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John McCaughran KC

UK Bar 2026

One Essex Court

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Energy & Natural Resources

London (Bar)

25 years ranked

Commercial Dispute Resolution

London (Bar)

31 years ranked

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

UK Bar

Energy & Natural Resources - London (Bar)

Band 1

Individual Editorial

John McCaughran KC is an outstanding advocate with a widely acknowledged and thoroughgoing sector specialism. He is an experienced litigator and arbitrator with great expertise both domestically and internationally and is admitted to the Bar in the BVI and Cayman Islands. His clear focus is the oil and gas industry, and he acts for a range of major energy and utilities players in the upstream and midstream markets. McCaughran has an in-depth knowledge of the workings of a number of institutions, including the LCIA, the SCC and UNCITRAL.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

John is great - no pretensions and very engaged and engaging. It felt like he could do the job with his eyes closed.
Energy & Natural ResourcesUK Bar
John has been around the block and knows his stuff in the energy sector.
Energy & Natural ResourcesUK Bar
John is a fantastic advocate; his manner with a tribunal is calm and understated but he has them eating out of his hand. A pleasure to behold.
Energy & Natural ResourcesUK Bar
Phenomenally bright and gets the right answer. He is also a brilliant cross-examiner, who builds things up in a thoughtful, measured and unassuming way which completely catches the witnesses unawares.
Commercial Dispute ResolutionUK Bar