JUNIOR PROFILE

Edward Ho

UK Bar 2026

Brick Court Chambers

Ranked in 4 practice areas

Energy & Natural Resources

London (Bar)

4 years ranked

International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance

London (Bar)

10 years ranked

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

7 years ranked

Public International Law

London (Bar)

4 years ranked

About

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UK Bar

Practice Areas

Edward advises on commercial disputes of all kinds, in particular those with a public or private international law element, and has appeared as sole counsel in the Court of Appeal, High Court and in arbitration. Across the directories Edward is identified as a leading junior in six practice areas, and has been consistently recognised as one of the leading juniors at the Commercial Bar:

• In 2025, Edward won Junior of the Year at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2025.

• In 2023, Edward won International law Junior of the Year at the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2023 and was shortlisted for International Arbitration Junior of the Year in the Chambers & Partners Bar Awards 2023.

• In 2022, Edward was shortlisted for Junior of the Year in the Legal 500 Bar Awards 2022.

• In 2020, Edward won International Arbitration Junior of the Year in the Chambers & Partners Bar Awards 2020.

• Between 2017 and 2019, Edward was twice shortlisted for International Arbitration Junior of the Year in the Legal 500 Awards (2018 & 2020) and was shortlisted for International Arbitration Junior of the Year in the Chambers & Partners Bar Awards 2019.

• In 2017, The Lawyer Magazine placed Edward in its “Hot 100”.

• In 2016, Edward was named as one of Legal Week’s “Stars at the Bar”.

Chambers Review

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Energy & Natural Resources - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Edward Ho is widely regarded as an impressive performer in international arbitration and commercial disputes, with considerable expertise in the energy sector. He has a strong track record of handling high-value disputes arising from mining operations, particularly in Africa and Central Asia.

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

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Edward Ho is regarded as being one of the top juniors at the Bar for international arbitration work. He provides representation in Energy Charter Treaty arbitrations and disputes under the auspices of bodies such as ICSID and UNCITRAL. He has notable expertise in the energy, mining and commodities markets. He takes instruction as sole counsel as well as in his capacity as a junior.

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Public International Law - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Edward Ho has a strong practice which sees him regularly act for claimants in high-level investor-state disputes, focusing on Central Asian states.

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Strengths

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Edward is top-notch. He is really willing to get into the weeds with technical details but is still able to keep the bigger picture in mind.
Energy & Natural ResourcesUK Bar
Edward is great to deal with, clients like him and he shows good judgement.
Energy & Natural ResourcesUK Bar
Ed is just fantastic, he's incredibly smart, very well prepared and operates at the level of a KC.
Energy & Natural ResourcesUK Bar
Edward Ho is very customer-oriented, and he did cross-examination that was very successful, sufficient and intelligent.
International Arbitration: General Commercial & InsuranceUK Bar
Edward Ho is sharp-witted and bright. He is a very good advocate who is really excellent in court. He is also user-friendly.
Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar
Ed is a go-to junior for litigation. He is remarkably bright and consistently delivers exceptional work. His advocacy is head and shoulders above that of his peers. He is the perfect junior.
Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar