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About
Provided by Edward Ho
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 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
UK Bar
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 handling high-value disputes arising from mining operations, particularly in Africa and Central Asia.
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.
Edward Ho has a strong practice which sees him regularly act for claimants in high-level investor-state disputes, focusing on Central Asian states.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Edward Ho is a fantastic cross-examiner. He delves into the detail and he is not afraid to go toe-to-toe with an expert on said detail."
"Edward Ho is phenomenal. He is just so well prepared."
"Edward Ho is an amazing lawyer. He is very smart and he has great advocacy skills."
"Edward is very commercial, responsive and user-friendly."
"He is completely versatile and can turn his hand to a broad range of civil disputes."
"Edward Ho is fantastic. He's very commercial, responsive and user-friendly. His counsel is clear, concise and confident without being overbearing."
"Edward is one of the brightest and most brilliant people of his generation. I wouldn't be surprised if he took silk soon. He was silk material five years ago!"
"Edward is phenomenal - just so well prepared. Junior team members learn a lot from him."
"Edward is a gifted advocate. He absolutely holds his own against heavyweight silks, refusing to go down without a fight."
"Edward is a fantastic cross-examiner, especially when it comes to experts. He delves into the detail and is not afraid to go toe-to-toe with them on said detail."
"Edward Ho is a fantastic cross-examiner. He delves into the detail and he is not afraid to go toe-to-toe with an expert on said detail."
"Edward Ho is phenomenal. He is just so well prepared."
"Edward Ho is an amazing lawyer. He is very smart and he has great advocacy skills."
"Edward is very commercial, responsive and user-friendly."
"He is completely versatile and can turn his hand to a broad range of civil disputes."
"Edward Ho is fantastic. He's very commercial, responsive and user-friendly. His counsel is clear, concise and confident without being overbearing."
"Edward is one of the brightest and most brilliant people of his generation. I wouldn't be surprised if he took silk soon. He was silk material five years ago!"
"Edward is phenomenal - just so well prepared. Junior team members learn a lot from him."
"Edward is a gifted advocate. He absolutely holds his own against heavyweight silks, refusing to go down without a fight."
"Edward is a fantastic cross-examiner, especially when it comes to experts. He delves into the detail and is not afraid to go toe-to-toe with them on said detail."
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