Carl joined chambers in 2003 and practices in the core areas of chambers’ work particularly professional liability, commercial litigation, insurance, chancery litigation and construction.

Over the last few years Carl has been instructed in several large multi-party pieces of litigation concerning the liability of professionals, commercial disputes and insurance.

Carl provides legal advice with an emphasis on commercial reality and advocacy tailored to match the courts in which he appears.   He aims to draft statements of case that are readily comprehensible while also being comprehensive.  

Carl has recently been instructed to act as an arbitrator.   In addition he has been retained to advise and act for parties in a number of arbitrations and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.  

Carl has a particular interest in mediation.   He has considerable experience advising and acting in relation to mediations for both claimants and defendants and in a wide variety of types of dispute.

Carl has extensive experience of cases involving expert evidence of many different disciplines and of claims where limitation issues are central.

Carl also loves cars and is developing a niche practice specialising in legal issues relating to supercars, both classic and contemporary.   He is instructed in a multi-party dispute over the ownership of a Pagani Zonda F C12 Coupe Clubsport and has been consulted in other tortious and contractual claims with an international flavour regarding classic cars including high value cases concerning a pre-war chassis and a replica of a pre-war classic car.

Carl read law before finishing sixth on the Bar Vocational Course at the Inns of Court School of Law winning the Stephen Seabrooke Memorial Prize, the Everard Ver Heyden Foundation Prize and the Buchanan Prize as well as being awarded the Wolfson Scholarship by Lincoln's Inn.   Before joining chambers Carl taught law to undergraduates at the University of Reading.