JUNIOR PROFILE

Manuel Casas

UK Bar 2026

Twenty Essex

Ranked in 1 practice area

Public International Law

London (Bar)

1 year ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Manuel has a broad and busy practice, focusing on public international law, international arbitration (including enforcement and challenges before domestic courts), and commercial law.

His public international law practice covers inter-State disputes, treaties, law of the sea, international arbitrations (commercial and investment), as well as international law issues before domestic courts.

Manuel's commercial practice covers energy and natural resources, civil fraud, commodities, conflicts of laws, and shareholder/company disputes.

Most of Manuel’s work has an international element. In addition to the UK, Manuel has acted or advised in matters in more than twenty different jurisdictions (including the United States, Russia, Singapore, the UAE, and a good part of Latin America), in four different languages. Given his background and experience, Manuel has extensively dealt with complex, high-risk jurisdictions, and disputes involving allegations of fraud, corruption, and deception.

Career

Read a full summary of Manuel's career on the Twenty Essex website

Chambers Review

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UK Bar

Public International Law - London (Bar)

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Manuel Casas focuses his practice on the matters concerning inter-state and investor-state disputes. He brings particular expertise to the matters arising from the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the UK.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

Manuel is an exceptionally skilled barrister possessing extensive knowledge and experience in the PIL and the investment arbitration fields.
Public International LawUK Bar
Manuel is an excellent oral advocate. He is very commanding on his feet and incredibly user-friendly.
Public International LawUK Bar