| Biography | Jonathan Hirst is the joint Head of Brick Court Chambers and was appointed QC at the age of 36.
He has served as the Chairman of the Bar and appeared in all the High Court divisions including the House of Lords and Privy Council on a regular basis. He is first and foremost an advocate, regarded by his peers and clients alike as robust and devastatingly effective in Court and someone who is always prepared to roll up his sleeves and work hard to obtain a satisfactory result for his clients.
Jonathan Hirst's practice covers a breadth of areas in General Commercial Litigation that includes Banking, Insurance and Reinsurance, Shipping, EU and Competition Law and Arbitration. Cases include cross-examining for 47 days in the year long Sphere Drake Commercial Court trial, being heavily involved in various substantial arbitrations following hurricanes Katrina and Rita and more recently advising in one of the first credit-crunch actions in a $2bn claim as well as seeking to challenge a $100 million London arbitration award in New York.
Jonathan Hirst is regularly appointed in Arbitration disputes as an Arbitrator through the main arbitral bodies and is a deputy High Court Judge in the Commercial Court and a Recorder. |