Marie Louise Kinsler KC

Practice Areas

Marie Louise Kinsler KC specialises in private international law. She is sought after for her expertise on jurisdiction, choice of law and enforcement in a broad range of international claims. She is frequently brought in to cases to provide specialist input on conflict of laws. Current work includes group claims involving environmental law and human rights. Recent work includes appearing in the Court of Appeal as Leading Counsel for the successful Appellant in Limbu v Dyson [2024] EWCA Civ 1584.

Marie Louise has appeared in a number of landmark conflicts cases in the Supreme Court, including the Brownlie litigation [2021] UKSC 45, Vedanta Resources plc v Lungowe [2019] UKSC 20, Iraqi Civilians v Ministry of Defence [2016] UKSC 25 and Cox v Ergo Versicherung AG [2014] UKSC. She has extensive experience working with foreign lawyers in both English and foreign court proceedings as well as in arbitrations.

Clients benefit from Marie Louise’s academic work in private international law which she has pursued alongside her practice at the Bar. In recent years this has included teaching the International Commercial Litigation course at Cambridge University with Professor Richard Fentiman KC (hon). In 2021, in recognition of her expertise on choice of law, she was appointed as the National Rapporteur for the UK and Ireland for the European Commission’s 2021 review into the application of Rome II in the Member States. In 2024 she was appointed as an Honorary Professor at the University of Edinburgh.