Fred Hobson KC

Practice Areas

Fred Hobson took silk in 2024 and specialises in complex commercial disputes. He is an experienced trial advocate who has acted in many of the most significant actions in the Commercial Court in recent years. He has a particular focus on banking and civil fraud. In 2024, he acted for IBM in IBM v LzLabs, a 10 week trial about an alleged conspiracy to reverse-engineer mainframe software. Fred also acted as sole advocate in the Court of Appeal in a leading sanctions case, Celestial v Unicredit. Fred is a team player and is often instructed as part of a wider counsel team. He is equally comfortable as sole advocate and has significant cross-examination and advocacy experience including in the Court of Appeal.