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Provided by Mark Belshaw
Mark has a broad commercial practice spanning Chambers’ areas of expertise, with a particular focus on civil fraud, conflict of laws, commercial Chancery and offshore. Many of Mark’s cases are international in nature, involving proceedings in foreign jurisdictions (for example in Panama, the Cayman Islands, the BVI and Cyprus) or raising points of foreign law and procedure.
Mark regularly appears both led and unled in the High Court, with notable recent examples relating to committal applications, freezing injunctions, search orders, anti-suit injunctions and jurisdiction challenges.
Prior to joining Essex Court Chambers, Mark worked as a solicitor at a major US law firm in London. He specialised in commercial disputes, anti-bribery, corruption and government enforcement.
2019 – Tenant at Essex Court Chambers
2018-2019 – Pupil at Essex Court Chambers
2015-2018 – Trainee and subsequently solicitor at law firm in London
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Mark Belshaw has a varied practice, drawing on his previous experience as a solicitor. He focuses on civil fraud claims with an international element. He is routinely instructed on claims involving freezing injunctions, search orders and jurisdiction challenges.
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He is special; incredibly hard-working, intellectually capable and he just adds a new dimension to cases.
He is special; incredibly hard-working, intellectually capable and he just adds a new dimension to cases.