NEWS

Area of Practice - Overseas Work


6 King’s Bench Walk has extensive experience of appearing and advising in foreign jurisdictions. Our barristers regularly travel abroad to represent individuals and companies in foreign jurisdictions.

Members of Chambers have acted in cases from Jersey to the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong and advised in disputes reaching to Israel, South Africa and the United States. Our Barristers have developed a strong reputation at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and other International Criminal Tribunals.

6 King’s Bench Walk has strong links with the Commonwealth Secretariat. We regularly support their work, travelling around the world to advise on topics from criminal procedure and terrorism, to financial regulation and bribery. Our breadth and depth of expertise in English criminal law, human rights and European law gives us a unique perspective on the challenges faced in other jurisdictions.

We regularly advise individuals and companies as to their potential liability under the English criminal law, and the extent of its application overseas.

Our Barristers come from a variety of backgrounds, and speak many other languages, allowing us to adapt to the particular legal and cultural sensitivities of a foreign jurisdiction.