International & Offshore

'3 Hare Court is my go-to set for Privy Council work. Its knowledge, expertise, and experience are unrivalled.'

Legal 500 2026 - The English Bar Offshore - Commercial disputes

'3 Hare Court has strength-in-depth across all facets of commercial dispute resolution. Willing and eager juniors, as well as experienced silks.'

Legal 500 2026 - The English Bar Offshore - Commercial disputes

'3 Hare Court will always try their best to provide counsel within the client's budget and time requirements. I can't recall ever being told that there was no counsel available to assist and the choice of counsel covers a wide range of legal issues, meaning that I can generally use 3 Hare Court for most of my clients' requirements.'

Legal 500 2026 - The English Bar Offshore - Other expertise

'3 Hare Court has established itself as a leading set for Caribbean constitutional and public law matters. The set offers real strength-in-depth in this area and a growing reputation for complex appellate and public interest litigation. I have consistently been impressed by the quality and availability of counsel within the set.'

Legal 500 2026 - The English Bar Offshore - Other expertise

'Clerks are always a pleasure to speak with, very helpful and responsive to enquiries and will follow up on the enquiries as well.' - Caribbean - The English Bar Offshore - Other expertise

Legal 500 2025

'3 Hare Court is a solid practice. Always commercial and happy to help.' - Caribbean - The English Bar Offshore - Other expertise

Legal 500 2025

'They have some really good juniors who have real ambition and drive.' - Caribbean - The English Bar Offshore - Other expertise

Legal 500 2025

'James Donovan is particularly good.' - Caribbean - The English Bar Offshore - Other expertise

Legal 500 2025

'Bradly Patterson and Simon Hamilton have supported me throughout my time instructed 3 Hare Court. I feel that we are a team. They both go above and beyond (as have other members of the team) to get the best outcome for me and provide the best service.' - - Caribbean - The English Bar Offshore - Other expertise

Legal 500 2025

The 3 Hare Court international team is highly experienced in litigation and advisory work with an international dimension. Our clients regularly include corporations, governments, political parties, banks, and prisoners under sentence of death, as well as individual litigants of every kind.

Many members of Chambers have been called to the Bar in overseas jurisdictions and have appeared in courts around the world, including Antigua, the Bahamas, Barbados, the Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Dominica, Gibraltar, Grenada, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Northern Ireland, St Christopher & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, and Trinidad & Tobago.

Our work before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is particularly renowned. 3 Hare Court is widely recognised as a leading (and often the leading) set in such work, having appeared in hundreds of Privy Council appeals across all areas of law. Members are also regularly instructed in applications and appeals before local courts subject to the Privy Council’s jurisdiction.

International commercial arbitration forms a further core part of our practice. Members have acted in arbitrations under the rules of major institutions and regimes including the UNCITRAL Rules, ICSID, ICC, EBRD, LCIA, LMAA, HKIAC and ad hoc arbitrations.

Further, members are highly regarded for their work in cross-border personal injury and travel-related litigation, acting for claimants and defendants in cases involving serious injury and complex conflict of laws issues.

Members are highly recognised by The Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners 2026 UK Bar Guides for their expertise and market recognition in International & Offshore:

Tier 1 set for Other Expertise (Legal 500 The English Bar Offshore 2026)
Tier 3 set for Commercial disputes (Legal 500 The English Bar Offshore 2026)
Peter Knox KC – Leading Silk for Other expertise
Thomas Roe KC – Leading Silk for Commercial disputes
Tom Poole KC – Leading Silk for Commercial disputes, Other expertise
Daniel Feetham KC – New Silk for Commercial disputes
Tim Prudhoe – Leading Junior for Other expertise
Robert Strang – Leading Junior for Commercial disputes and Offshore
Rowan Pennington-Benton – Leading Junior for Commercial disputes
Charles Sorensen – Leading Junior for Trusts and private wealth, Commercial disputes
James Gale – Leading Junior for Commercial disputes
Adam Riley – Rising Star for Other expertise
Katharine Bailey – Rising Star for Other expertise
Nicholas Leah – Rising Star for Commercial disputes

Details of cases in which our members have acted, or are acting, are set out in each barrister’s profile. Notable cases include:

Waterworks Ltd v Water and Sewage Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (2025) UKPC 9

A decision of the Privy Council on the interpretation and correct approach in law to the application of clause 19.6(c) of the FIDIC General Conditions of Contract (“any other Cost or liability which in the circumstances was reasonably incurred by the Contractor in the expectation of completing the Works”). Read the Judgment here.

Prime Minister and Head of the Cabinet of Trinidad and Tobago v Comprehensive Nephrology Services Limited (2024)

Acted in an appeal to the Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago in respect of the first public / private contract of its kind involving the commitment of a minimum of $1.8 billion to construct purpose-built renal facilities.

Attorney General of the Bahamas v Reid and others (2024) UKPC 30

Acted in an appeal to the Privy Council concerning the discharge of a restraint order, restraining c.$20 million. Read the Judgment here.

Andrew Flowers v Enterprise Insurance Company Plc (In Liquidation) (2024) GCA/005

Acting for a director of a group of insurance companies that went into liquidation in Gibraltar. Liability judgment of £50m+ is being appealed to the Privy Council having been partially successful in the Court of Appeal of Gibraltar. Read the full Judgment here.

Nanox Imaging PLC v David Schick (2023/ORD/129):

A decision of Supreme Court of Gibraltar on an application for an anti-suit injunction to restrain foreign proceedings and an application for a stay on forum non conveniens grounds. The decision confirms that the Brussels Recast Regulation is still applicable in Gibraltar and considers whether section 33 of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1993 (Gibraltar) could nevertheless allow the court to order a stay on forum non conveniens or case management grounds.