Jonathan Hirst QC's Full CV 

Called 1975 Inner Temple (Bencher)
QC 1990
Chairman of the Bar of England and Wales for 2000.
Joint Head of Brick Court Chambers (2005-)
Treasurer of the Inner Temple for 2012

Education

Eton College, Windsor, Berks 1966-71
Trinity College, Cambridge (MA Law) 1971-4 (currently Chairman of the Trinity Law Association).
Bar Finals 1975.

Professional Appointments

Deputy High Court Judge (2002
Recorder (1997) sitting mainly in Norwich - and prior to that Assistant Recorder.

Service to the profession

Member General Council of the Bar (1987-2000)
Vice-Chairman of the Bar 1999
Chairman of the Professional Standards Committee 1996-1998
Chairman of the Law Reform Committee 1992-4
Member of the Executive of the Commercial Bar Association (2003-2005)
Committee Member of the London Common Law and Commercial Bar Association (1985-1997)
Bencher, Inner Temple.  Member of Executive Committee (2001-2003; 2006-)

Other Appointments

Chairman of the Board and Governor of Goodenough College, Mecklenburg Square, London WC1 2008

Area of Practice

General commercial including insurance/reinsurance, shipping and banking; professional indemnity (especially accountants); entertainment; defamation.
Commercial and maritime arbitrator; associate member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association.

RECENT EXPERIENCE

Arbitration 

Jonathan Hirst is regularly appointed as arbitrator in international commercial, insurance/reinsurance and maritime disputes.  He has chaired a number of arbitral tribunals, and acted regularly as a sole arbitrator.

General commercial/International

  • Secretary of State for Transport v. Stagecoach South Western Trains Limited [2010] 1 Lloyd's Law Reps 175; [2009] EWHC 2431 (Comm);
  • Lion Apparel v. Firebuy [2007] EWHC (Ch) 2179 (Morgan J.)
  • C v. D [2007] EWHC (Comm) 1541; [2007] 2 Lloyd's Rep 367 (Cooke J.) CA [2007] EWCA Civ 1282 [2008] 1 Lloyd's Rep 239
  • Masri v. Consolidated Contractors International Comany SAL [2007} EWCA Civ 688 (CA)
  • Balcombe v. London Development Agency [2007] EWHC 106 (QB) (Jack J.)
  • Cable & Wireless v. Valentine & ors (2004-2006) Gloster J.)
  • Re: Enron Direct [2003] All ER (D) 254 (May) - (Chan)
  • Koch v. Richards Butler (CA) [2002] 2 All ER (Comm) 957 (CA);
  • Heaton v. Axa (Laddie J.) The Times 19.7.99; (C.A.) [2001] Ch 173; (H.L.) [2002] 2 AC 329;
  • Barclays Bank v. Villiers [2001] Lloyd=s Rep IR 162
  • Kenburgh Investments (Northern) Ltd (in liq) v. Minton (CA) [2000] All ER (D) 885 [2000] CPLR 549 The Times 11 July 2000
  • JH Rayner v. Cafenorte SA Importadara e Exportara SA and Federative Republic of Brazil (Moore-Bick J.) [1999] 1 All ER (Comm) 120; (CA) [1999] 2 Lloyd=s Rep 750
  • Shell International Petroleum v. Coral Oil Co. Ltd [1999] 2 Lloyd's Rep 606
  • Maas (Frans) Logistics (UK) Ltd v. CDR Trucking BV (Colman J.) [1999] 2 Lloyd=s Rep 179

Insurance / Reinsurance

  • Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines v. Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association (Bermuda) Ltd [2010] EWHC 2661 (Comm)
  • ING Re (UK) Ltd v. R+V Versicherung AG [2006] Lloyd's Rep IR 653;
  • Sphere Drake Insurance Ltd v. Euro International Underwriting Limited and Sterling Cooke Brown Reinsurance Brokers Ltd & ors (The PA Spiral Litigation) [2003] Lloyds Rep IR 525; [2003] EWHC 1636 (Comm)
  • North Atlantic Insurance Co. Ltd v. Nationwide General Insurance Co. Ltd [2003] EWHC 449 (Comm)
  • Mercandian Continent  (CA) [2001] Lloyd=s Rep 563
  • Groupama Navigation et Transports v. Catatumbo CA Seguros (CA) [2001] Lloyd=s Rep IR 141.
  • Callahan and Hedges v. Thompson [2000] Lloyd's Rep IR 125.
  • Brown v. GIO Insurance Ltd. (CA) [1998] Lloyd's Rep IR 201.
  • Berriman v. Rose Thomson Young [1996] Lloyd's Reinsurance Law Reports 426
  • Axa Reinsuance (UK) v. Field (HL) [1996] 2 Lloyd's Rep 233
  • National Oil Well (UK) Ltd v. Davy Offshore (CA) (on appeal from [1993] 2 Lloyd's Rep 582)
  • Würtemburgische Feuerversicherung AG v. Home Insurance Company [1992] 2 Re LR 253 (Evans J.); [1994] 3 Re LR 188 (CA); [1997] LRLR 86 (Waller J.), [1999] Lloyd's Rep IR 397.

Banking

  • Contributor, Paget on Banking (11th ed.), chapter on Money Laundering.
  • Morris & ors (as Liquidators of BCCI) v. Bank of India [2004] EWHC 528(Ch); [2004] 2 BCLC 279
  • Credit Lyonnais Bank Nederland v. ECGD  [1996] 1 Lloyd's Rep 200 (Longmore J.) [1998] 1 Lloyd's Rep 19 (C.A), [1999] 1 Lloyd's Rep 563 (HL).
  • 'Sting' v. Coutts Bank.

Professional Indemnity (Accountants)

  • Overseas Trust Bank v. Coopers & Lybrand (Hong Hong)
  • Many other cases for Coopers & Lybrand, particularly the Maxwell Affair, including the DTI Inquiry(from 1991).
  • Crampton v. KPMG (Medway Ports) (for KPMG 1996)
  • Ernst & Young v. Butte Mining (Rix J. [1996] 1 Lloyd's Rep 104; Robert Walker J. [1996] 2 All ER 623; Lightman J [1997] 1 Lloyd's Rep 313.)

Entertainment/Sport/Intellectual Property

  • Sir Elton John v. PricewaterhouseCoopers (Ferris J.) The Times 22 Aug 2001
  • Don King Partnership Inc. v. Frank Warren The Times 18th June 1998
  • Dawnay Day & Co. Ltd. v. Cantor Fitzgerald The Times 26th January 1998
  • Mother Bertha Music [Phil. Spector] v. Bourne Music Ltd. (Ferris J. 1997)
  • Apple v. EMI (CA). Entertainment Law Reports
    A series of major claims by the former Beatles against EMI under their recording contracts.

Professional Indemnity (Accountants)

  • Ernst & Young v. Butte Mining (Rix J. [1996] 1 Lloyd's Reps 104; Robert Walker J. [1996] 2 All ER 623; Lightman J [1997]1 Lloyd's Reps 313.)
  • Crampton v. KPMG (Medway Ports) (for KPMG 1996)
  • Many other cases for Coopers & Lybrand, particularly the Maxwell Affair, including the DTI Inquiry (from 1991 and continuing).
  • Overseas Trust Bank v. Coopers & Lybrand (Hong Kong)

European Law (including Procurement)

  • Montpellier Estates Ltd v Leeds City Council [2010] EWHC 1543 (QB) Eady J.
  • Lion Apparel v. Firebuy [2007] EWHC (Ch) 2179 (Morgan J.)
  • Banks v. Coal Board  (ECJ) C-128/92 [1994] ECR I-1209
  • Selkley Vale v. Milk Marketing Board (low fat milk).

Shipping

  • Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines v. Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association (Bermuda) Ltd [2010] EWHC 2661 (Comm)
  • "Paragon" [2009] 2 Lloyd's Reps 688
  • "Kalma" [1999] 2 Lloyd's Rep 374
  • "Anna H" (CA) [1995] 1 Lloyd's Rep 11
  • "Trident Beauty" (HL) [1994] 1 WLR 161

  • POTL v. Malaysian Shipbuilding Limited (1996-7 shipbuilding arbitration).

 Entertainment/Sport/Intellectual Property

  • Sir Elton John v. PricewaterhouseCoopers (Ferris J.) [2002] 1 WLR 953; The Times 22 Aug 2001
  • Mother Bertha Music [Phil. Spector] v. Bourne Music Ltd. (Ferris J. 1997).
  • Dawnay Day & Co. Ltd. v. Cantor Fitzgerald The Times 26th January 1998
  • Don King Partnership Inc. v. Frank Warren The Times 18th June 1998
  • Philips Electronique Grand Public SA v. British Sky Broadcasting Ltd [1995] EMLR 472
  • Apple v. EMI (CA).  Entertainment Law Reports 30 July 1993

Earlier Reported Cases

  • Lively Limited v. City of Munich (No. 1) [1977] I Lloyd's Rep 418
  • Union of India v. Narang (HL) [1978] AC 247
  • Walek v. Chapman and Ball (International) Ltd. [1980] 2 Lloyd's Rep 279
  • Budden v. BP Oil Ltd (CA) The Times 9th May 1980
  • Grieg v. Insole ('Packer' cricket case) [1978] 1 WLR 302
  • Apple v. EMI (1979; Peter Gibson J.)
  • Stewart Chartering v. C & O Managements S.A. [1980] 1 WLR 460
  • Antaios [1981] 2 Lloyd's Rep 284
  • Herbage v. Times Newspapers The Times 1st May 1981
  • AVX Ltd v. EGM Solders Ltd The Times 7th July 1982
  • Chamberlain v. Boodle & King [1982] 1 WLR 1443
  • Vrontados [1982] 2 Lloyd's Rep 241
  • Angelina the Great (CA) [1983] 1 Lloyd's Rep 591
  • X AG and ors v. A Bank.[1983] 2 AER 464.
  • Sanders Lead Inc. v. Entores [1984] 1 WLR 452
  • Marques de Bolarque [1984] 1Lloyd's Rep 652
  • Caroline P. [1985] 1 WLR 553
  • Captain Panagos DP [1985] 1 Lloyd's Rep 625
  • Silber v. Islander Trucking [1985] 2 Lloyd's Rep 243
  • George Moundreas v. Navimpex Centrala Navala [1985] 2 Lloyd's Rep 515
  • United Trading Corp S.A. v. Allied Arab Bank Ltd. [1985] 2 Lloyd's Rep 554
  • Polly Peck (Holdings) Ltd v. Threlford (CA) [1986] QB 1000
  • Mackinnon v. Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Securities Corpn [1986] Ch 482
  • Shearson Lehman Brothers Ltd. v. Maclaine Watson & Co. Ltd [1987] 1 WLR 480
  • Leegas [1987] 1 Lloyd's Rep 471
  • Notos (HL) [1987] 1 Lloyd's Rep 503
  • Oiinnoussian Friendship [1987] 1 Lloyd's Rep 258
  • Erechthion [1987] 2 Lloyd's Rep 180
  • Plakoura [1987] 2 Lloyd's Rep 258
  • Texaco v. Eurogulf [1987] 2 Lloyd's Rep 541
  • Ferrarini S.p.A. v. Magnol Shipping Co. Inc. "Sky One" [1988] 1 Lloyd's Rep 238
  • Sirina [1988] 2 Lloyd's Rep 613
  • Delfini [1988] 2 Lloyd's Rep 599
  • Amazona and Yayamaria (CA) [1989] 2 Lloyd's Rep 130
  • Federal Bulker [1989] 1 Lloyd's Rep 103
  • J H Rayner (Mincing Lane) Ltd. v. DTI [Tin Litigation] (HL) [1990] 2 AC 418; (CA) [1989] Ch 72.
  • Felicie [1990] 2 Lloyd's Rep 21
  • Fanti (HL) [1991] 2 AC 1
  • Midland Bank plc v. Brown Shipley & Co. Ltd [1991] 1 Lloyd's Rep 576
  • Hitchens (Hatfield) v. Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd [1991] 2 Lloyd's Rep 580
  • Hong Kong Borneo Services v. Pilcher [1992] 2 Lloyd's Rep 593
  • Interdesco SA v. Nullifire Ltd. [1992] 1 Lloyd's Rep 180
  • National Bank of Sharjah v. Dellborg [1993] Banking LR 109
  • Mangistaumunaigaz Oil Production v. United World Trade Inc. [1995] 1 Lloyd's Rep 617