SILK PROFILE

Hermann Boeddinghaus KC

UK Bar 2026

4 Stone Buildings

Ranked in 3 practice areas

Company

London (Bar)

10 years ranked

Offshore

All Circuits

1 year ranked

Chancery: Commercial

London (Bar)

18 years ranked

About

Provided by 4 Stone Buildings

Practice Areas

Company litigation and advice. Insolvency law. Commercial litigation. Offshore Litigation.

Career

Called 1996. Former solicitor (Slaughter and May).

Professional Memberships

Member of COMBAR and the Chancery Bar Association.

Publications

Contributor, Annotated Companies Legislation (OUP).

Personal

Educated at the University of Cape Town (1989 BSc) and at Magdalen College, Oxford (1992 BA; 1993 BCL). Interests including sailing, mountaineering and music.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Company - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Hermann Boeddinghaus KC has a focus on corporate and commercial disputes, and has appeared in the Chancery Division, the Commercial Court and a range of international arbitration tribunals. He is experienced in the representation of leading banks, FTSE 100 companies and entrepreneurs, and is frequently instructed in shareholder claims.

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Offshore - All Circuits

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Hermann Boeddinghaus KC regularly acts for a wide clientele in the courts of the BVI and the Cayman Islands. He specialises in corporate and commercial disputes, many of which involve complex and high-value shareholder litigation, asset recovery and cross-border enforcement .

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Hermann is very calm under pressure and brilliant with clients. He really gets into the detail and the nitty gritty.
CompanyUK Bar
Hermann is able to present the case in the best light, while achieving clients' commercial objectives. He is a brilliant barrister.
CompanyUK Bar
Hermann is good at giving a new perspective and a new strategy. He is also easy to work with and very accessible.
CompanyUK Bar
A well-respected, excellent, measured advocate
OffshoreUK Bar
Hermann presents his case in a very credible way. His advocacy really resonates with the judge.
OffshoreUK Bar
Hermann is a very good and very clear advocate.
Chancery: CommercialUK Bar