Alan Dashwood KC
UK Bar Guide 2025
Senior Statespeople : European Law
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Provided by Alan Dashwood KC
Practice Areas
The Law of the European Union and its interface with Public International Law, particularly in the field of investment arbitration. More recent EU practice focused on the legal implications of Brexit, notably the Withdrawal Agreement, the Northern Ireland Protocol and the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
Career
Called to the Bar 1969, entered private practice in 1997. Bencher, Inner Temple 2002. Appointed KC 2010. Professor of European Law, Cambridge (1995-2009), now Emeritus. Hands-on experience of EU legislation and litigation as Director in the Legal Service of the Council of the EU (1987-1994). Appointed CBE in 2004 and KCMG in 2013.
Publications
Previously, Editor, Common Market Law Review and European Law Review (ELRev). Co-author, Wyatt and Dashwood's European Union Law (6th ed). Contributor to the Bar European Group's Practitioners' Handbook of EC Law. Numerous articles in legal journals. Recent publications: “The Withdrawal Agreement: Common Provisions, Governance and Dispute Settlement (2020) ELRev 183-193; “Article 26 ECT and intra-EU Disputes – The Case against an Expansive Reading of Achmea” (2021) ELRev 415-434; Moldova v Komstroy: Arbitration under Article 26 ECT outlawed in intra_EU Disputes by Obiter Dictum, (2022) ELRev 127-140.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Alan Dashwood KC of Henderson Chambers is recognised as a longstanding presence at the Bar with vast knowledge of the functioning of EU law. He has been a key contributor to cases that pit the continued effectiveness of international arbitration against EU rules on state aid. He also assists with judicial review proceedings relating to the interpretation of EU law and advises on jurisdiction issues arising in environmental damages claims.
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"He's a huge name at the EU Bar."
"He's a huge name at the EU Bar."
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