George Spalton KC
UK Bar Guide 2025
International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance + 3 more rankings
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About
Provided by George Spalton KC
Practice Areas
George specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration and was nominated as Barrister of the Year by the Lawyer in 2024. He has particular experience of high-value international and cross-border work, acting as KC in a number of the most high-profile matters currently in the courts or before tribunals (for example acting successfully for the claimants in Suppipat v Others - a civil fraud trial heard in the Commercial Court in 2023 over the course of 20 weeks, acting successfully for Nissan v Carlos Ghosn in the BVI in 2024 and acting for Zeph in ongoing investment arbitrations against Australia). He has been instructed to appear or advise in cases in a range of jurisdictions in recent years including BVI, Trinidad, Dubai, Oman, Hong Kong and Singapore. In terms of arbitral experience George acts in both commercial and investor-state disputes and also accepts appointments as arbitrator - having acted as sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in LCIA, ICC and ICAC arbitrations. He is on the Executive Committee of the Commercial Bar Association, the LCIA European Users Council and is a member of the LCIA Court.
Career
Call 2004, KC 2021
Professional Memberships
George is on the Executive Committee of COMBAR and was previously on the Executive Committee of the PNBA. He is also on the European Users’ Council of the LCIA.
Publications
Co-Editor: ‘Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability’ (Sweet & Maxwell) Formerly.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
George Spalton KC of 4 New Square is recommended for his expertise in international arbitration and his ability to work on disputes heard by national as well as international tribunals. He has acted in arbitrations on behalf of clients across Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Australia and the British Virgin Islands, and is particularly proficient in handling disputes under ICC rules.
George Spalton KC is very capable of handling professional negligence claims against lawyers and accountants, among others. In addition to his wide experience in the Commercial Court and Court of Appeal, he also has a strong reputation for international arbitration.
George Spalton KC boasts an enviable practice that regularly sees him representing blue-chip clients in complex civil fraud litigation, both in the High Court and in arbitration.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"George offers a rare combination of good brains, responsiveness and ability to distil things into plain language. He is a very effective young silk."
"George is an excellent advocate, who is great with clients."
"George is a persuasive advocate. He is excellent at identifying the issues that matter and that will help sway the judge."
"He's very effective and has a really good manner in court. He has a lot of gravitas for a junior silk and has real authority when he makes his submissions."
"George's arbitration advocacy style is brilliant. He has an excellent manner with tribunals - he's very polite and persuasive, but robust."
"George is a rising star among young silks. Clients immediately trust him."
"George Spalton is immaculately polished and has this combination of extreme intellect, married with lashings of charm. It makes him very popular with clients and formidable in the courtroom."
"George is a very accomplished silk who is able to provide work of high technical quality, both in writing and orally, as well as great client service."
"George has an ineffable ability to generate victory from scraps. There's nobody you'd rather have beside you when backed into a corner."
"George is excellent, both from a technical point of view but also in understanding the commerciality of clients."
"George is incredibly responsive, super good with clients and an all-round nice guy. He is what you want a silk to be. He's a stellar advocate and a brilliant strategist."
"George is a fantastic cross-examiner who gets straight to the heart of the case, and clients love him."
"George is a highly skilled advocate. He digs into the detail and comes up with lines of cross-examination that others might miss."
"George is commercial and a great advocate. He is always fun to work with."
"George is not afraid to do the heavy lifting. He is on top of the detail and very good with clients. He is quick on the turnaround and commercially minded."
"George offers a rare combination of good brains, responsiveness and ability to distil things into plain language. He is a very effective young silk."
"George is an excellent advocate, who is great with clients."
"George is a persuasive advocate. He is excellent at identifying the issues that matter and that will help sway the judge."
"He's very effective and has a really good manner in court. He has a lot of gravitas for a junior silk and has real authority when he makes his submissions."
"George's arbitration advocacy style is brilliant. He has an excellent manner with tribunals - he's very polite and persuasive, but robust."
"George is a rising star among young silks. Clients immediately trust him."
"George Spalton is immaculately polished and has this combination of extreme intellect, married with lashings of charm. It makes him very popular with clients and formidable in the courtroom."
"George is a very accomplished silk who is able to provide work of high technical quality, both in writing and orally, as well as great client service."
"George has an ineffable ability to generate victory from scraps. There's nobody you'd rather have beside you when backed into a corner."
"George is excellent, both from a technical point of view but also in understanding the commerciality of clients."
"George is incredibly responsive, super good with clients and an all-round nice guy. He is what you want a silk to be. He's a stellar advocate and a brilliant strategist."
"George is a fantastic cross-examiner who gets straight to the heart of the case, and clients love him."
"George is a highly skilled advocate. He digs into the detail and comes up with lines of cross-examination that others might miss."
"George is commercial and a great advocate. He is always fun to work with."
"George is not afraid to do the heavy lifting. He is on top of the detail and very good with clients. He is quick on the turnaround and commercially minded."
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