Band 3
Band 4
Band 4
About
Provided by Edward Harrison
Practice Areas
Edward Harrison has a broad commercial litigation and arbitration practice encompassing civil fraud, banking and finance, professional negligence (including accountants' negligence), energy and the conflict of laws. He also has extensive experience of interim injunctions and related work including without notice applications, worldwide freezing orders, anti-suit injunctions, and other associated relief. Before coming to the Bar, Edward was an undergraduate and graduate student at Worcester College, Oxford, where he was subsequently a lecturer in contract law.
Edward has been instructed in a number of the leading commercial cases before the English Courts of recent years, including ENRC v Dechert , BayernLB v Bernie Ecclestone , Libyan Investment Authority v Goldman Sachs and UBS v KWL. His recommendations in the legal directories cover multiple practice areas, including commercial litigation, civil fraud and professional negligence. As well as being commended for his “persuasive and compelling” advocacy and “very strong intellectual and analytical mind” he is also described as “fantastically responsive” and a “strong team player”.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Edward Harrison's professional negligence practice has taken in major audit negligence claims, in which he has represented PwC, Grant Thornton and other leading accountancy firms. He has also represented a senior auditor in FRC proceedings concerning the collapse of Carillion.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Ed is excellent – he's very bright, all over the detail, great at coming up with strategies, easy to work with and highly approachable."
"A star in the making, Ed is fiercely bright, supremely hard-working and leaves no stone unturned. Punching above his weight, he exudes a quiet confidence that is reassuring."
"He is extremely strong on audit negligence, thorough, methodical and very intelligent. Really good all round."
"Ed is a brilliant junior, I cannot speak highly enough of him."
"Ed may be one of the brightest juniors at the Bar, completely lacking in ego. His calm, methodical advice is hugely valuable."
"Ed is excellent – he's very bright, all over the detail, great at coming up with strategies, easy to work with and highly approachable."
"A star in the making, Ed is fiercely bright, supremely hard-working and leaves no stone unturned. Punching above his weight, he exudes a quiet confidence that is reassuring."
"He is extremely strong on audit negligence, thorough, methodical and very intelligent. Really good all round."
"Ed is a brilliant junior, I cannot speak highly enough of him."
"Ed may be one of the brightest juniors at the Bar, completely lacking in ego. His calm, methodical advice is hugely valuable."
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