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Thomas Francis is an experienced advocate and English barrister, notable for his breadth of experience, which encompasses public law, human rights and private commercial disputes of all kinds.
Mr. Francis has wide-ranging experience representing clients in commercial litigation and arbitration, public international law matters before both domestic and international courts and tribunals, and domestic public law and human rights claims. He appears regularly as sole counsel before the English High Court and before arbitral tribunals under ICC, ICSID, and LCIA rules.
Notable for his international experience, which spans Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, Mr. Francis is bilingual in English and Arabic. He has rights of audience before the Abu Dhabi Global Market Court (ADGM) and Kazakhstan’s AIFC Court.
Prior to joining Curtis, Mr. Francis practiced as a barrister at a leading set of public and commercial law chambers in London. He has been recommended by Legal 500 UK as a ‘Leading Junior’ and ‘Rising star’.
Mr. Francis is a Teaching Fellow at SOAS University of London.
England & Wales
ADGM Courts
AIFC Court
Commercial Disputes - Litigation
International Arbitration
Business and Human Rights
Public International Law
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University of London, City, GDL, BPTC
Yale University, MA
SOAS University of London, BA (Hons)
Attorney General’s Panel of Counsel to the Crown and Counsel to the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Bar Council International Committee (Chair, Middle East Sub-Committee)
COMBAR, ALBA, FSLA, HRLA, JUSTICE
English
Arabic
French