David JOSEPH

David Joseph KC joined Essex Court Chambers in 1985, took silk in 2003. He acts as a barrister, advocate and arbitrator. He is a member of the Bars of England and Wales and the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. He has also been called ad hoc to argue cases before the Court of Appeal in Singapore and the Court of Appeal and Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong.

In 2021 – 2023 he was Chair of COMBAR the Commercial Bar Association and took an active part in the consultation over the Arbitration Act 2025 in particular in relation to the amendments concerning governing law. In 2020 he was appointed as a member of the LCIA Court and in 2024 was made one of the Vice Presidents of the LCIA Court.

He is well-recognised not only in the English courts but across the common law world as a leading authority in the twin fields of international arbitration and jurisdiction disputes. He is consistently recommended in the top tier of each of the UK, Singapore and global directories in the field of international arbitration. He is also recommended in commercial litigation, general insurance and aerospace. In 2013 he was chosen as Silk of the Year in International Commercial Arbitration by both Chambers Directory and the Legal 500. He was also short-listed by Chambers Directory in this category in 2012, 2017 and most recently in 2021.