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About
Provided by Henry Byam-Cook KC
Practice Areas
Henry practises in a range of commercial disputes, principally shipping, energy, IT/telecoms, banking, fraud and insurance. He frequently represents clients as sole counsel, but also has considerable experience working as part of a larger team. He is regularly instructed on cases in the English High Court (Commercial Court, TCC and Chancery Division) and has also appeared in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. He has extensive experience of jurisdictional disputes and interim applications, together with acting in trials, often with a complex, technical dimension.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Henry Byam-Cook KC is a strong silk with a broad commercial disputes practice, spanning such issues as sale contracts, ship finance, charter party disputes, shipbuilding and supply agreements. He deals with both soft and hard commodities. He handles arbitrations as well as litigation.
Henry Byam-Cook KC has a practice which covers a broad range of commercial matters including shipping, insurance and professional negligence. He has notable experience handling arbitrations governed by the rules of the LMAA, and regularly acts as counsel under ad hoc, institutional and trade arbitration rules.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Henry Byam-Cook has fantastic attention to detail. He's very thorough and approachable, extremely knowledgeable and a great advocate"
"Henry is a very measured and calm arbitration advocate with well-thought-through and punchy written work."
"Henry is a charming and hard-working barrister. He is a pleasure to work with."
"Henry is a joy to work with. He takes the right points at the right time and manages to capture the ear of the tribunal."
"Henry Byam-Cook has fantastic attention to detail. He's very thorough and approachable, extremely knowledgeable and a great advocate"
"Henry is a very measured and calm arbitration advocate with well-thought-through and punchy written work."
"Henry is a charming and hard-working barrister. He is a pleasure to work with."
"Henry is a joy to work with. He takes the right points at the right time and manages to capture the ear of the tribunal."
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