Duncan Matthews KC
Asia-Pacific Guide 2025
Spotlight : International Arbitration - The Bar
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About
Provided by Duncan Matthews KC
Practice Areas
Duncan is a leading trial advocate with a broad practice in international and domestic commercial dispute resolution.
He helps clients in English higher court proceedings and overseas. He also has a large international arbitration practice, with experience of a wide range of arbitral institutions including the HKIAC, ICC, JCAA, LCIA, LMAA, UNCITRAL and SIAC (ad hoc).
Duncan accepts arbitral appointments and has been appointed sole arbitrator and as chairman of three-member tribunals.
He is a registered foreign lawyer with the Singapore International Commercial Court. He is also admitted to the Bar of the East Caribbean Supreme Court, British Virgin Islands and to the Bars of The Cayman Islands, St Kitts and Nevis and the Turks and Caicos Islands (on an ad hoc basis).
Chambers Review
Asia-Pacific
Duncan Matthews KC of Twenty Essex has an excellent reputation in the Asia-Pacific region for his work in disputes arising from oil and gas projects and in the commodities space.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Duncan Matthews is very experienced and skillful in dealing with complex matters."
"Duncan is very sharp, commercial and very good with clients. He gives very concrete and easy-to-swallow advice."
"Duncan Matthews is very experienced and skillful in dealing with complex matters."
"Duncan is very sharp, commercial and very good with clients. He gives very concrete and easy-to-swallow advice."