Stephen has been a partner since 1986. He specialises in international trade. His clients include trading companies, banks, carriers and insurers.
Stephen handles high value commercial litigation and arbitration in the UK and in many other jurisdictions. In particular he has successfully handled one of the largest recent international commercial disputes in the High Court in London. He aims for a pragmatic approach to dispute resolution. A large part of his work involves giving advice on how to avoid disputes and how to resolve them quickly once problems occur.
He lectures regularly on banking, trade and insurance issues for the International Chamber of Commerce and the International Energy Credit Association.
Stephen is a visiting fellow of the Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary and University of London.