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Contact with chambers should be made through the Practice Management Team. They are happy to discuss client requirements and provide further information on such matters as the expertise and experience of individual members, fees, working practices and languages spoken. We have members able to work in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Greek and Chinese (Mandarin).

Outside working hours, a member of our team is always available to be contacted on matters of an urgent nature. Contact should be made using the Chambers main number or email.

For our Singapore office, for client enquiries please contact our Head of Business Development for Asia Pacific, Katie-Beth Jones, and for all other queries please contact Lynn Quek. Out of office hours calls will automatically be diverted to our practice management team in London.

London

20 Essex Street
London
WC2R 3AL

enquiries@twentyessex.com
t: +44 20 7842 1200

Singapore

28 Maxwell Road
#02-03 Maxwell Chambers Suites
Singapore 069120

singapore@twentyessex.com
t: +65 62257230

Contact

Contact with chambers should be made through the Practice Management Team. They are happy to discuss client requirements and provide further information on such matters as the expertise and experience of individual members, fees, working practices and languages spoken. We have members able to work in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Greek and Chinese (Mandarin).

Outside working hours, a member of our team is always available to be contacted on matters of an urgent nature. Contact should be made using the Chambers main number or email.

For our Singapore office, for client enquiries please contact our Head of Business Development for Asia Pacific, Katie-Beth Jones, and for all other queries please contact Lynn Quek. Out of office hours calls will automatically be diverted to our practice management team in London.

London

20 Essex Street
London
WC2R 3AL

enquiries@twentyessex.com
t: +44 20 7842 1200

Singapore

28 Maxwell Road
#02-03 Maxwell Chambers Suites
Singapore 069120

singapore@twentyessex.com
t: +65 62257230

Sean Snook

Sean Snook

Call: 2000

Sean advises and represents clients in a broad range of commercial and private international law disputes.

He has appeared in the Court of Appeal and the High Court (particularly the Commercial Court). Sean has also been instructed to represent clients before all the major arbitral bodies (including the LMAA, GAFTA, FOSFA, ICC, LCIA, HKIAC, London Metal Exchange and Refined Sugar Association).

In addition to trial work, Sean has extensive experience in interim proceedings, in particular obtaining freezing orders, inspection orders and anti-suit injunctions. He has also assisted in mediations.

Before joining Chambers, Sean worked for 11 years at Morgan Grenfell & Co Ltd (the investment banking division of Deutsche Bank AG). He was an Associate Director specialising in project and export finance, syndicated loan finance, and corporate and debt restructuring.

 

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An excellent all-rounder who produces excellent written work and advocates in a clear and compelling way. Sean can be relied on to manage a case with or without support from leading counsel, which is very reassuring.

The Legal 500 UK Bar 2024

Sean has a very collaborative and co-operative approach, and he has sound judgement.

The Legal 500 UK Bar 2024

An insightful senior junior.

The Legal 500 UK Bar 2024

Excellent strategic brain, compelling advocacy style and outstanding written work.

The Legal 500 UK Bar 2023

Comfortably able to lead cases as part of larger or smaller teams, which is of tremendous value to clients.

The Legal 500 UK Bar 2023

Dependable and hardworking, he has great strategic vision and is extremely adept at assimilating large amounts of information.

The Legal 500 UK Bar 2023

An extremely strong junior to watch, he is experienced in both in court and in arbitration.

The Legal 500 UK Bar 2022

Commercial and bright, he has experience in court and in arbitration in both shipping and commodities.

The Legal 500 UK Bar 2021

He has a good understanding of the sugar world and brings a lot of commercial cleverness to cases.

The Legal 500 UK Bar 2020

Recommended in Commodities and Shipping.

The Legal 500 UK Bar 2020

Very easy to work with, he is great at explaining issues in plain English, and he grapples with complex, multifaceted cases with ease.

The Legal 500 UK Bar 2018

He is considered, thorough and excellent at breaking down an issue.

The Legal 500 UK Bar 2018

He combines a sophisticated understanding of trading with outstanding forensic skills.

The Legal 500 UK Bar 2017

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