Stephen Brown
Partner

Contact

(T) +44.20.7039.5197
(F) +44.20.7039.5999

Education

  • The College of Law, London (Law Society Finals 1989; Common Professional Exam 1988); University College London (B.A. Hons. in English Language and Literature 1986)

Bar Admissions

  • Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and Higher Rights Civil Courts advocate

Stephen Brown advises major corporations in relation to disputes across a range of industries including chemical and other manufacturing, telecoms, IT, and investments. He advises on all areas of corporate contractual matters including warranty claims, joint venture disputes, shareholder disputes, and disputes concerning the meaning of agreements. Stephen's practice includes a substantial volume of competition cases.

Stephen represents, among others, Hino, IATA, Procter & Gamble, sanofi-aventis, Total S.A., and Toyota.

Recent engagements have included defending Total S.A. in claims arising out of the Candle Wax Cartels, appearing for IATA in its intervention in the High Court proceedings and reference to the European Court of Justice challenging the extension of the EU's emissions trading scheme to aviation, and advising Procter & Gamble in relation to various claims arising out of the disposal of its tissue towel business.

Stephen is ranked as a leading individual by Legal 500 and Chambers, which notes that he is "first rate".

Stephen has been a Higher Rights advocate for 10 years and appears regularly both in court and other tribunals.


Stephen Brown