George Spalton KC
UK Bar Guide 2024
International Arbitration: General Commercial & Insurance + 2 more rankings
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About
Provided by George Spalton KC
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.