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About
Provided by Alexander Milner KC
Practice Areas
Commercial litigation and arbitration, with wide experience of civil fraud, aviation, banking, financial services, mining and energy-related disputes.
Regularly appears before the High Court, Court of Appeal and arbitration tribunals.
A Russian speaker, he has appeared in many significant cases emerging from Russia and the former Soviet Union such as Tatneft v Bogolyubov, Yukos Finance v Lynch, Bank St Petersburg v Arkhangelsky, Mezhprombank v Pugachev and Berezovsky v Abramovich, as well as numerous confidential arbitrations. These are often heavy, multi-jurisdictional disputes involving extensive factual and expert evidence and issues of foreign law.
He also has wide experience of applications for injunctions and of claims to enforce foreign judgments and arbitration awards, including a $2.5 billion claim by Naftogaz of Ukraine against Gazprom and the $10 billion dispute between Process & Industrial Developments Ltd and the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
His aviation practice includes aircraft leasing, financing and insurance, slot regulation, injunctions and passenger claims.
He also sits as an arbitrator, and has been appointed to numerous tribunals seated in London, Moscow and Singapore.
He is a registered practitioner at the Dubai International Financial Centre.
Career
Called 2006, Silk 2022.
Professional Memberships
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Russian and CIS Arbitration Network; COMBAR.
Publications
Lessons from Huawei v ZTE (Italian Antitrust Review, 2017); Liability for property fraud (Journal of Professional Negligence, 2017); Liability for negligent investment advice following extraordinary market turmoil (Journal of Professional Negligence, 2013); Advantages and disadvantages of arbitration CIS disputes in Western Europe (Transnational Dispute Management, 2012); Regulation EC 261/2004 and ‘extraordinary circumstances’ Air and Space Law, 2009).
Personal
King’s College, Cambridge (BA Modern and Medieval Languages, first class with distinction, first in university; choral scholar).
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Alexander Milner KC is an experienced barrister with an excellent ability to effectively handle multi-jurisdictional matters. In his multifaceted aviation practice he acts in claims arising from leasing and breach of contract,and hasa strong client base among lessors and airlines.
Alexander Milner KC is well versed in handling cases involving Russian and CIS elements. He has a varied practice that covers arbitral proceedings under LCIA and ICC rules, as well as ad hoc arbitrations. He demonstrates his strength in providing counsel on enforcement issues as well as commercial and investment treaty work. He draws strength from his bilingual capabilities.
Alexander Milner KC is an accomplished barrister who is equally adept at acting both for and against banks, and is experienced in cases connected with interest rate hedging products. Milner speaks fluent Russian, and as a result has experience in working on cases from the CIS region. Domestically, he acts for and against banks in litigation covering a variety of banking and finance issues. Mis-selling claims and LIBOR misrepresentation cases are a particular specialism.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Alexander is very practical and commercially minded. He is very well versed in dealing with international clients and able to make obscure issues understandable to them."
"A phenomenal barrister, who is incredibly sharp-witted."
"He's able to give reasoned legal counsel to people who feel very strongly. He whittles down the information and the evidence, and then furnishes advice that people appreciate and understand."
"Alexander is a thorough, methodical and incredibly bright litigator. He's developed an effective advocacy style. He's just excellent."
"Alexander is very intelligent, down to earth and all over the details of a case."
"Alexander Milner is a great Russian linguist, which definitely distinguishes him from many others in this field."
"Alexander has incredible attention to detail and encyclopaedic knowledge of case law, and is unbelievably hard-working and very responsive."
"Alexander is very practical and commercially minded. He is very well versed in dealing with international clients and able to make obscure issues understandable to them."
"A phenomenal barrister, who is incredibly sharp-witted."
"He's able to give reasoned legal counsel to people who feel very strongly. He whittles down the information and the evidence, and then furnishes advice that people appreciate and understand."
"Alexander is a thorough, methodical and incredibly bright litigator. He's developed an effective advocacy style. He's just excellent."
"Alexander is very intelligent, down to earth and all over the details of a case."
"Alexander Milner is a great Russian linguist, which definitely distinguishes him from many others in this field."
"Alexander has incredible attention to detail and encyclopaedic knowledge of case law, and is unbelievably hard-working and very responsive."
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