Ranked in 3 Practice Areas
4

Band 4

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

11 Years Ranked

4

Band 4

Professional Negligence

London (Bar)

12 Years Ranked

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About

Provided by George Spalton KC

UK Bar

Practice Areas

George specialises in commercial litigation and arbitration. He has particular experience of high-value international and cross-border work, acting as KC in a number of the most high-profile matters currently in the courts (for example acting successfully for the claimants in Suppipat v Others - a civil fraud trial heard in the Commercial Court by Calver J in 2023 over the course of 20 weeks and acting for Nissan v Carlos Ghosn in the BVI (trial listed for 2024)). He has appeared in a range of jurisdictions in recent years including BVI, Cayman Islands, Trinidad, Dubai, Oman, Hong Kong and Singapore. In terms of arbitral experience George acts in both commercial and investor-state disputes and also accepts appointments as arbitrator - having acted as sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator in LCIA, ICC and ICAC arbitrations. He is on the Executive Committee of the Commercial Bar Association and the LCIA European Users Council.

Career

Call 2004, KC 2021

Professional Memberships

George is on the Executive Committee of COMBAR and was previously on the Executive Committee of the PNBA. He is also on the European Users’ Council of the LCIA.

Publications

Co-Editor: ‘Jackson & Powell on Professional Liability’ (Sweet & Maxwell) Formerly.

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