Colin Edelman KC

Practice Areas

Colin Edelman KC retired from practice as a barrister at the end of 2022 and now acts as an arbitrator in commercial disputes, particularly in the fields of insurance, reinsurance, professional negligence, and energy.

When in practice as a barrister, he acted in high value complex commercial disputes with an emphasis on insurance, reinsurance, professional negligence, and energy. Key recent cases include Supreme Court - R&S Pilling v UK Insurance, Travelers v XYZ; Court of Appeal - Equitas v Municipal Mutual; Commercial Court – Catlin v Weyerhaeuser. Most recently he acted for the FCA in the Commercial Court and Supreme Court in the Covid Business Interruption Insurance Test Case.

He is currently acting as an arbitrator in a number of high value commercial arbitrations.

He has previously been voted Insurance Silk of the Year on a number of occasions and Professional Negligence Silk of the Year and this year (2023) is to receive the Chambers & Partners Lifetime Achievement Award.

Profile: www.devereuxchambers.co.uk/barristers/profile/colin-edelman

Career

Called to the Bar: 1977;

Devereux Chambers: 1979;

Assistant Recorder: 1993;

KC: 1995;

Recorder: 1996-2016;

Deputy High Court Judge: (QBD & Commercial Court)

2008-2016.

Head of Chambers: 2002-2011;

Bencher of Middle Temple: 2003;

Director of Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund: 2007,

Deputy Chairman: 2009, Chairman: 2013.

Professional Memberships

COMBAR

Publications

Editor of The Law of Reinsurance (OUP). Contributor to Insurance Disputes (LLP). Speaker at seminars on insurance and reinsurance topics.

Personal

Educated at Haberdashers Askes School, Elstree 1961-72 and Clare College, Cambridge 1973-76.

Leisure pursuits; skiing, walking, badminton, Luton Town FC.