012
Co-chair of Middle Temple’s advanced advocacy-training course for junior barristers from 2020
Member of the Middle Temple Education & Training Committee (2015-2019)
ABA International Law Section Council member since 2024
He has also carried out roles within the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), ABA, Middle Temple International Committee, COMBAR and Legalmondo
Author of multiple articles in international publications

Qualifications

Called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Middle Temple
Inst. of Arbitrators: Fellow (2010)
Diploma in International Arbitration, CIArb, Keble, Oxford (2010)
Inns of Court School of Law (1995-1996)
LLB from City University (1995)
MA from Edinburgh University Classics (1992)

Knowledge Sharing

Dexia S.A. v Comune di Torino [2025] EWHC 1903 (Comm): High Court of England and Wales finally provides clarity on ISDA jurisdiction clause(s) after Brexit

In Dexia S.A. v Comune di Torino [2025] EWHC 1903 (Comm), the High Court of Justice of England and Wales has provided important guidance on the standard jurisdiction clause in the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement. In particular, Butcher J’s summary judgment upholds the ISDA jurisdiction clause as ( …