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About
Provided by Stephen Midwinter KC
Practice Areas
Stephen Midwinter KC advises on and appears in a broad range of commercial disputes, in litigation and arbitration. He has appeared in commercial cases in the Supreme Court, the House of Lords, the Privy Council, the Court of Appeal, the Commercial Court, the Chancery Division and the European Court of Human Rights. He has been recommended as a leading silk by the directories in eight fields: commercial dispute resolution, insurance and reinsurance, banking, international arbitration, energy and natural resources, civil fraud, offshore and professional negligence.
A significant proportion of Stephen's work takes place in arbitration and he has appeared in and advised on arbitrations under the ICC, LCIA, ARIAS, UNCITRAL, ICSID and Stockholm Chamber of Commerce rules, as well as ad hoc arbitrations pursuant to the Arbitration Act 1996 and under the Bermuda Form. Recent instructions include a $150million dispute in the oil sector and a US$25 million LCIA arbitration concerning offshore drilling rigs. Stephen is also experienced in proceedings dealing with the enforcement of arbitral awards in the domestic courts.
Stephen also sits as an arbitrator in arbitrations for the LCIA and ICC.
Chambers Review
UK Bar
Stephen Midwinter KC is a well-regarded barrister whose practice has a strong international element, with many of his cases originating abroad. He is particularly strong in the energy and banking spheres and is experienced in matters involving allegations of fraud. He regularly acts in D&O cases and personal injury claims. He handles litigation as well as arbitrations.
Stephen Midwinter KC is an experienced advocate who acts both for and against an array of national and international banks in matters involving fraud claims and ISDA-associated matters. He has additional expertise in the insurance and energy spheres.
Stephen Midwinter KC acts as an adviser and advocate in international arbitrations, with substantial experience handling disputes under LCIA rules. He handles a wide array of disputes and has a strong emphasis on insurance and reinsurance claims and extensive knowledge of the energy and banking sectors. The disputes he is involved in are often worth tens of millions of pounds. He has developed especial expertise in CIS-related cases.
Stephen Midwinter KC is particularly adept at handling cases related to the oil and gas industries. He regularly appears in arbitrations and has experience in the Commercial Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
Stephen Midwinter KC is a well-regarded silk who enjoys a busy fraud practice. He is regularly instructed in cases both in England and in the BVI, and acts for claimants as well as interested third parties.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Stephen Midwinter cuts straight to the chase and his cross-examination skills are great."
"A very impressive advocate."
"His submissions in court are outstanding."
"Stephen gets to grips with the details of matters, while retaining a strong commercial and strategic overview. He is a powerful advocate, who also has a very clear and persuasive written style."
"Stephen Midwinter has a nice and direct style of advocacy that is compelling. He gets to the point, while being very forceful and concise."
"Stephen is outstanding in sheer speed and inventiveness. His turnaround time is extremely quick."
"Stephen is friendly and down to earth. He's really easy to talk to and he can fire off an email immediately."
"Stephen is ridiculously clever and very well organised. He meets deadlines, produces an excellent product, and is also a rather pleasing and measured advocate."
"Stephen is a real rising star in insurance."
"We call Stephen 'The Professor' because he never has an issue getting to the heart of the problem and advising with great clarity."
"Stephen has good judgement and gets to the important points quickly."
"He is very pleasant and very personable but also extremely smart. His submissions are very elegant and he builds an excellent rapport with judges."
"He is fabulous, a genius."
"Stephen Midwinter cuts straight to the chase and his cross-examination skills are great."
"A very impressive advocate."
"His submissions in court are outstanding."
"Stephen gets to grips with the details of matters, while retaining a strong commercial and strategic overview. He is a powerful advocate, who also has a very clear and persuasive written style."
"Stephen Midwinter has a nice and direct style of advocacy that is compelling. He gets to the point, while being very forceful and concise."
"Stephen is outstanding in sheer speed and inventiveness. His turnaround time is extremely quick."
"Stephen is friendly and down to earth. He's really easy to talk to and he can fire off an email immediately."
"Stephen is ridiculously clever and very well organised. He meets deadlines, produces an excellent product, and is also a rather pleasing and measured advocate."
"Stephen is a real rising star in insurance."
"We call Stephen 'The Professor' because he never has an issue getting to the heart of the problem and advising with great clarity."
"Stephen has good judgement and gets to the important points quickly."
"He is very pleasant and very personable but also extremely smart. His submissions are very elegant and he builds an excellent rapport with judges."
"He is fabulous, a genius."
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