Matthew has a broad practice across all of chambers’ main practice areas, including commercial disputes, public international law, and sports law. He has recently concluded a secondment with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, where he advised on public international law, public law, and sanctions.
Before joining chambers, Matthew worked as a solicitor at Linklaters LLP, where he specialised in commercial litigation, arbitration, and internal investigations. He also spent time on secondment with Plan International, a leading children’s charity.
Matthew graduated with a first class degree in History and Politics from the University of Oxford. He also represented the University of Oxford at Yale, having been awarded a scholarship to study international relations on the International Alliance of Research Universities’ Global Summer Program.
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Arbitration
- Acting for an airline manufacturer in a c.US$95m HKIAC arbitration concerning the effect of sanctions on contractual obligations (led by Sara Masters KC)
- Acting for an engineering company in an SCCA arbitration.
Commercial disputes
- Wenda Co Ltd v Wang Jinhong & others (Circuit Commercial Court, ongoing): acting for a major China-based exporter of food ingredient chemicals in its claim to enforce a Chinese judgment against its former CFO and director (led by Simon Milnes KC)
- Acting for the claimant in a c.£2m dispute arising from alleged breaches of an investment contract (led by Mark Tushingham)
Civil fraud
- Acting for a major business in respect of a high-value dispute arising from a business email fraud scam (led by Matt McGhee)
Public international law
- Advised the FCDO on various matters in respect of the Trade and Co-Operation Agreement between the UK and the EU (whilst seconded to the FCDO);
- Advised the Government Diamond Office on various matters relating to the domestic export control regime and the Kimberley Process Core Document (whilst seconded to the FCDO);
- Advised the FCDO in respect of an Overseas Security and Justice Assistance assessment concerning the possibility of helping to fund a security project in another state.
Sanctions
- Advised on the designation of various individuals under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (whilst seconded to the FCDO);
- Acting for an airline manufacturer in a c.US$95m HKIAC arbitration concerning the effect of sanctions on contractual obligations (led by Sara Masters KC)
- Advised on the designation of various individuals under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (whilst seconded to the FCDO);
Shipping
- Acted for a P&I Club in an LMAA arbitration concerning whether a vessel was in
- Acted for the owners of a vessel in an LMAA arbitration over the construction of a profit-sharing clause in a time charterparty;
- Advising the owners of two sister vessels on recovering sums paid to the charterer of one vessel, following its arrest, from the charterers of the other.
Sport
- Acted on behalf of a Premier League club in a dispute with a beverages provider (whilst seconded to Onside Law);
- Assisted in drafting a confidential report for a national governing body concerning various alleged breaches of regulations (whilst seconded to Onside Law);
- Advised (as a pupil) an athlete on issues arising in respect of an overturned WADA ban (with Luke Pearce).
