Sir Sydney Kentridge QC

Sir Sydney Kentridge has a very wide experence of Commercial and Constitutional cases. He is widely regarded as one of the leading advocates of the 20th Century. In a career spanning nearly 60 years, he has undertaken some of the most challenging and interesting cases of the day.

In the recent past he has represented the displaced people of the Chagos Islands before the House of Lords, and appeared for the Governments of Iran and Equatorial New Guinea in actions concerning state justiciability .

Sir Sydney Kentridge QC’s News and Cases

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Sir Sydney Kentridge QC’s Directory Quotes

  • "a lawyer who radiates wisdom and self-possession" (Chambers & Partners 2009)
  • "a truly extraordinary lawyer" (Chambers & Partners, 2009)
  • a "classy advocate capable of smashing his opponents' arguments." (Chambers & Partners, 2009)
  • "one of the greatest advocates of our generation", "in a class of his own" (Chambers & Partners, 2008)
  • "magisterial" (Legal 500, 2007)

Sir Sydney Kentridge QC’s CVs