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About
Provided by Charles Kimmins KC
Practice Areas
Charles is co-Head of Chambers. He specialises in commercial law and represents clients in both court and arbitration proceedings. His cases tend to be high value and complex, and often involve multiple sets of proceedings in several jurisdictions. He is recommended in a wide array of including international arbitration, commercial dispute resolution, banking and financial, energy, insurance and reinsurance, shipping and commodities.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Charles Kimmins KC is a respected silk with notable experience concerning charter parties, bills of lading and memoranda of agreement. He is known for his expertise across the full range of shipping and commodities issues. He has acted in a number of oil and gas disputes.
Charles Kimmins KC is a formidable international arbitration counsel, concentrating on arbitrations under ICC, LMAA and HKIAC rules, as well as acting in ad hoc proceedings. He advocates before tribunals across the world, acting in arbitrations seated in London, Switzerland, New York and Paris. He has particular experience in the insurance and shipping fields, and offers expertise in private equity disputes. He is skilled at leading teams of barristers in multiple related arbitrations.
Charles Kimmins KC maintains a broad commercial litigation practice and has considerable expertise in insurance and reinsurance disputes. He is experienced in handling disputes arising in the finance and marine industries.
Charles Kimmins KC acts for a wide array of financial corporations and investors in matters frequently involving fraud and derivative disputes. He has experience in cases concerning the 1992 ISDA Master Agreement and those relating to market manipulation allegations. Kimmins regularly lectures on the impact of landmark banking cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Charles is a good combination of being completely on top of the detail and a great strategist."
"A very careful and thorough advocate."
"A very good writer, his communication is excellent and he is client friendly."
"Charles is excellent. He knows his stuff inside out and he is extremely respected in his field. He treats everyone fairly and gives everyone the time of day."
"Charles Kimmins is a delight to work with. He's super sharp, extremely user-friendly and very quick on his feet."
"Charles is exceptionally bright and hard-working, and his advocacy is second to none."
"Charles is really impressive. His advocacy is excellent and he is really good on his feet."
"Charles is a top-notch barrister. He is chatty in his advocacy style and is good at explaining things for everyone involved."
"Charles has an excellent reputation."
"He is the best commodities counsel around and a very good advocate. There is no one more knowledgeable on the law."
"An outstanding leader for big-ticket commercial litigation work, Charles produces consistently excellent advice and advocacy."
"Charles is very user friendly. He has excellent expertise in insurance law and is able to advise on complicated fact patterns and novel issues of law with pragmatism and applying a commercial mindset."
"Charles is a good combination of being completely on top of the detail and a great strategist."
"A very careful and thorough advocate."
"A very good writer, his communication is excellent and he is client friendly."
"Charles is excellent. He knows his stuff inside out and he is extremely respected in his field. He treats everyone fairly and gives everyone the time of day."
"Charles Kimmins is a delight to work with. He's super sharp, extremely user-friendly and very quick on his feet."
"Charles is exceptionally bright and hard-working, and his advocacy is second to none."
"Charles is really impressive. His advocacy is excellent and he is really good on his feet."
"Charles is a top-notch barrister. He is chatty in his advocacy style and is good at explaining things for everyone involved."
"Charles has an excellent reputation."
"He is the best commodities counsel around and a very good advocate. There is no one more knowledgeable on the law."
"An outstanding leader for big-ticket commercial litigation work, Charles produces consistently excellent advice and advocacy."
"Charles is very user friendly. He has excellent expertise in insurance law and is able to advise on complicated fact patterns and novel issues of law with pragmatism and applying a commercial mindset."
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