Ranked in 6 Practice Areas
1

Band 1

Banking & Finance

London (Bar)

31 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Chancery: Commercial

London (Bar)

20 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

28 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Fraud: Civil

London (Bar)

27 Years Ranked

1

Band 1

Offshore

All Circuits

2 Years Ranked

2

Band 2

Restructuring/Insolvency

London (Bar)

31 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by Ewan McQuater KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

Ewan McQuater KC was Joint Head of Chambers at 3VB from April 2016 until November 2024. He is an exceptionally well regarded and hugely accomplished silk who brings a wide range of exemplary advocacy and advisory skills to any commercial dispute. Ewan is regularly instructed in the most important commercial dispute cases being heard in London and globally and in both litigation and arbitration.

Ewan is a long established presence in the banking and finance arena, having extensive experience of the banking practices and instruments which underpin many financial disputes, combined with his in depth knowledge of the insolvency and restructuring context, which can be fundamental to determining strategy. Clients name him as the "silk of choice for complex financial and insolvency matters".

He is also hugely experienced in commercial and financial fraud and asset tracing cases and in a broad range of commercial and commercial/chancery work including offshore trusts, forum disputes, enforcement issues, freezing and search orders and other interim remedies. Ewan is also widely recognised for his skills as counsel in international arbitrations having appeared frequently in disputes governed by LCIA and ICC Rules.

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - London (Bar)

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

Ewan McQuater KC has an outstanding reputation as a highly versatile commercial silk with a well-established practice in banking and finance disputes. He offers related experience in practice areas including corporate restructuring and insolvency, and civil fraud. He is adept at handling international cases and appearing in foreign courts, including the DIFC. McQuater frequently acts for both domestic and offshore banks and both private and commercial companies.


Fraud: Civil - London (Bar)

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

Ewan McQuater KC is a leading commercial silk with an expansive practice in which civil fraud features prominently. He is well regarded for his skill in handling large, multi-jurisdictional cases.


Offshore - All Circuits

1
Band 1
Individual Editorial

Ewan McQuater KC has a strong commercial chancery practice and is noted for his strength in banking disputes. He frequently acts for liquidators and has substantial experience handling high-profile, high-value cases. His practice has led him to matters in the Cayman Islands and the Middle East.


Commercial Dispute Resolution - London (Bar)

1
Band 1

Chancery: Commercial - London (Bar)

1
Band 1

Restructuring/Insolvency - London (Bar)

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial

Ewan McQuater KC is a renowned barrister who is regularly instructed in big-ticket insolvency cases. His broader areas of associated expertise include commercial dispute resolution and civil fraud, among others. He is adept at handling matters with an offshore slant, regularly appearing in courts in the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands and the Isle of Man.

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