Quadrant Chambers is a set of commercial barristers specialising in international commercial disputes. Quadrant is recognised as a leading set in the fields of shipping, insurance & reinsurance, commodities, aviation, energy, international arbitration, travel and commercial dispute resolution.
Members of Chambers provide outstanding advocacy in court, arbitration and inquiries and expert advice across the whole spectrum of commercial law, both nationally and internationally.
Specialist areas of expertise include: alternative dispute resolution, aviation, banking and finance, chancery and company, civil fraud, commercial dispute resolution, construction, energy and natural resources, information technology, insolvency and restructuring, insurance and re-insurance, international arbitration, international trade and commodities, professional negligence, public international law, shipbuilding, shipping and maritime, sports law and travel.
A large proportion of Quadrant’s work is for international clients or involves international commercial law. Members have appeared as advocates and expert witnesses before courts and tribunals worldwide and several have been called to the Bars of other jurisdictions including those of Hong Kong, Singapore, Korea, Gibraltar, New South Wales, California, Germany, Greece, Ireland and South Africa.
Members of Chambers and arbitrator members also accept appointments as inquiry chairs, arbitrators and mediators.
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