Alec Haydon

Alec Haydon is one of the set's senior juniors who regularly features among those barristers recommended by the legal directories for any kind of commercial litigation and he enjoys a varied practice. In the last 12 months or so, he has been involved in a number of high profile, high value cases including Alfa Petroleum Holdings v. BP International Ltd, Atrium v. Julius Meinl, Hicks & Gillet v. Kop Football Limited and Rawlinson & Hunter Trustees v. Kaupthing.

He is also involved in share sale disputes (including Electrobel v. Teesside Power Holdings Limited) and previously acted in Sir Michael Bishop v. Lufthansa. He enjoys professional negligence cases and the analytical challenges of complicated contractual disputes and has received praise for his attention to detail, particularly in complicated fraud cases (BSkyB v EDS and HSBC v. Brown).

Solid, reliable, and amiable, Alec is a good team-player while quite able to work alone. He has developed a reputation for fearless and well-judged advocacy.

In 2007 - 2008, Alec assisted Mr Justice (now Lord Justice) Aikens and Mrs Justice Gloster as a member of the Commercial Court Long Trials Working Party. He is a current member of the COMBAR Executive Committee.

Alec is also a member of the New York Bar, and has a masters degree from Harvard Law School.

He has enjoyed working with US lawyers, having spent a short while at Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering's offices in Washington DC.

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Alec Haydon’s Directory Quotes

  • "Alec Haydon is a "fiery advocate" who has also acted in some of the most significant cases brought before the commercial courts, including BSkyB v EDS and Berezovsky v Estate of Patarkatsishvili. Commentators reserve particular praise for his "excellent numeracy skills." " (Chambers UK 2012)
  • "According to sources, he constitutes "an excellent choice due to his great talent and well-directed aggression in court." " (Chambers UK 2012)
  • "Alec Haydon is an impressive junior with a widely admired advocacy style. He is "a punchy advocate who gives it his all," (Chambers & Partners 2011)
  • "a perfect junior who is hard-working, thorough and willing and able to take responsibility." (Chambers & Partners 2011)
  • "A rising star of the Commercial Fraud Bar, Haydon is singled out as a "hard-hitting advocate who really cares about his cases." (Chambers & Partners, 2010)
  • "seems to have something of a Sumption about him."; "ability to make a point directly and the courage to see his case through." (Chambers & Partners, 2009)

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