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JAMES CORBETT QC
james.corbett@kobrekim.co.uk
London:
60 Gresham Street,
London EC2V 7BB
Tel. +44 (0) 20 3301 5703
Fax. +44 (0) 20 3301 5723
James Corbett QC is widely regarded as an expert in civil and cross-border litigation and arbitration in London and Commonwealth countries. He was appointed a Deputy High Court Judge in England and Wales, and has served as a Recorder of the Crown Court. Mr. Corbett QC is also a Chartered Arbitrator and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a qualified mediator (CEDR), a Fellow of the Hong Kong and Singapore Institutes of Arbitrators, and a member of the London Court of International Arbitration and many other arbitration panels. At Kobre & Kim LLP, Mr. Corbett QC has special responsibility for clients in North and Latin America and Asia.
Prior to joining Kobre & Kim LLP, Mr. Corbett QC was a member of Serle Court chambers in Lincoln's Inn.
Recent Engagements:
- Representation of a high technology reseller company in the Middle East against a U.S. company in ICC arbitration proceedings in London arising from the termination of a reseller contract, involving approximately £70 million in controversy
- Representation of a client in ICC arbitration proceedings relating to an alleged breach of contract, involving more than £60 million in controversy
- Representation of claimants in a dispute in Anguilla involving shares worth up to US $200 million
- Representation of an African financial institution in a letter of credit dispute against a bank involving approximately £18 million in controversy
- Representation of claimant in a multi-million pound claim and counterclaim between a US international franchisor and its London franchisee
- Representation of third party/appellant in bankruptcy litigation in the Court of Appeal arising out of concealed beneficial ownership of foreign assets
- Representation of claimant in an action in St Kitts & Nevis for specific performance of a contract for the sale of land
- Representation of trustee in a multi-million dollar trust claim in the Royal Court of Jersey against a trust company in Anguilla (with various interim and Beddoe applications in Anguilla)
Prior To Kobre & Kim LLP:
James Corbett QC was called as a barrister in 1975 and became Queen's Counsel in 1999.
Before joining Kobre & Kim LLP, Mr. Corbett QC maintained a busy practice at Serle Court advocating on behalf of clients in disputes involving commercial litigation (commonly with an international element), insolvency and company law as well as in arbitration and mediation.
Professional & Community Involvement:
- Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists, Member
- Chancery Bar Association, Member
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Member
- Commercial Bar Association, Member
- Employment Law Bar Association, Member
- International Bar Association, Member
- Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, Member
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Practice Focus:
Education:
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Exeter University, LL.B
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Exeter University, LL.M
Admissions:
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Barrister, England
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Barrister, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Anguilla, BVI, St Kitts & Nevis)
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Advocate, Dubai International Financial Centre
- Barrister, Ireland and Northern Ireland
- Legal Practitioner, New South Wales
- Attorney, Turks and Caicos Islands
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