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Provided by William Hooper
Will is recognised as a leading junior in commercial dispute resolution. He has a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice and acts both led and unled in a wide range of commercial matters, including banking and finance, sale of goods, private equity, shipping and international trade, energy, civil and commercial fraud, media and advertising, telecoms, and competition.
Will regularly appears in the High Court (Commercial Court and Chancery Division) and in arbitration, as well as off-shore. He was nominated for Commercial Litigation Junior of the Year at the Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022, recognised as one of The Lawyer’s Hot 100 legal professionals for 2022 (one of only 19 barristers to feature) and named The Lawyer’s Barrister of the Week in June 2021.
Called 2014.
COMBAR
Hooper, “Breach, Benefit, and the Lost Cause” (2016) LQR 132, 547-552
Whitehead and Hooper, “Failure of businessman to recognise his company’s distinct legal personality” (2017) JIBFL May 317
BA (Hons), Oxford; GDL, City; BPTC, BPP.
Queen Mother Scholar, Middle Temple.
Provided by Chambers
William Hooper possesses a strong civil fraud caseload, often acting as sole counsel on matters. He is experienced advising clients in fraught multi-jurisdictional fraud proceedings.
Provided by Chambers
Highly intelligent, professional and client-focused, he is a calm and reassuring presence in court.
Will is very approachable and he is great at black letter law.
Will has been a pleasure to work with. His work is careful and thoughtful and he would be a real asset to any team in complex disputes.
William is very sharp, bright and responsive.
Highly intelligent, professional and client-focused, he is a calm and reassuring presence in court.
Will is very approachable and he is great at black letter law.
Will has been a pleasure to work with. His work is careful and thoughtful and he would be a real asset to any team in complex disputes.
William is very sharp, bright and responsive.
