Ranked in 5 Practice Areas
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Band 1

International Human Rights Law

London (Bar)

6 Years Ranked

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Civil Liberties & Human Rights

London (Bar)

8 Years Ranked

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Band 2

Public International Law

London (Bar)

7 Years Ranked

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Band 3

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

9 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Can Yeginsu

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Commercial litigation, civil fraud, international arbitration (commercial and investor-state), public and administrative law, civil liberties and human rights, public international law.

Frequently instructed as lead Counsel in the Commercial Court, Administrative Court, Chancery Division; acted in 50+ cases before the Court of Appeal, UK Supreme Court, European Court of Human Rights, and Inter-American Court of Human Rights. Experience of acting as co-counsel before the ECOWAS Court of Justice, Federal Court of Malaysia, Turkish Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of The Gambia.

Counsel and international arbitrator, with extensive experience of arbitrations under the LCIA, ICC, GAFTA, LMAA, CIArb, ICSID, and UNCITRAL Rules.

Career

M.A. (Oxon); LL.B. (London); LL.M. Harvard Law School; Procter Fellow, Princeton University; called to the Bar in 2007 (Inner Temple, Princess Royal Scholar).

Adjunct Professor of Law, Columbia Law School (New York), Georgetown University Law Center (Washington D.C.), Visiting Professor, Koç University Law School (Istanbul). Fellow, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge.

Deputy Chair of the High Level Panel of Legal Experts on Media Freedom, the advisory arm of the Media Freedom Coalition of States (currently co-chaired by Germany, Finland).

Professional Memberships

COMBAR, ALBA, LCIA, ICC UK, ICCA, BIICL (Member of Investment Treaty Forum), ASIL (Executive Council Member), Member of IBA Arbitration Subcommittee on Investment Treaty Arbitration, ITF (Academic Council Member).

Publications

Investment Treaty Arbitration Review (2025), Jervis on Coroners (Sweet&Maxwell, 2024), The General International Law in International Investment Law: A Commentary (OUP, 2024), Jackson&Powell on Professional Liability (Sweet&Maxwell, 2017), The Protections for Religious Rights: Law and Practice (OUP, 2013).

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

International Human Rights Law - London (Bar)

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

Can Yeginsu is a highly respected barrister with strengths spanning various civil liberties and human rights matters, and a focus on convention rights. His recent experience includes freedom of expression, unlawful surveillance and protection of religious rights cases, concerning a variety of international jurisdictions. He is recognised for co-authoring an acclaimed textbook on the subject of religious rights.


International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance - London (Bar)

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

Can Yeginsu assists with the full gamut of international arbitration including those governed by LCIA, ICC and ICSID rules. He is experienced in disputes relating to conflicts of law and jurisdiction, and is well versed in matters concerning a wide range of industries including the IT, energy, insurance, shipping and financial services sectors.


Public International Law - London (Bar)

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial

Can Yeginsu is instructed in a broad range of international law disputes, tackling issues relating to diplomatic immunity, bilateral investment treaties, human rights and state responsibilities. His work in the ECtHR is particularly notable, and he produces strong advocacy in ICSID proceedings.


Civil Liberties & Human Rights - London (Bar)

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial

Can Yeginsu is a highly respected barrister with strengths spanning various civil liberties and human rights matters, and a focus on convention rights. His recent experience includes freedom of expression, unlawful surveillance and protection of religious rights cases, concerning a variety of international jurisdictions. He is recognised for co-authoring an acclaimed textbook on the subject of religious rights.


Commercial Dispute Resolution - London (Bar)

3
Band 3

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